U Live

Kids in the hallway: the complete history of TVNZ U

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It was a world first that fostered some of our finest young talent, so what the hell happened to TVNZ U? Five years since its closure, Alex Casey takes a look back at the little youth channel that could.  Simon Dallow appeared to be holding a dildo, Tim Batt was eating cat food straight out … Read more

Summer Reissue: Rose Matafeo on Jono and Ben, U Live and Making Sticky, Sticky TV

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When Funny Girls was still but a twinkle in her eye, Rose Matafeo sat down with Alex Casey to talk about her eclectic TV upbringing, getting toenails in the mail and becoming a television star. // Rose Matafeo has already lived many television lives. Just 23, but already a grizzled showbiz vet, having been on the … Read more