Vanessa EllinghamVanessa Ellingham

Vanessa is a Kiwi journalist and editor living in Berlin. She publishes a magazine about migrants of all kinds called NANSEN.

‘Do you have to be naked to get those $1 seats?’: a former employee remembers Nakedbus

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Low-cost bus company Nakedbus shut down this July to the disappointment of students, non-drivers and people who needed to travel for cheap all over New Zealand. Former customer service representative for Nakedbus, Vanessa Ellingham, remembers her time at the company. “Naked Girls, Vanessa speaking.” It was November 2009. The Black Eyed Peas had descended into their … Read more

What a smash hit Norwegian webseries has to teach NZ On Air about teen viewers

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Vanessa Ellingham brings a gift from Norway back to the motherland: an innovative teen drama that doesn’t suck.  Earlier this year, I watched as The Spinoff found itself at war with Filthy Rich producer Gavin Strawhan over the quality of the New Zealand television shows receiving public funding. Strawhan argued that critics of his show, … Read more