Tim LambourneTim Lambourne

Tim Lambourne is a writer, radio host and television presenter. He was raised in the warm and familiar embrace of television and is happiest when eating Trident Hot and Spicy two minute noodles in front of a show he has already seen before. He is currently based in Tokyo Instagram: @timlambourne

Special briefing for Jacinda Ardern re Stephen Colbert on The Late Show

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Forget the UN. Forget the Today show. The undeniable high point of the NZ prime minister’s trip to New York is her imminent appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Lucky for her, Tim Lambourne has her back. In 2013 I interviewed Jacinda Ardern on a late night comedy chat show. Three months later the show … Read more

The amazing and true story of how the TV show Suits helped me win a tenancy dispute

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In this Rent Week reissue, Tim Lambourne shares his triumphant tale of how binge-watching the legal drama Suits helped him win his underdog tenancy dispute. A few years ago I lived in a four bedroom flat on Summer Street in Ponsonby, Auckland. If you’re unfamiliar with the suburb, Summer Street is about three quarters of the … Read more

“These lawyers are superheroes” – Gabriel Macht aka Harvey Specter on the new season of Suits

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Played by Gabriel Macht, Harvey Specter of Suits once saved Tim Lambourne during a tenancy dispute. Years later, Tim rings Gabriel for a chat about the success of the show, and the mystery surrounding the returning season (arriving express to Lightbox weekly).  Suits is a show about lawyers, fancy ass New York lawyers, lawyers that make … Read more

Summer Reissue: How Watching Suits Helped Me to Win My Tenancy Dispute

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Before Joe Irvine copied Willy Moon, the only important suit this year was Harvey Specter. In June, Tim Lambourne shared his triumphant story about how binge-watching the legal drama Suits helped him win his underdog tenancy dispute. A few years ago I lived in a four bedroom flat on Summer Street in Ponsonby, Auckland. If you’re unfamiliar with … Read more

Christmas: Your Image Rights Are Worth More Than Four Cheeseburgers – A Cautionary Christmas Tale

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“I just was at a stage in my life where cheeseburgers were really important to me” – Hadleigh Sinclair. Christmas is stressful. Highly strung parents, lunch with inappropriate uncles and the inevitable December 24 Westfield mall clusterfuck of last-minute shopping for family and friends you should probably know better than you do. For Hadleigh Sinclair and … Read more

TV Taught Me: How the Television Layman’s Law of Suits Came Into Real Life Practice in Ponsonby

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A new season of Suits has arrived on Lightbox. Tim Lambourne explains how binge-watching the legal drama helped him win his underdog tenancy dispute. A few years ago I lived in a four bedroom flat on Summer Street in Ponsonby, Auckland. If you’re unfamiliar with the suburb, Summer Street is about three quarters of the way down Ponsonby … Read more