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On the heels of Issues (1990), More Issues offered more of the same satirical takes on local and international current affairs. It pokes fun at the advent of news-presenting personalities like Judy Bailey, Richard Long and Paul Holmes - such a prominent feature of NZ TV at the time, and politicians and celebs of the day. These excerpts from the series include Rima Te Wiata's uncanny impersonation of Judy Bailey, David McPhail's reprisal of a conniving Rob Muldoon, Rawiri Paratene as Oprah Winfrey, and Mark Wright as war reporter Peter Arnett.

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The Real Story Behind the Truth by Tom Parkinson 16.06.2009

In the beginning there was a Chinese meal...

I have never been involved in the creation of a show where I was able to be absolutely precise about the where, when, why, and what amount of time (plus how much alcohol) it took to ...

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 Tom Parkinson
 Brendon Butt
 Francis Porterfield

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