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NZ On Air 30th Birthday - What Now?
Web (Full Length) – 2019
Since 1981, generations of tamariki have grown up with What Now?’s weekend shenanigans. Who didn’t want to be gunged? The show's other magic ingredients are the kids of Aotearoa, and a series of young hosts who know how to have fun. In this video celebrating NZ On Air's 30th birthday, politician Kris Faafoi talks about watching the show while getting ready for Saturday morning sports. Faafoi's brother Jason was a What Now? presenter. Meanwhile former host Simon Barnett discusses his first day on the job (he was 21) — and how much he loved working on the iconic series.
...seeing my brother on TV doing a good job gave me the inspiration to have a crack at being a news reporter as well…– Kris Faafoi, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, on watching his brother Jason present What Now?
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