Barbie – The Spinoff

Melodie Robinson: New Zealand’s first Barbie doll

8 March 2019 by Madeleine Chapman

Commentator and former Black Fern Melodie Robinson has become the first New Zealander to be given the Barbie treatment. Melodie Robinson used to imagine she was a superhero and her power was the ability to turn her eyes blue. Not so that she could see in the dark or shoot lasers, but to look more … Read more

Is diversity in plastic more fantastic? Tinder blokes, Matafeo and more on the new Barbie dolls

15 September 201610 February 2016 by Zoe Scheltema

Zoe Scheltema presents the new diverse Barbie range to a diverse range of consumers including her mother, a famous comedian and some anonymous blokes on Tinder. She’s tall, she’s thin, she’s blonde, she’s a fashionista and she’s an astronaut. Barbie is the toy that every little girl wants. It’s long been argued that Barbie, however radiant, … Read more