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Nik Dirga
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RNZ Digital Explainer editor and AAP journalist, indefatigable blogger, cartoonist and creator of small press comic Amoeba Adventures, website nikdirga.com! Used to be an American, New Zealander since 2006.
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · Aug 23
It's been six months since I put out "Clippings," a big old 350-page collection of the best of my journalism over the years. It's been really fab to see the great response from friends, family and even total strangers. Get it here! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW4D9KR...
Clippings book by Nik Dirga
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 3h
Clearly I should’ve just been writing about gloriously weird birds all along
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 7h
The greatest bird in the universe has finally won Australia's bird of the year. ALL HAIL THE TAWNY FROGMOUTH! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Tawny Frogmouth is king of birds. The Tawny Frogmouth is overjoyed.
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 7h
The greatest bird in the universe has finally won Australia's bird of the year. ALL HAIL THE TAWNY FROGMOUTH! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Tawny Frogmouth is king of birds. The Tawny Frogmouth is overjoyed.
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 1d
You know who else rides bikes naked? SATAN, that's who.
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 3d
New over on my website today: Diane Keaton was always my first movie love. nikdirga.com/2025/10/13/d...
Diane Keaton was always my first love
God, where to start with Diane Keaton. She was perhaps my first big Hollywood crush, because I was a budding teenage intellectual who caught Annie Hall on the TV sometime in the mid-1980s and recor…
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 4d
Diane Keaton forever and ever 💔
Diane Keaton, Annie Hall
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 8d
I remain baffled that anyone thought Tron needed to keep coming back because even the original bored the pants off young me many moons ago
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 8d
My latest explainer at RNZ: Meet the New Zealand doctors trying to sell you weight loss products on Facebook. One problem - They don't actually exist. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Fake New Zealand doctors are trying to sell you GLP-1 weight loss products
Explainer - The popularity of Wegovy and Ozempic has seen a flood of ads pop up. Who can you trust?
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 9d
Every time I see something '90s described as "vintage" now I die a little bit inside
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 11d
New on the website today - Five years, that's all we got - Jacinda Ardern and the costs of being Prime Minister: nikdirga.com/2025/10/05/f...
Five years, that’s all we got: Jacinda Ardern and being Prime Minister
There’s something spooky about watching a documentary covering events you lived through and still haven’t quite processed yourself.  Jacinda Ardern was New Zealand’s leader up until about 2 1/…
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 11d
Always loved this line from “Lillian” which sums up their whole vibe eh:

Pain and misery always hit the spot
Knowing you can't lose what you haven't got
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 12d
If you’re looking for a bit of good news today, read this yarn about a meme dude who’s turned out to be a really good dude and raised $300,000 for multiple sclerosis research. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
'It just happened to be my face': The SF man behind an immortal meme
It may be the most iconic blink on the internet.
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 14d
Want to see a movie?

Figure 1, the run-down foreign-owned downtown corporate cinema chain ticket price; Figure 2, the locally owned independent cinema ticket price for roughly the same time.

Nearly DOUBLE the price for the pleasure of enjoying the decaying ambience of Sky World/Metro Centre.
Ticket price for around $30 for Saturday afternoon show, Queen St Event Cinemas Ticket price for around $15 for Saturday afternoon show, Hollywood Avondale
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 15d
New by me today: What Trump's calls for a '100 percent tariff on foreign movies' might mean for New Zealand - and if it's ever actually going to happen -- www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
How Trump's '100 percent tariff' on foreign films might affect New Zealand
Explainer - Donald Trump wants a 100 percent tariff on "foreign movies" made outside the US. What would that do to NZ's film industry?
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 16d
Even better second time around.
One battle after another poster
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 19d
I will single-handedly will summer into being by sitting on the deck with a cold drink and a good book, by god 🤔
sitting on the deck with a cold drink and a good book
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 21d
BREAKING: Dan's esophagus
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 22d
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ALT: Crystal Ball Crowley GIF
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 22d
This sounds like a job for someone to..... explain! www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
What will changes to sick leave and annual leave entitlements mean for you?
Explainer - The government has announced sweeping plans to change leave rules. How will it work?
www.rnz.co.nz
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 22d
Perhaps the real Rapture was the hot takes we made along the way
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 23d
Is Tylenol safe? What New Zealand says about Trump's latest claims on vaccines, autism and paracetamol
What America's changes on paracetamol and vaccines might mean for New Zealand
Explainer - Donald Trump claims paracetamol causes autism, while the US has also made cuts to vaccine access and research. What could it all mean for NZ?
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · 29d
New by me over at RNZ today - why are some top New Zealand musicians leaving Spotify?

www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/w...
Why are New Zealand musicians leaving Spotify?
Top New Zealand bands like Tiki Taane and The Bats are leaving Spotify behind. Why?
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · Sep 16
He’s great fun live too
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · Sep 13
New on my website: How did the Evil Dead’s Ash go from the guy in the backseat of the car to a horror movie icon by the third film?

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The Evil Dead and the evolution of Ash, from shy boy to demon slayer
I love the original Evil Dead trilogy and its splattery slapstick charms, so you’d better bet I was down for a marathon of the whole shebang at the legendary Hollywood Avondale this weekend, featur…
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · Sep 13
Sure, I could be watching sports … or I could be watching a marathon of 4+ hours of Evil Dead movies starring Bruce Campbell at the legendary Hollywood Avondale. #joinus #swallowyoursoul
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Nik Dirga @nikdirga.bsky.social · Sep 7
The perfect headline to describe life in 2025 doesn’t exi—
Nothing is getting better any time soon
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