Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: The ‘self-perpetuating downward spiral’ in New Zealand’s mental health system, the unsung icon behind a primary school hit and the principal who made a feature length fantasy film starring the whole school. But first: A message from Hayden Donnell.
“Today is my last day as a fill-in Spinoff staff writer. These five weeks have been filled with incisive storytelling, literary achievement, and most of all, men with eels in their bums. Sadly now it’s over. But if I had to leave you with one message, it would be that traffic is made of cars. Traffic is made of cars. The other day there was a story about people not being able to get to the airport because they were stuck behind other people waiting to get into the new mall. Do you know the problem? Too many cars. Why were there too many cars? Because there’s almost no other way to get to the airport or the mall. When you don’t give people other ways of getting around, everyone takes a car, and when lots of cars are together, that’s called traffic jam.”
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Prison or nothing: The ‘self-perpetuating downward spiral’ in New Zealand’s mental health system The problem with prison double bunking Could anyone but Luxon lose the CGT fight for National? Windbag: Is there a case for the long tunnel?
‘Primary school LOTR’: The principal giving Peter Jackson a run for his money Alex Casey: “Ask a primary school principal how many feature films they’ve made, and most will say zero. Ask Steve Wadsworth, principal of Winton School in Southland, and he will say not one, not two, but five. His latest feature, The Great Sword of Isthgul, is a soaring fantasy epic in which a pair of siblings traverse snowy mountain peaks, magical forests and wild river rapids on their quest to find a mystical sword. Nobody in the 270-strong cast is over 13 years old.”
Meet the unsung icon behind the primary school hit ‘Fish and Chips’ The crowd at Listen In sucked – why are New Zealand fans so unruly? The breath out: Kataraina by Becky Manawatu, reviewed New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week
Join us for a one-night only live event We’re huge fans of local television here at The Spinoff, and for one night only we want to celebrate some of our all-time faves. Join Alex Casey, Kura Forrester, Rhiannon McCall, Stewart Sowman-Lund and Lyric Waiwiri-Smith at Q Theatre on October 31 as we unearth some beloved TV gems and argue for their place in our history.
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