From the British Election campaign trail Britain’s most controversial political columnist, Simon Carr. In the 1990 – 93 Government here, he wrote speeches for Jim Bolger, he co authored a book with Richard Prebble, Tony Blair says he is “poison”. Now he writes for the Independent — Simon will talk to Stephen Parker about the weird parallells between the British election and New Zealand politics.
Saturday May 1, 11.00am & Sunday May 2, 8.00am on TV3.
It was a big night for Masterchef. Two hours of cooking madness as Brett McGregor won the title of New Zealand’s first Masterchef.
The season finale had an average audience of 667,610 viewers and an average of 16.6% of the population watching.
The final fifteen minutes reached the peak for the show with 18.9% of the country tuning in to see the judges critiquing Brett’s croquembouche and awarding him the title.
New Zealand production company NHNZ this week added another international award to its trophy cabinet, by scooping up a Focal Award – the stock footage industry’s highest accolade.
NHNZ was recognised by Focal International for its outstanding use of stock footage in detailing the remarkable odyssey of a great white shark in “Shark Nicole” – a production commissioned from NHNZ by National Geographic Channels US and International.
By winning the award for Best Use of Wildlife and Natural History Stock Footage, NHNZ managed to head off the BBC and Germany’s Marco Polo Film Company.
Shark Nicole tells the deeply personal story of a super predator on an epic journey. To do this, NHNZ drew on a large number of specialist footage sources to showcase the rare behaviour, unique wildlife interaction and seemingly insurmountable challenges faced by this magnificent yet maligned animal. “We were determined Shark Nicole would not be yet another monster-shark programme. The use of archival footage to complement NHNZ’s own stock footage and footage shot on location was crucial to break down stereotypes about great whites through the sensitive portrayal of Nicole’s story,” says director Rory McGuiness.
Shark Nicole executive producer and head of Production Andrew Waterworth says to recreate the epic journey of a Great White shark across 10,000 kilometres of the Indian ocean from South Africa to the West Coast of Australia had to be one of the most challenging tasks for any documentary team. “Finding the right HD footage and seamlessly marrying that with live action to tell this remarkable story was an extraordinary achievement,” he says.
NHNZ footage researcher Lemuel Lyes made an exhaustive search of just about every stock footage library in the world, before choosing footage from 12 libraries ranging from well known production houses such as the BBC to individual cinematographers and filmmakers.
Mr Lyes says by combining NHNZ’s own footage – both new and from its archive – with the very best of that from sources in the UK, France, Australia, the United States and New Zealand enabled NHNZ to tell a story that deserved to be told widely. “In this production great whites are depicted, not as mindless killers, but as beautiful intelligent creatures that sadly are now endangered. These animals are desperately in need of protection from overfishing and practises such as shark finning, and for me the biggest accolade is that I could play a part in delivering that message.”
Over the years NHNZ has received more than 200 international awards recognising outstanding filmmaking and captivating story telling.
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British funny-man Ricky Gervais will host the Golden Globes for the second time in two years.
Gervais has signed on for hosting duties once again of the 68th Annual Golden Globes, with NBC claiming viewership was up 12% due to the comedian’s performance at the awards show this year.
“As viewers discovered with our last awards telecast, Ricky’s surprising and unpredictable humor is a great fit for the Globes which will continue as a live event across the nation,” said Paul Telegdy, president of alternative at NBC.
“He’s a true force of nature with a wicked sense of humour who always keeps everyone on their toes waiting for the unexpected.”
The Office star will host the ceremony on January 16, 2011.
Source: THR
As you know, every night so far in 2010, I’ve been doing a comparison of the first five stories on ONE News and 3 News here on Throng.
One of the recurring trends is for both bulletins to do seemingly simple mathematical calculations incorrectly.
It’s happened four times recently and in each case, the numbers were over-exaggerated. There never seems to be any corrections made, or accountability for these mistakes – which may enrage and worry the general population who believe and repeat their figures without ever knowing they were incorrect.
Here’s four recent examples:
It is not surprising that every time maths is presented on the news, I am already doubting their calculations.
I would love to hear your thoughts and reactions on this.
Yes!
After the success of Masterchef New Zealand, TVNZ has announced there will be a second season.
Contestants wishing to apply to be on the second season can complete the application here.
Will you be applying?
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Commentary:
ONE News and 3 News seem to be incorrect regarding the price increases. Their example of a $13.30 pack of 25 cigarettes going up to $14.40 overnight and to $17 in 2012 seem wrong to me.
I calculate it to be $14.18 overnight and to $16.23 in 2012, assuming the only price increases are the new taxes, not taking into consideration any Consumer Price Index-linked rises. As an example, the CPI increase this year was 12.2c ex-GST. It isn’t clear from the government press release whether these increases are in addition to or replacing the CPI index increases.
Calculation was as follows:
Excise tax on 1000 cigarettes as per 1 January 2010 is $314.43 (source).
Therefore, the excise tax on 25 cigarettes (their example) is currently $7.86.
A 10% increase takes the excise tax to $8.65.
A $13.30 packet of 25 cigarettes ex-GST is $11.82. The non-excise tax portion is $11.82 – $7.86 = $3.96.
The new price ex-GST is $3.96 + $8.65 = $12.61.
The new price including GST = $14.18.
The brothel story has been in the papers for a few days now.
Ok, I know the Bieber-mania is big entertainment news and he’s loved by millions, but did it need to be the first two lead stories? Really?
Side note: I shouldn’t laugh at a crying man, but this quote is pure gold for 3 News: “All I can hope is that the police do as good a job as CSI“
Verdict:
TBA
The devastating eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull in mid-April brought mass disruption to skies over Europe, shutting down European airspace and stranding hundreds of thousands of air passengers around the world.
As news crews frantically monitored the ash cloud’s progress and reported on the repatriation of tourists and business travellers, a National Geographic Channel film crew was on the ground in Iceland. They documented dramatic events unfolding at the scene before, during and after the volcano’s two eruptions on 20th March and the second, larger eruption on 14th April.
This crew was the only one to cover the story from the beginning – getting the first access via helicopter to the glacier atop the volcano. In doing so, they secured incredible, unparalleled footage of the volcano as it was erupting.
This never-seen-before footage is featured in Iceland Volcano Disaster premiering Sunday 2 May at 6.30pm on National Geographic Channel.
The crew’s work was fraught with danger – as they filmed next to the enormous crater spewing fire and ash, every 10 minutes a gigantic sonic boom hit rocking them to the core.
The massive eruption also caused major local flooding which washed away roads. The crew was trapped in one of these floods, which is also captured on film. At times, they were forced to drive into the enormous wall of dense ash cloud – with no light and losing all sense of direction, the crew began to have difficulty breathing and had to stop when the road disappeared.
This timely film also features other dramatic events including Coast Guard rescue flights, exclusive eyewitness accounts from the scene, renowned geologists collecting data from lava and ash, as well as explaining the science behind the volcano chaos and its global impact, including the disruption in air travel, the biggest since 9/11.
Iceland Volcano Disaster premiering exclusively on Sunday 2nd May, 6.30pm only on National Geographic (SKY Channel 72).
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Really not much to comment on tonight. Did you spot anything?
Verdict:
Tie
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