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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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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
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An incredible, diminutive yet powerful 100-watt amp and streamer from those clever folks at WiiM – the WiiM Vibelink Amp!

Witchdoctor has one of these beautiful little beasts to give away. Pop over to the link below and get on in to win
https://tinyurl.com/2d7t8hy6
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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LinkedIn will use your data to train its AI unless you opt out now
To opt out go to:
Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Also clean up older posts, profiles or resumes. Opting out only stops future training on new data—it doesn't retract data already used.
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM