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Synopsis

Jeremy Wells brings Kenneth Cumberland-seque authority to this 'alternative' version of New Zealand history, made by the same team that produced Eating Media Lunch. TUHONZ plumbs the TV and historical archives to poke fun at the pretence of the past (and present). This episode examines artefacts to do with sex and Aotearoa. With tongue planted in check (and elsewhere) Wells revisits everything from pole-dancing in the "hellhole of the Pacific" - colonial Russell; to randy Hutt Valley teenagers "getting laid" in the 50s.

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 Lee Baker
 Paul Casserly
 Claire Logan

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Comments (2)

 Venus Yerkovich

Venus Yerkovich

Jeremy Wells is a genias

 Nic Ninow

Nic Ninow

Interesting and entertaining. It would be great to have all of these posted up.

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We don’t like to admit it but the bicultural roots of this country were laid by ... bicultural roots.