Mystery Creek, Hamilton is one of the largest event centre's in Aotearoa.  Host to sports matches, jamborees and the largest agricultural Fieldays event in the Souther Hemisphere, the name raises the question - what is the Mystery of Mystery Creek? But the answer, well that's just as mysterious...

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In 1992 a strange war broke out between libraries and TV producers in Aotearoa, as one started to campaign for a great TV turn off which somehow ended in a tie - or at least both sides claiming victory somehow...

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How does the largest city in New Zealand, the economic cornerstone of the country end up losing power for nearly two weeks? Well turns out it's all the fault of a Finance Minister who wanted to punish poor people...

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Known now as the Schnapps Election, the 1984 General Election was the culmination of more than just an alcoholic, diabetic Prime Minister having one too many - it was actually the culmination of a paranoid decision making process that started with one MP wanting to make Aotearoa a nuclear free country...

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Pokeno is one of those towns that you have to stop at if you're visiting Auckland - because they sell the biggest ice creams in the country! But after the Motorway moved away from the town centre, Pokeno was left with a dilemma - How do we get people back?

The answer? Sell the town to a new online lingerie company using a revolutionary new online sales tool...

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In Aotearoa we love to see ourselves as swimmers but Olympic Swimming Glory hasn't been easy to come by - Until a teenager from Dunedin met a horse trainer who taught her to compete like a horse to secure our first swimming medal...

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The most contentious document in Aotearoa-New Zealand is also its most important - Te Titiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi).  Signed February 6, 1840 in Northland, it has caused great debated for generations - and this has absolutely nothing to do with this episode.

This Short-Cast is all about the untold truths you didn't know behind the scenes - the lack of pomp, the vomit covered governor and a signatory in his nightgown.

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In 1995, Aotearoa sat down to watch the finak episode of the Sunday Theatre Documentary Series, about an unknown New Zealand film maker called Colin MacKnezie...

While this now infamous Mockumentary fooled many, it also included a strange addition to the cast - convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein. Learn more about it in this Short-Cast episode.

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In this quick-cast, join me as I discover about the origin of one of the most iconic brands in Aotearoa-New Zealand - Anchor!

A Fonterra brand these days, Anchor milk, butter and cheese are instantly recognisable to Kiwis - 20 years later the Anchor Family are still known icons! 

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Just before the 2022 Local Body Election day, I sat down and caught up with Mary-Anne Gill - one of the editors of the Cambridge and Te Awamutu News papers truly independent local media outlets not owned by a large media entity.

We talked about the importance of truly local media coverage to keep voters informed, the importance of local media keeping politicians in check and the local connections that make this type of media important.

Check out Mary-Anne on Twitter here and see the work she does in the Waipa District here at The Te Awamutu News and Cambridge News