The Real Podcast of Housewives, Episode Four – What’s a wang dang doodle anyway?

In the fourth episode of our Real Housewives of Auckland podcast, a very red-faced Jane, Duncan and Alex lock themselves in a haunted elevator to discuss New Zealand’s greatest reality show. Crashing in like Lea behind the wheel of a VW Golf, the #realpod team return for week four to chew over everything Real Housewives. It … Read more

The Real Housewives of Auckland Power Rankings, Episode Four – One cock ring to rule them all

This is Auckland, where new money meets old. Alex Casey is going to try and laugh at The Real Housewives of Auckland through her weekly power rankings – because if we can’t laugh then all we have is the void. Click here for previous instalments. Holy shit. Between this episode and The Waitangi Dildo, 2016 is shaping up to … Read more

The Real Podcast of Housewives, Episode Three – The gathering of the terribles

In the third episode of our Real Housewives of Auckland podcast, Jane, Duncan and Alex hold a pussy party of their own to discuss New Zealand’s greatest reality show.  Big runts and little runts alike assembled at The Pussy Palace this week, draped in furs and drenched in imported French champagne. The #realpod team are … Read more

The Real Podcast of Housewives, Episode Two – What the bleep did they bleep out?!

In the second episode of our Real Housewives of Auckland podcast, Jane, Duncan and Alex assemble on the swing day bed to dissect the first week of New Zealand’s greatest reality show.  The Housewives are in full swing this week, the drama spiralling out of control faster than Michelle’s handrail-free staircase. Luckily, the #realpod team are … Read more

Real Housewives of Auckland is brilliant and utterly appalling

The timing of a show about the wilful extravagance of the ultra-rich could not be worse. But the show couldn’t be better, says Duncan Greive. There are only two things you need to know about The Real Housewives of Auckland. Firstly, it is absolutely appallingly timed: a show featuring some of the city’s wealthiest residents … Read more

Less Rodeo Drive, more Trade Me? Predictions for the Real Housewives of Auckland

Will The Real Housewives of Auckland meet the glitzy standards of the international franchise? Angella Dravid creates a handy infographic to help us manage our expectations. The Real Housewives of Auckland will be on our screens tonight. To those unfamiliar with the show, a camera crew follow six wealthy women in Auckland – like Big Brother meets … Read more

The Real Podcast of Housewives – A dramatic debrief after lunch with the Housewives

Our new weekly podcast about what looks to be a tentpole reality TV series, The Real Housewives of Auckland. Your old idiot mates are back to talk about what is already indisputably the greatest reality show in New Zealand’s history. The Real Housewives of Auckland debuts on Monday – but host Jane Yee and her loyal servants … Read more

The Real Housewives of Auckland are coming… and so is our 100% unofficial podcast

With a premiere date set for The Real Housewives of Auckland on Bravo, we have a special announcement of our own… Guys! The Real Housewives of Auckland is arriving to our screens on August 22nd, which also signals the much-anticipated* return of our most reliable reality TV podcasting troupe. Jane Yee, Alex Casey and Duncan Greive will … Read more

Hold on, is The Real Housewives of Auckland actually going to be good?

Jane Yee watches the glittering official promo for The Real Housewives of Auckland, and isn’t even a little bit disappointed. If there’s one thing New Zealand TV does well, it’s turning the purses of overseas reality franchises into sow’s ears. We take the glamour and glory prescribed by the international reality overlords, throw some number 8 … Read more

Wine for breakfast: A real housewife spends a day living like The Real Housewives

Bravo launched in New Zealand this week, bringing with it about 300 iterations of the Real Housewives franchise. Tara Ward, a real housewife herself, decided to see how their daily lives compare. With wine.    A friend called me a ‘housewife’ the other day, a shocking attack that made me cry into the giant pile … Read more