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RNZ Music and The Downlow Concept have officially announced the second season of their

restriction breeds creativity’, and that’s what the 48Hours Competition has always been about. 2021 has seen this ring truer than ever, with lockdowns, earthquakes and tsunami warnings keeping filmmakers on their toes during filming, with safety front of, right alongside creative filmmaking and good old Kiwi ingenuity. 2021 saw filming happen over the weekend of 5 -7 March, with a second filming weekend on 12-14 March for Tāmaki Makaurau-based teams due to the Auckland COVID-19 lockdown. ...

restriction breeds creativity’, and that’s what the 48Hours Competition has always been about. 2021 has seen this ring truer than ever, with lockdowns, earthquakes and tsunami warnings keeping filmmakers on their toes during filming, with safety front of, right alongside creative filmmaking and good old Kiwi ingenuity. 2021 saw filming happen over the weekend of 5 -7 March, with a second filming weekend on 12-14 March for Tāmaki Makaurau-based teams due to the Auckland COVID-19 lockdown. ...

Bill Bailey is taking on a hosting gig for TVNZ. The legendary comedian counts among his accolades winning the 2020 season of Strictly Come Dancing. He wa

British comedian Bill Bailey announced as host of TVNZ comedy panel show Patriot Games 31 Jan, 2021 06:00 PM 2 minutes to read NZ Herald Bill Bailey is taking on a hosting gig for TVNZ. The legendary comedian counts among his accolades winning the 2020 season of Strictly Come Dancing. He was last in New Zealand in 2018 and is heading back to our shores for his new comedy show En Route to Normal. Read More The show called Patriot Brains will see Kiwis and Aussies battle it out to prove they know...

7 Days producers The Downlow Concept, will premiere on TVNZ 2 after Easter. Known for his starring role in the misanthropic sitcom Black Books, as a host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and, most recently, for winning the 2020 season of Strictly Come Dancing, Bailey will begin his En Route to Normal tour in Wellington on March 13 and wrap in Hawke’s Bay on April 3. Production on Patriot Games will take place before Bailey’s tour and the Australian comedians will travel to New Zealand in o...