Maha Albadrawi – The Spinoff

Up all night with Taika Waititi in London

11 March 20197 March 2019 by Maha Albadrawi

New Zealander Maha Albadrawi went to an all-night Taika movie marathon in London, and managed to stay awake for nearly all of it. It’s an unusually warm Saturday night and I’m standing outside the Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End. I’ve been living in London for five months and have genuinely loved it, but … Read more

The unauthorised history of the iconic Vogel’s ‘New Zealanders Overseas’ ad

7 March 202031 August 2017 by Maha Albadrawi

It contains one of the most memorable lines in New Zealand advertising, but what else went into making the iconic Vogel’s O.E. ad? Maha Albadrawi, with help from Lucy Zee, investigates. As a kid, I watched a lot of TV. I still do, really, only now we call it ‘consuming content’ and it can be done … Read more