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Best of the 80s

Curated by NZ On Screen team 16 items
The 1980s — the decade of shoulder pads and the sharemarket crash. This collection showcases the decade's screen icons, from Billy T's yellow towel, to Karyn Hay's vowels.

Solid gold hits

This collection assembles the screen icons of the decade of Springboks, sax and the sharemarket crash. The All Blacks' jerseys were loose, socks were red, and shoulders were padded. Kiwis were reflected on screens big and small...mullets and all. In the backgrounders, actor Simon Praast remembers Gloss’ glamorous excess, and Miranda Harcourt recalls moments that "still pack a punch": from the yellow mini to Billy T's yellow towel, to Karyn Hay's vowels, Poi-E, Dog, and more dogs showing off.