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Shiny New Things & Smart Takes - New Zealand’s cultural and tech review haven for smart, curious consumers who crave honest takes, good laughs, and bloody brilliant entertainment. #TechCulture #AudioHiFi #Kikorangi #NZ #MusicReview
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Buying a stand alone vid cam this xmas? 
Meet the DJI Osmo. 
No notes.

#DJIOsmo #AllIWantForXmas #TechReview

https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/dji-osmo-360-action-camera-review/
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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All we want for Xmas is more Vibe-ing!

We've got one of these little boxed beauties to giveaway. Get in quick - closes Monday

#WiimVibelink #NZAudio #Kikorangi #Amp
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/win-this-wiim-vibelink-amp/
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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A new TV panel is rarely a genuine revelation, but LG’s super-pumped OLED G5 is something again. PAT PILCHER is amazed.
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/lg-oled-g5-55-tv-panel-review/
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Competition in the espresso machine space is eye-watering, but Pat Pilcher ferreted out a very clever and versatile coffee maker that’s a fraction of the expected price.

Ninja Luxe Café Premier - All the details in the link below ☕🫵👇😊 
https://tinyurl.com/4eu696x4
#CoffeeLovers #Espresso #DrinkTech
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Gary Steel explains his love affair* with Rickie Lee Jones and makes public for the first time an interview with the singer-songwriter conducted in 2003.

#MusicJournalism #MusicLovers #IndieArtist #PopCulture #MusicIndustry #NowPlaying

https://tinyurl.com/mcfwfurs
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Pat Pilcher installs Swann’s new video doorbell and finds that it does a lot more right than wrong and has some cool smarts too.
#TechReview #NZGadgetry #Doorbell #NZTech https://tinyurl.com/3z3dzbxf
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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There’s something deeply satisfying in the simplicity of a single box that can make 2 (or3) loudspeakers come alive. No racks of gear, no cable spaghetti, no multitude of remotes cluttering the coffee table. Just a neat little brick of purpose. Meet Bluesound’s Powernode https://tinyurl.com/mvfatut6
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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There’s something deeply satisfying in the simplicity of a single box that can make 2 (or3) loudspeakers come alive. No racks of gear, no cable spaghetti, no multitude of remotes cluttering the coffee table. Just a neat little brick of purpose. Meet Bluesound’s Powernode https://tinyurl.com/mvfatut6
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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When much-loved English DJ John Peel flew to New Zealand in 2002 many thought he was there for a Flying Nun party. But was he really more interested in a singing, yodelling star from the 1950s?
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/why-did-john-peel-fly-to-new-zealand/
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Samsung’s latest premium tablet harnesses the smarts of AI and boasts a stunning screen together with S-Pen inclusion, writes Pat Pilcher. It's the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Android's premium tablet gets the AI treatment - Witchdoctor
Samsung's latest premium tablet harnesses the smarts of AI and boasts a stunning screen together with S-Pen inclusion, writes PAT PILCHER.
tinyurl.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Samsung’s latest premium tablet harnesses the smarts of AI and boasts a stunning screen together with S-Pen inclusion, writes Pat Pilcher. It's the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Android's premium tablet gets the AI treatment - Witchdoctor
Samsung's latest premium tablet harnesses the smarts of AI and boasts a stunning screen together with S-Pen inclusion, writes PAT PILCHER.
tinyurl.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Matt Kelly is a man on a mission. One few can understand. But by damn it's one we're going to see through with him.

In Part Six of a survey of the complete musical works of Sir David Michael Hasselhoff, he puts his knife gently into a wound already gaping.
https://tinyurl.com/52sa3ye8
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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The Panasonic SR-DL184 Rice Cooker... It may not have a name that slips off the tongue but PAT PILCHER found that the SR-DL184 was much more than simply a dab hand at rice.
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/panasonics-sr-dl184-rice-cooker-reviewed/
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Pat Pilcher takes a close look at a budget player in the VPN stakes and how it prevents strangers from gawking at your digital underwear.

#Surfshark #VPN #NZReview ⬇️
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/surfshark-vpn-secure-networks-for-a-song/
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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What’s the big deal about VPNs (Virtual Private Networks)?
Pat Pilcher explains what they are and why most internet users would benefit from having one.
#nztechreview #vpns #internetsafety

https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/why-you-probably-need-a-vpn/
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Phil Parker like all good Kiwis fully endorses wine from our own fields and valleys. Here are his spring recommendations. 
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/what-to-drink-during-rocktober-our-commendations/
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Pat Pilcher finds someone more qualified to review the Shark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System and it turns out - this thing's got teeth...
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/shark-flexstyle-makes-hair-washing-fun/
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Adding to the list of really awful 1980s albums made by once great ’60s and ’70s 1970s the Steve Miller Band’s Italian X Rays, writes Matt Kelly, is a stinker supreme.
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/worlds-worst-records-steve-miller-bands-italian-x-rays/
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Craft beer with a difference: State Of Play

Ashton Brown discovers that zero alcohol beer isn't the kiss of death after all and auditions the wares of State Of Play.
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/state-of-play-brewery-lager-without-the-lout/
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Win this – A WiiM Vibelink Amp
An incredible, diminutive yet powerful 100-watt amp from those clever folks at WiiM – the WiiM Vibelink Amp! 
Details over at Witchdoctor.co.nz. Link below ⬇️
#kikorangi #nzmusic
https://www.witchdoctor.co.nz/2025/win-this-wiim-vibelink-amp/
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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What wine to drink during Rocktober?
Our resident wine connoisseur Phil Parker has some wicket recommendations. 
https://tinyurl.com/3cjzcs9k
#nzwine
October 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Did you know that there’s an A-Z collection of Gary Steel’s album reviews – written over a 45-year period – on Witchdoctor? And that this collection is being added to regularly? There are historic live reviews too!

https://tinyurl.com/yck34psx
#albumreviews #nzjournalism #musicjournalism
October 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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When much-loved English DJ John Peel flew to #NZ in 2002 many thought he was there for a Flying Nun party, but was that really the reason for his long flight down under?
The answer involves whistling + yodelling. 
#kikorangi #musicjournalism
https://tinyurl.com/4853jsfa
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Android’s premium tablet gets smart

Samsung's latest premium tablet harnesses the smarts of AI and boasts a stunning screen together with S-Pen inclusion, writes Pat Pilcher.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
https://tinyurl.com/yu5tf8s7
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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What to drink during Rocktober? Our commendations

Phil Parker like all good Kiwis fully endorses wine from our own fields and valleys. Here are his spring recommendations.
#kikorangi #wine
https://tinyurl.com/ywxdh9x9
October 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM