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The Ungrateful Tenant brings a timeless tale of housing woe to the NZ International Film Festival
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- July 31, 2026
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The black-and-white silent film about the struggles of renting in Auckland takes some bold creative swings but the execution falls short. The most impressive thing about New Zealand’s filmmaker Conor Bowden’s feature-length debut The Ungrateful Tenant is that it exists at all. The micro-budget, black-and-white silent film was shot over the course of four and […]
‘Greatest New Zealand writer? Me!’: Wayne Brown’s life in books
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- June 30, 2026
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Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits of Aotearoa writers, and guests. This week: Auckland mayor Wayne Brown. The book I wish I’d written A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson. Bill Bryson has managed to put in one book exactly what he says, a short history […]
OpenAI paper reveals three GPT-5.6 Pro models, breaking with single top-tier strategy
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- July 1, 2026
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An OpenAI benchmark paper suggests that the Pro tier of GPT-5.6 could ship in three variants. That would be the first major change to ChatGPT Pro’s structure since the plan launched. The article OpenAI paper reveals three GPT-5.6 Pro models, breaking with single top-tier strategy appeared first on The Decoder.
Dating Files: A 50-year-old who wanted ‘someone I could have sex and/or go out for dinner with’
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- July 1, 2026
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For a new series looking at dating in New Zealand, a 50-year-old on her second marriage revisits her post-divorce dating. Note: While this participant is not currently dating, we have made an exception as we enjoyed her thoughts on dating after divorce. Want to be part of Dating Files? Fill out the questionnaire here. Age: 50 […]