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Kimberley Crossman
Kimberley Frances Crossman (born 1990) is a New Zealand actress, author, presenter, producer, writer, director, dancer, stand-up comedian and cheerleader who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''. Early life In 2006 she was Deputy Head Girl at Diocesan School for Girls in Epsom, Auckland. Cheerleading/Dance In 2006 she danced at the Royal New Zealand Ballet's season of ''Giselle''. She was captain of the Total Cheerleading Senior Elite team in 2005 when they toured the United States and came 6th in the World cheerleading championships. In 2008, Crossman was part of 'Dziah 2 Dream', a 10-week program run by Dziah. In March 2008, she travelled around the United States of America with the Total Cheerleading Senior Elite team and competed in the World Cheerleading Championships. She trained all year round and competed in America and Australia, as well as a few New Zealand competitions. In early 2008 the TCSE team took ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Step Dave
''Step Dave'' is a New Zealand farcical comedy-drama television series written by Kate McDermott. It began airing its first series in New Zealand on 11 February 2014. It was renewed for a second series, which began airing on 1 September 2015. Jono Kenyon announced the show would not be returning for a third series. Premise Dave Robinson, a 24-year-old New Zealand bartender, falls in love with Cara Gray, a 39-year-old day spa co-owner with three children. Cast and characters Main cast * Sia Trokenheim as Cara Gray * Jono Kenyon as Dave Robinson * Rawiri Jobe as Aaron "Azza", Dave's flatmate * Tania Nolan as Julia Deering, Cara's sister * Aidee Walker as Jenny "Jen", Cara's best friend and business partner Guest cast * Jaime McDermott as Whitney * Nic Sampson as Hamish * Lucinda Hare as Kat * Andrea Kelland as Lucy * Jacob Tomuri as Nathan * Willa O'Neill as Anne-Marie * Ascia Maybury as Bianca-Faye * Jason Hood as Steven * Josh Thomson as Sal * Jamaica Vaughan as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Neilands
Walter may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) * "Agent Walter", an early codename of Josip Broz Tito * Walter, pseudonym of the anonymous writer of '' My Secret Life'' * Walter Plinge, British theatre pseudonym used when the original actor's name is unknown or not wished to be included * John Walter (businessman), Canadian business entrepreneur Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Montgomery
Guy Montgomery (born 29September 1988) is a comedian from New Zealand. He is known for his panel game show ''Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee'', which he began as a web series before becoming a TV series, for +HR=E in New Zealand, and later, adapted to a slightly higher budget Australian version for the ABC. He won the Fred Award in 2023. Early life and career Montgomery was born in Wellington, New Zealand on 29September 1988. At a young age, Montgomery's family moved to Sydney and back to Wellington before settling in Christchurch. He has an older and younger sister. Montgomery studied at Victoria University of Wellington, from which he graduated with a bachelor of arts in theatre, film, and media. He briefly considered becoming a teacher or working in advertising. To begin his career in comedy, Montgomery moved to Canada in 2010 first Montreal, and then Toronto, which had more open mic nights. He explained in an interview, "Every comedian starts off shit. I wanted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Howard-Smith
Brooke Howard-Smith (born 6 October 1972) is an entrepreneur, New Zealand broadcaster, television presenter and artist having most recently exhibited at 42 Below's space in Auckland. Action sports At age 21 Brooke and Arlo Eisenberg started skate company Senate industries The company became one of the world's largest makers of inline accessories, turning over in excess of 13 million dollars in 1997. In 1996 he founded England Clothing. In 1999 he started a shoe company called Poynter Footwear. Known more for his OTT personality and crashes than his skating, he is commonly thought of as the inventor of several tricks, including the Royale. Brooke is credited with being instrumental in the birth of Street and vert inline skating. Over a period of 11 years he competed in multiple X Games and world championships and toured with the likes of Matt Hoffman and Tony Hawk. In 1996 he was featured in the finale of the closing ceremony of the Atlanta Olympics with Hawk, Hoffman and a sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In New Zealand Television
This is a list of New Zealand television events and premieres that occurred in 2014, the 55th year of continuous operation of television in New Zealand. Events *13 January – TVNZ serial drama Shortland Street returns from its summer break, revealing the characters who died in the 2013 season finale. *14 January – It is announced that Trackside, the New Zealand horse racing channel, will no longer be aired on Freeview and will become a pay-per-view channel. *16 January – TVNZ reveal they will be airing the 2014 Grammy Awards on their free-to-air channels direct from the United States. A first for New Zealand free-to-air networks *3 February – Former TV3 reporter, Rachel Smalley, joins TVNZ current affairs show, Q+A *5 February – Sky Network Television announce they will no longer resell their services through Telecom. *8 February – After winning the broadcasting rights in 2013, Prime Television begins coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics. *17 February – Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadbury Dream Factory
''Cadbury Dream Factory'' is a New Zealand reality television series. The premise of the show is to realise the "dreams" of ordinary people. The first episode aired on 20 February 2014 on TV3. The show is presented and hosted by Brooke Howard-Smith and includes his 'helpers', actress Kimberley Crossman, former '' Sticky TV'' children's host Walter Neilands, performer Guy Montgomery and stand-up comedian Jesse Griffin. Premise ''Cadbury Dream Factory'' is a reality TV show which featured people who had their "wishes" realised. TV3 advertised the show as bringing "Kiwis' dreams to life". The events in the show varied from "silly" content, such as giving a dog a makeover, to reuniting families, arranging meetings with famous New Zealanders, and helping a couple get to Paris for a marriage proposal. Promotional content ''Cadbury Dream Factory'' was developed in sponsorship with Cadbury. TV3 ran the "Dream Factory Blog" to cover the events in the show, promoted with Cadbury b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Reeves (radio Broadcaster)
Jason Reeves (born May 1976, Hastings) is a radio broadcaster and television presenter from New Zealand. He currently co-hosts the breakfast show on The Coast (New Zealand). He has previously worked for other stations such as Auckland's Classic Hits 97.4, The Edge and for ZM. Career Reeves began his radio career in 1994 at the age of 18 after leaving Karamu High School, and worked on Hot 93FM in Hawkes Bay. He remained there until 1996, when he moved to another Hawkes Bay Station, Xtreme 100. In 1997, he moved to Hamilton to work on the then local station, The Edge, originally on the drive time show, but moved to the breakfast show with Jay-Jay Feeney in 1998. Reeves worked at The Edge as it progressed from a local Hamilton station to a nationwide network station based in Auckland, which happened in late 2001. At the end of 2004, Reeves left The Edge, reportedly as a result of a prank carried out by his breakfast co-hosts Jay-Jay Feeney and Dominic Harvey. Jay Jay and Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Hits FM
The Hits is a Hot adult contemporary music radio network, broadcasting to 26 markets across New Zealand. It was set up by Government broadcaster Radio New Zealand in 1993 by consolidating existing stations into a single brand and has been privately owned since 1996. The Hits has had the broadest broadcast reach of any radio network in the country since 1996, and is now available on 40 full-power FM frequencies and 18 iHeartRadio streams. Most of the individual stations started out as local AM stations owned by state broadcaster Radio New Zealand. Many have given a platform to broadcasting names like Selwyn Toogood, Paul Holmes, Peter Sinclair, Jenny-May Clarkson (nee Coffin) and Jason Gunn. John "Boggy" McDowell was an announcer on the Southland station for 33 years. Despite a major reduction in local programmes since 1993, most stations still have a local three-hour breakfast programme or a six-hour daytime programme. An estimated 282,000 people listen to The Hits every w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards were an annual awards show that aired on the Fox television network between 1999 and 2019. The awards, based on a popularity vote that could be overridden by the producerswho reserved the right to choose the winnerscovered over 250 different categories during its run, stated as honoring the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, fashion, social media, and more. Votes were submitted by viewers living in the United States, aged 13 and over, through various social media sites. The awards show has been on an indefinite hiatus since the 2019 edition. History Executive producers, Bob Bain and Michael Burg, came together to create an award show geared toward a teen demographic, somewhat older than that of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, but similar to that of MTV. The format of the show has remained the same over the years, awarding the achievements of those in the entertainment and athletic industries with non-traditional categor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Middle (TV Series)
''The Middle'' (stylized as ''the middle.'') is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 30, 2009, to May 22, 2018. The series, set in the fictional town of Orson, Indiana, follows a lower-middle-class family living and facing the day-to-day struggles of home life, work, and raising children. Starring Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn, the show was created by former '' Roseanne'' and '' Murphy Brown'' writers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline, and produced by Warner Bros. Television and Blackie and Blondie Productions. It was praised by television critics and earned numerous award nominations, including a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2012. Premise The series features Frances "Frankie" Heck ( Patricia Heaton), a middle-class, middle-aged, Midwestern woman and her husband Mike ( Neil Flynn), who reside in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana, based on the real town of Jasper, Indiana. They are the parents of three children, Axl ( Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three (New Zealand)
Three (), stylised as +HR=E, is a New Zealand nationwide television channel. Launched on 26 November 1989 as TV3, it was New Zealand's first privately owned television channel. The channel currently broadcasts nationally (with regional advertising targeting four markets) in digital free-to-air form via the state-owned Kordia on terrestrial and satellite. Vodafone also carries the channel for their cable subscribers in Wellington and Christchurch. It previously broadcast nationally on analogue television until that was switched off on 1 December 2013. Three is a general entertainment channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand, with a news element under the banner of ThreeNews. Three carries a significant amount of local content, most of which airs at prime-time. History Establishment Applications to apply for warrants to operate New Zealand's third national television network opened in early 1985 and closed on 29 March 1985. There were four regional channel warrant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
