Kaleidoscope - Hairstyles

Bleach, hair spray and vividly-coloured hair dyes feature in this report on adventurous 1980s hairstyles. Reporter Fiona Copland (who later became a producer) heads to Queen Street in Auckland to interview people with wild haircuts and colours. A woman with platinum blonde hair jokes she can't recall her natural hair colour, while a man admits he likes to shock people with his gravity-defying look. Punks display their DIY-spike styling and dyeing skills, while iconic Auckland nightclub Zanzibar sets the scene for people to show off their dos on the dance floor.

No it doesn't annoy me so much ... usually there’s quite a lot down the front there, and I can still see clearly out of one eye.

– A young man with a strand of hair dangling over his eye

Key Cast & Crew

Jillian Ewart

Producer

Fiona Copland

Reporter