Marten Rabarts will succeed Bill Gosden as the director of the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF), starting with the 2020 edition.
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New Zealand broadcaster MediaWorks' flagship channel Three has commissioned a local version of the Love Island format - the first commission across the Tasman for ITV Studios Australia.
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The creators of the dynamic pricing platform Choovie expect to ramp up ticket sales in Australia and to launch in New Zealand before the end of the year after raising nearly $295,000 via crowd-funding
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