Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff, rolling updates as a national state of emergency is declared after Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc across the North Island. Plus: Bernard Hickey wonders if this will be the climate crisis event that finally spurs action and Andrew Chen poses a very good – if unimportant – question about orange juice.
Cyclone Gabrielle: National state of emergency declared ‘A long history of poor past decisions’: PM on NZ’s building past in wake of cyclone Piha devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘Unprecedented and scary times’ You need to listen to this heartwrenching interview with a Tolaga Bay farmer Bernard Hickey: Will this be the climate crisis event that finally spurs action?
Meet the masters of outdoor advertising There’s almost no chance you haven’t seen a piece of oOh Media’s work in the last week – though you may not have realised it was theirs. Responsible for outdoor advertising throughout New Zealand, from bus stops to mall signage, oOh Media has put together some of the most memorable outdoor ads of recent years, like the Codeword Army campaign, the 3D Lego Masters NZ advertising and a Fresh’n Fruity project that had strawberry plants installed at bus stops. Nick Vile, oOh! Media NZ general manager appeared on The Fold with Duncan Greive this week to discuss the creative world of outdoor advertising. Listen now!
Out of all the people who have drunk orange juice, are more of them now dead or still alive? Andrew Chen, who originally posed the question on Twitter, explains why he believes it’s the latter.
TV review: When Bob Came is an absorbing look at Marley’s influence in Aotearoa A very bookish love story: An excerpt from Robbie Burton’s memoir Bushline
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