Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: John Campbell branches into true crime in a taste of TVNZ’s new era, Hera Lindsay Bird takes on the temporary moon and our quickfire reckons on the Laneway 2025 lineup. But first: Roll the dice and travel the country's fast-track-selected projects.
Toby Manhire: “First released by Holdson’s Educational in 1955 and still available in ‘retro edition’ at all good board game retailers, Tour of New Zealand invites players (two or more, aged 6+) to race their way around the the country, the path lined by scenic highlights (UK flags, power stations, cows, that sort of thing). It is a game of luck; skill is if anything a karmic disadvantage. My mother remembers well how we used to play it day after day when I was a child, and she remembers it with no fondness at all. To mark the release of the fast track list, and to freshly torment my mother, we have reworked Tour of New Zealand, modernised all the way into the near future, complete with a selection of the 149 projects up and down the motu that have been ushered into the business-class lane for New Zealand infrastructure signoff. To play, simply grab a playing piece, such as Freddy the frog or a twin-engine hydraulic excavator, replace the board squares with the text below and clench in your shaky fist one standard six-sided die.”
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Tour of New Zealand: Fast Track Edition
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