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It’s a momentous occasion here at TEARAWAY HQ... it’s with mixed emotions that I announce that, after 28 years, TEARAWAY Magazine – The Voice of NZ Youth – will no longer be printed.

The good news? TEARAWAY will continue to exist. I have been involved in the magazine since I was, well, born (more on that on page 12), so I’m not about to let it die! For now, we’ll be online only. Save the trees, yay!

Since taking over as Editor in 2009, I have been on a real journey of learning, discovery and laughter (OK, and a bit of stress, especially around deadline). No day in the office is the same, and that rules. But by far, the greatest part of my job so far has been working with The Mavericks, TEARAWAY’s band of young, creative masterminds, who produce all our our content, including articles, photography, illustration, social media and film.

From just a handful of contributors, there are now over 40 Mavericks – talented 13 to 24 year olds nationwide who are getting a head-start in media careers by literally creating their own mag and brand. The Mavericks’ passion and energy blow me away every day, and they are the reason TEARAWAY continues to grow. You can be one of them, you know. Just drop me a line to find out more!

I’m sad that there’ll be no more printed editions of TEARAWAY for now, but I’m glad it can continue, and I’m glad that no more trees have to die. I’m proud to be able to continue a legacy that began almost 30 years ago; check out the story of TEARAWAY’s history – and some seriously retro hairdos – on page 12.

Thank you all for reading, for your feedback and your input. Keep an eye on www.tearaway. co.nz in the new year... big changes lie ahead!

RAIN FRANCIS

Editor | rain@tearaway.co.nz

CONTENTS

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Special TEARAWAY: The End of An Era

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Sounds Epic Cover Story: Smokefree Rockquest

16

Your World Summer Fun

11

Taking on the Tube

18

Don’t Be An Egg! (Be Smart About Booze)

20

Mythbusters 24

Livin’ the Dream What Now? Behind the Scenes

26

How Not to Get a Job

28

Sports Paintball 22

For a Laugh Happy Camper’s Guide to Happy Camping

30

Regulars Meet the Mavericks

8

Zeal News

10

Freebies

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THE MAVERICKS

We are the Mavericks

rr TEARAWAY is proud of the fact that almost all of our content is created by young Kiwis. We are the TEARAWAY Mavericks.

Below are the cats who have work featured in this issue; there are loads more who have been toiling away like total legends, creating content for our website, keeping our social media pages pumping and producing TEARAWAY TV. You can meet the whole gang by going to the About page of www.tearaway.co.nz and clicking on Who Are the Mavericks?

Want more? You too could be a part of the gang! If you have a flair for writing, photography, film-making or illustration, we want to hear from you.

Email rain@tearaway.co.nz

Elliot Gonzales

Maria Ji

Usually found either on a skateboard, in a mosh pit, falling off said skateboard, drawing something, in your pantry, or at a party.

Ever since she discovered her last name means ‘pond’ in Chinese, Maria has harboured hopes of one day being incorporated in an awkward plot twist as The Doctor’s fourth or fifth cousin.

> Illustration, page 30

Grace King A 19 year-old realist with a passion for social change and writing about real life. Also enjoys intense procrastination, a nocturnal lifestyle and writing lists. > Mythbusters, page 24

> Paintball, page 22

Ruth Barnard Ruth is a media studies and culture and context design student at Victoria University. Her ideal dinner party guest list includes Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Paddington Bear and Merry and Pippin. > Alright Summer, Come At Me Bro!, page 11

Jason Kim A self-described ‘enigma’ whose grandiose sense of self-worth often leads to strange behaviour, such as writing a bio in the third person. Also likes sea otters and scrambled eggs. > Don’t Be An Egg!, page 20

Thomas Stevenson A geology undergrad from Dunedin, Thomas strives for knowledge. He is drafting his first novel and writes a wide variety of stories in both English and French. His goals are to earn a PhD and build a ferret sanctuary overseas. > How Not to Get a Job, page 28

Jerome Sears Jerome loves music, a good festie and virtually everything pop culture. Guilty pleasures include reality TV and spending hours on YouTube. > Taking on the Tube, page 18

Kate Spence Loves travel, food, yoga and the outdoors. Kate believes that the latest song played on your iPod says a lot about you. Old Pine by Ben Howard; what does it mean? You be the judge on that one. > Livin’ the Dream, page 26

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Tierney Reardon Despite having never been to school, Tierney can read, decipher algebra, open jam jars, navigate Facebook and avoid chocolate with nuts in; so she is prepared for anything. > The Happy Camper’s Guide to Happy Camping, page 30

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L i v e F o r To m o r r o w This year, in the lead up to World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10), Live For Tomorrow ran a 10 Day Photo Challenge online. Over 1,600 people took part, posting over 7,000 photos celebrating life and talking about the things that matter.

Here are some of our favourites.

For more info on Zeal’s Live For Tomorrow project, visit livefortomorrow.co.nz or follow @livefortmw.

Zeal is a youth organisation passionate about young people creating great stuff. If you’re based in West Auckland, Wellington or Hamilton, pop into one of our youth facilities and say hi. Visit us online at www.zeal.org.nz

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SUMMER FUN

Alright Summer We asked...

Come At Me Bro!

We are more ready for summer than Miley is ready for a make-under! Are you? TEARAWAY Maverick RUTH BARNARD hit the streets to find out.

1. What’s your favourite summer food? 2. What’s on your summer playlist? 3. What are you most looking forward to? 4. What does summer mean to you?

You said...

TERRIN, FROM NAPIER (L)

ANDREW, BLENHEIM (L)

1. Watermelon

1. Grapefruit Frujus

2. Bombay Bicycle Club

2. Swedish House Mafia

3. Finishing uni, winding down for the year and going to the beaches

3. Chilling on the waterfront and swimming

4. Earning money, New Year’s and going to the beach

4. Heat, fun and good times

JO, MALAYSIA 1. Mangos and tropical fruit 2. Calvin Harris 3. Seeing Justin Timberlake live

KATE, WELLINGTON (L)

4. Just getting away and being away from uni

1. Apple sorbet, specifically green apple sorbet when it’s zesty. Yum! 2. I’m going to say Walking on Sunshine. It’s so happy and upbeat 3. Picnics at Waitangi with bean bags 4. Summer is more positive and we go outside more

DANIEL, GORE (R) MAX, DUNEDIN (R) 1. Cherries. They make me think of summer 2. Calvin Harris 3. I live in an apartment so I can’t have barbecues, but I love going to them at other people’s 4. Christmas, family and eating food

1. Goody goody gum drops BRIDGET, WELLINGTON (L)

2. Katy Perry... She’s just so summery

1. Lemonade iceblocks; they really cool you down, and they are so cheap

3. Going to the beach, working on my tan and eye candy at the beach

2. Reggae

4. Spending Christmas with my family, going to the beach and just being lazy

3. I’m going travelling in South America this summer 4. Fewer clothes

HADAS, WELLINGTON (R) 1. Cookies and cream ice cream, especially when it has big chunks of cookie 2. I can’t remember who sang it, but Walking in the Sunshine.

Not the popular one Walking on Sunshine

RUBY, WAIHI BEACH SAM, AUCKLAND

ZOE, WELLINGTON (R)

1. Fruit

1. Fresh raspberries

2. Six60

3. Picnics at Waitangi Park with bean bags, when the big Christmas tree is out

2. Coldplay

2. Relaxed jazz

3. I’m going to Australia. I’ll be in Sydney for New Year’s

3. Swimming at the beach

3. Surfing at Waihi beach. I miss the surf

4. Summer is easy going

4. Fun and just not studying

4. Holidays and doing things more slowly

4. Having Christmas at Waihi with my family

1. Mangos. I love mango smoothies

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The End of An Era

Nov '86 TEARAWAY is officially born! Black and white with that signature ‘80s colour, turquoise – on the cover only. Yes, that is Cyndi Lauper on the front, and yes, there is a half page ad for ‘Scientific Calculators’ in the back.

All good things must come to an end, and after 28 years in print, we’re out! No tears please. Let’s look back and smile (especially at some of the haircuts) as we take a jaunt down memory lane, to a time before computers (yes, these early mags were made by hand!).

By RAIN FRANCIS.

Sep '88

July/Aug '90

Mar '91

June '92

July/Aug '92

Probably my favourite part of this issue is the coupon you could cut out and post in, which would allow you to buy a Prince, Metallica or Wet Wet Wet video (VHS!) for about $45.00. Or maybe it’s the directory of fan club addresses for Madonna, Aha and Simply Red. I can’t decide.

I am all about these hairdos. All about them.

I’m also all about the fact that in this issue you could win an $800 stereo, which would have been roughly the size of a small car.

In ‘91, The Simpsons was invented, and it kind of blew everyone’s ‘90s minds. There’s was a lot of criticism of the show, particularly because Bart was seen by some as a bad role model. But you know what? Don’t have a cow, man. As one TEARAWAY reader wrote: “The Simpsons are a bit like my family except mine’s a little crazier.”

June ‘92: From the Letters page: “Dear TEARAWAY, I have recently returned home to Germany, after spending two months as an exchange student at Queen’s High School in Dunedin. I think TEARAWAY magazine is excellent and I’m sorry that we don’t have something like it in Germany.” Awww.

I LOVE this cover. Love it.

Look at this dude. Those jeans, that hair. This is as 1992 as you can get, folks. I looked this fella up on Facebook.

He doesn’t have that haircut any more but he still rocks out.

Um hi, is Tiffany home?

And mobile phones? Forget about it. If you wanted to contact someone you had a crush on, you had to call their home phone and hope like hell their dad didn’t answer.

Back then, in place of all these fancy apps and wireless things, there were the ‘classified’ ads in the back of TEARAWAY Magazine. Young people all over the country would go seriously CRAZY for them, when the new edition of TEARAWAY arrived on their desks at school.

The classifieds included penpal, personal and buy/sell/swap ads, and some of them were pure GOLD. Here are a few of my faves.

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It’s hard to get your head around this, but when TEARAWAY first began, there was no Internet. That means no Facebook, email, Spotify, Google Images, Snapchat... In fact, computers weren’t even really a thing.

Desperate or otherwise, just seeking Stephen Bradshaw of Auckland Centre of Excellence, whose hair represents every principle of utter perfection.

Please contact me.

Wanted to Buy: Anything, even tiny pictures, of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen (the twins from ‘Full House’). Will pay any amount!

To Darren! It’s me, Trudy. I can’t wait to see you again.

To the girl at Taupo College with the yellow Toyota. You need driving lessons – we’re not in America you realise!!!

I’m into Prince, Michael Jackson and playing hockey, so get wit the programme and party on dudes.

Wanted to buy: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coins, Be-Bop and Raphael (2 of each) or will swap with Michaelangelo, Krang, Rocksteady, Turtlewagon.

Wanted: NKOTB photos, posters, anything! Plus we will swap our Elvis Greatest Hits and 4” black and white TV/Radio for a CB radio.

Andrew from Havelock North.

I was the girl sitting with you on the Centennial Chair at Whakapapa Skifield during the August Holidays. Please write.

Dear Wirenu Adams of Otaki, I really like you heaps and I wish I could tell you who I am, but I can’t.

I miss you and I really want you.

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Nov '93

Sep '94

Apr '96

Jan '97

Feb '99

June '99

Our 7th birthday issue, celebrated with tie dye and those little blue John Lennon sunnies that you could totally get away with today. We even had Nirvana on the cover, just five months before tragedy shot them to mega stardom.

It was at this time that TEARAWAY began to be available for free from McDonald’s outlets all over the country!

This edition featured an interview with 18 year-old Milla Jovovich, who had just released her debut album. “I cannot stress enough how important reading is to young and old,” Milla said. “It’s the most important thing in the world!” Like.

Is it just me, or has actor Dean Gorman not aged?

This confirms my suspicions: he’s a vampire.

Shihad wrote a tour diary, which was highly entertaining. “Our guitar tech, JK, also took his clothes off, showing his nipple rings to the ladies. It worked. We had a good time in the bar afterwards, playing bad pool.”

Look, it’s Silverchair, way back when they were just getting famous! This is one of the many classic covers shot by our photographer Chris Traill, who has a knack for getting people to open up and show different sides of themselves.

This was a pretty eyecatching cover, and the feature article on pregnancy was super popular (remember, there wasn’t the same easy access to information online).

By my calculations, that baby would now be about 15... are you that baby?

Tessa Johnstone, Reporter at The

Admin Kid (1995 -9

If anybody is interested in joining a poetry-by-mail club, please write.

6), Staff Writer

Dominion Post

(2002-2005), Ed itor (2005-2006) “I literally grew up with TEARAWAY. I wa s a reader first, the an hour!) sorting thr n got a job (for $4 ough mountains of mail while sitting ou office hoping free tside the editor’s CDs would be flung my way, and ende other kids a chance d up as editor, giving to write their first alb um reviews. I owe lot – it gave me sev the magazine a eral first chances, I made life-long frie years there were so nds, and my worki me of the most fun ng , the hardest and mo had. This is a true en st worthwhile I’ve d of an era for the ma gazine, but I’m ho be the end of the TE peful this won’t ARAWAY story.”

Mayday, mayday. This is an urgent message to anyone 14-15. We are two 14 year-old females wanting penpals of either sex. We’re into any music, except Kylie, Jason, NKOTB etc.

We’ll try to answer all letters.

To all the guys and gals from Wanganui or Gisborne who I met on a Wellington train. Can’t remember all of your names but ‘hi’ to Rex and the others. Good luck, hope to see you again soon. www.tearaway.co.nz | 13

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Oct ‘99 At the end of the '90s there was this thing called Y2K, which basically boiled down to the idea that as soon as the clocked ticked over into the year 2000, computers the world over were gonna go bananas. It was a bit of an anticlimax in the end.

Nov '02

Apr '03

July '03

Oct '03

Sept '06

Happy 16th birthday to TEARAWAY! In this issue we looked back at the mag’s history, just like we’re doing now! We also featured online polls, including whether or not the ‘fro was back in, and how many hours of TV we watched a week.

Artist Toby Morris created this ‘Gay Youth in NZ’ cover, and some distribution outlets refused to handle it.

When readers found out, it caused a major outcry, with protests from both the gay and straight communities.*

Another stunning cover shot by Chris Traill, of one of the performers at the ASB Bank Cultural Festival. The festival is now called Polyfest, and Chris still shoots it for us – it’s one of the most colourful events of the year and has provided several awesome covers.

This issue covered some big topics, including living with bipolar disorder and the story of one young woman’s life under the Taleban. There was also a double page spread on hair products, you know, to balance things out a bit.

TEARAWAY goes glossy, and is now ‘quarto’ rather than ‘tabloid’ size. In this issue, we launched the first ever TEARAWAY website, which means it’s nearly time for our website’s 10th birthday, yay!

Jehan Casinader, TVNZ Reporter Writer (2004-05)

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I was a wide-eyed 15-year-old when I found myself sitting in the Beehive, interviewing the PM for TEARAWAY. Writing for the mag allowed me to meet incredible people. It fuelled my love of storytelling, and led to a career in print and TV journalism. I would never have ended up where I am, if TEARAWAY didn’t take a punt on me. I still remember the buzz when I saw my byline for the first time!”

”

Illustration by Elliot Gonzales >

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July '08

May '10

Sept '10

Nov '11

Aug '12

Feb '13

In this pre-election issue we interviewed PM Helen Clark and her opposition, John Key. We also kept you informed on their celebrity lookalikes (Katie Holmes and Juliette Lewis for Helen, Pee Wee Herman and Andy Garcia for John).

Rather generous.

This was a NZ Music Month special, and my favourite part is ‘The Ultimate Battle of the Century’, a showdown between hip hop heavyweights Scribe and Savage.

Back to tabloid size! This month, Justin Beiber visited an Auckland high school and everyone lost their marbles. We ran Belieber vs. NonBelieber, which included “he has some pretty nice chicks in his video but they’re all taller than him”. Oh, JB...

We interviewed Jenna McDougall from Tonight Alive, and Jack Black, from, well, Hollywood. We also ran a little something called Retro Sporttacular, in a bid to bring back old school cool.

I love this cover, featuring young Paralympic star Sophie Pascoe. We also talked to BMX champ Sarah Walker, choreographer Parris Goebel and hip hop artist B.o.B. Good times.

This one has a special place in my heart because it’s when we launched the Mavericks – and our new website – and we went back to quarto size. Plus Ruby Frost made a rockin’ cover chick.

Before Technology Was Invented

Mum and Dad Were the Original Hipsters

Massad

Cover Star, 2010

When TEARAWAY co-founder John Francis FIRST got into journalism, he had to work with solid lead type, and photos (black and white only) were etched into copper.

(Google ‘letterpress printing’).

But by the time he started TEARAWAY, everything was ‘modern’.

No more metal, oh no, just bits of paper, that had to be cut up and pasted onto the page layout, and then the whole page photographed so that a printing plate could be made from it. (Google ‘cut and paste / web offset printing’.) It could take HOURS to cut and paste just one page.

The ‘type’ was produced in a typesetting machine, that would spew out the paper that would then be cut up.

TEARAWAY got its first Mac (with a whole ONE MEGABYTE of RAM and a 20 Mb hard drive!) in about 1990.

Then we could print out our own pages of type — but it still had to be cut and pasted. Dang.

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Being on the TEARAWAY cover back in 2010 was pretty epic – it was the first magazine cover I’d ever been on and it was ALL over school!

There’s still a cut out of it hanging on the wall in my old music department, which is super rad. I think one of the best things about TEARAWAY is that it gives students a platform to be involved in – and even on – the mag! Thank you for creating such an awesome piece of history... Rain and the TEARAWAY team, ya’ll the bombdigity.

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* The actions of this tiny number of shops did not reflect the attitude in the wider community at that time. TEARAWAY has dealt with gender identity issues since the beginning, with the reaction – including from schools – being overwhelmingly supportive.

It is very interesting to note that TEARAWAY could not have dealt with sexual issues so freely, had it been operating in Australia at that time. We occasionally ran ads for condoms, again, from fairly early on in the mag’s life. And regularly, with the help of health professionals, we would respond to readers’ concerns with other ‘touchy’ issues, like suicide, and self-harm.

Australian educationalists and publishers were amazed that we could do this. It speaks volumes for the progressive nature of the NZ school system, its teachers, and the broader community.

It all began in Wanganui, in the ‘80s, with typewriters. My parents were the original hipsters. They wore cardigans knitted by Mum and ate alternative sources of protein way before anyone was allegedly misusing the word “ironic”. (After writing this, I was informed that they were, in fact, some of the first people in NZ to make tofu... and if that’s not a claim to fame, I don’t know what is.)

Dad even had a go at smoking a pipe for awhile, and, as you’re probably imagining, he rocked a beard that would make The Phoenix Foundation want to high five him. But The Phoenix Foundation hadn’t been invented yet....

So one day, after tending the veggie garden, Mum and Dad – Vicki and John Francis – decided to start a magazine.... … how does the rest of this story go? Head to tearaway.co.nz/ about to find out!

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he t r f Best orBest

at Smokefree Rockquest

Another year, another batch of stars are born out of the Smokefree Rockquest. After regional finals held all over NZ, the top six bands and three solo/duo performers battled it out in the finals at Auckland’s Q Theatre. We spoke to the winners of the country’s favourite youth music event.

SOLO/DUO WINNER:

HeadChef, from Wellington High School. L-R: Dylan Quinn (18), Carlos McQuillan (17), Ted Bartley (18) and Leon van Dijk (17)

As high as we can possibly go.

What was the most challenging?

What’s the best thing about Smokefree Rockquest?

What song do you wish you wrote?

Shake It Off by Taylor Swift and Love On Top by Beyoncé.

Georgia Lines (18) from Bethlehem College, Tauranga What’s your advice to someone entering Rockquest for the first time?

Enter into Rockquest with your sound. Use the people and the artists that inspire you to help direct and shape your sound, but enter the competition with the sound, the songs and the story that you want to tell. Because that thing may just be the thing that is missing from the music industry.

What aspect of your prizes were you most stoked about?

Beyoncé – Love On Top

Having the grant to record and create a music video, and the trip to Fiji to play for the school leavers.

Bon Iver – I Can’t Make You Love Me

Maroon 5 – Sunday Morning Lauryn Hill – That Thing Lalah Hathaway & Snarky Puppy – Something Sam Smith – Not The Only One Rhye – Open

What aspect of your prizes were you most stoked about?

The Rockshop voucher, as it means we can purchase more stuff that can take us and our music further. Also, Fiji is pretty mean.

HeadChef’s Summer Party Playlist Fat Freddys Drop – Blackbird Boom Funk MC – Freestyler Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me Pink Floyd – Anything!

Incubus – Morning View (that album is killer) Drax Project – See in Colour Brockaflower – Switchstomp John Mayer – Gravity

Kimbra – Miracle

Trying to show the judges and the crowd all we had to offer with such a restricted timeframe.

Meeting and chilling with all the other contestants, who were all really great and talented people.

Georgia’s Lazy Sunday Morning Playlist

Entering the studio to record my single, and having a minimal idea of what I wanted it to sound like. But I had a great team who had ideas and different options, resulting in a song which I am excited to release.

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A psychedelic skank-rock buzzout vibe.

Where do you hope your music will take you?

Kimbra, Sam Smith, Beyoncé, Lalah Hathaway, Macy Gray... so many!

What did you find the most challenging?

Describe your sound in five words.

The whole entire Wish You Were Here album by Pink Floyd.

Who are your greatest musical heroes?

Being exposed to the industry, the people and the experts. It definitely has given me a taste of what I can expect in the future.

HeadChef

What song do you wish you wrote?

Alt/pop.... man, five words is really hard...

Something people need to hear.

What’s the best thing about Smokefree Rockquest?

BAND WINNER:

A lot, but definitely Fat Freddy’s Drop, Incubus and Pink Floyd have a lot of influence on us, as well as Darude, Chief Keef and Kanye West.

Describe your sound in five words.

I would love to be a full-time musician, writing, recording and performing my music. Travelling and exploring, meeting artists and role models and creating things that are always pushing the boundaries.

HeadChef and Georgia both won musical gear from NZ Rockshop, a $10,000 song and video package from NZ On Air, inclusion on the NZ On Air Kiwi Hit Disc, radio promotional support and video play on youth music channel FOUR. They also win an all expenses paid, seven day tour to Fiji, thanks to Unleashed Travel.

Who are your greatest musical heroes?

Georgia Lines

Where do you hope your music will take you?

The Bounty

SOUNDS EPIC

Congratulations

What’s your advice to someone entering Rockquest for the first time?

Don’t worry about what other bands are doing, just try to make music that you would want to listen to – although Rockquest is a good foot in the door.

It doesn’t guarantee you anything; you need to be serious about music and enjoy it.

to everyone who entered Rockquest this year, especially all the other performers in the finals:

2nd placed band Joe’s Van (Mt Maunganui College), 3rd placed band Vivid (Diocesan School for Girls/Marist College), The Bradas (Alfriston College), Vacant City (Wairarapa College/Rathkeale College), SODA BOYZ (Palmerston North Boys’ High School/Freyberg High), 2nd placed soloist Cam Dawson (Manurewa High School) and ELAE (Garin College).

There were heaps of other awards given away on the night, too check out: www.smokefreerockquest.co.nz

SOUNDS EPIC

For more photos check out:

tearaway.co.nz Photos by Chris Traill

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YOUR WORLD

Taking on the Tube From cat videos to Gangnam Style, the popularity of YouTube just keeps growing. Around 100 hours of video content is uploaded every minute, and now the ‘Tube is a growing platform for Kiwi youth to share their voice.

By TEARAWAY Maverick JEROME SEARS.

With six billion hours of video content watched every month, the popularity of YouTube shows no sign of waning. Every day, content creators are finding new and unique ways to connect with audiences. As time goes on, the quality and production values of YouTube content continues to improve. For the most successful creators, it also has the power to make money. It’s become a very niche type of social entertainment for young people across the globe.

There are many different styles of video, but by far the most popular would have to be vlogging, where people film themselves in a video blog-style. It’s kind of like an online diary, showcasing the best bits of everyday life in a short video.

Bronwyn’s first video was the chicken nugget challenge, where they attempted to eat a kilo of chicken nuggets each in 20 minutes. “I stole my dad’s camera, which doesn’t even shoot in HD and put it on a stack of DVDs so that we would be in frame,” Bronwyn explains.

“I always wanted to get into filmmaking... I thought these little videos would be a good way to start."

One of the main reasons she likes to vlog is to preserve memories, creating a story of her life to look back on in the future.

Petticoats and Clones Britney Hazeldine has been on the ‘Tube for just over two years now.

Before creating her channel, she had already created a lifestyle blog. After a request from one of her readers to make a video on a petticoat, she began her journey on YouTube.

“I put my camera on a tripod, went outside before uni one dark morning, and filmed myself skipping around the front yard,” says Britney. “It was nothing like what they wanted, but everything that I was.”

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I’m like a mix bag of lollies – I make a lot of different things. All of them are yummy though

Britney loves talking about life, sharing personal experience and giving general advice on how to live a more awesome life. “I’m like a mix bag of lollies – I make a lot of different things. All of them are yummy though,” she says.

She also creates lifestyle and fashion videos as an extension of her blog Scout and Company. “I love making videos that cut with music or ones where I’m interacting with clones of myself,” she explains. “Both of those can take time, but it’s worth it.”

YouTube isn’t just a platform to share videos; it can also be a place to meet a community of people with similar interests.

“As cheesy as it sounds, from being part of the community I have made a lot of close friends. We all share the

“Don’t go in wanting to be someone else,” adds Britney. “Start YouTube because you want to create and share."

You Too Can Tube

Bronwyn Chin

Vlogger and beauty guru Bronwyn Chin started out on YouTube last year.

Her journey began with webcam videos and funny moments captured on her phone. From there, she decided to set up her main channel.

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Jumping aboard YouTube is a great way to have fun, express yourself and meet new people. It’s as easy as picking up a camera and creating videos about the stuff that matters to you.

Finding confidence and coming up with new ideas to create videos on can be hard. So what’s the secret?

Bronwyn suggests checking out the amazing content on offer and gaining inspiration from the wider YouTube community. “When you keep on pushing out content and making more, the better you will get.”

It Began with Chicken Nuggets

“In the beginning I wasn’t sure what to do or what sort of video to make, so I asked my friend Anthony if he wanted to do a bunch of challenges, because they seemed the easiest to do.”

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same passion and help motivate each other,” says Bronwyn. Being in New Zealand helps, as the community is smaller, so it’s easier to interact with each other.

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YOUR WORLD

Dumplings

and the City

In case you’ve missed it, Flat 3 is a comedy webseries that follows three Kiwi Chinese girls, Jessica (JJ Fong), Perlina (Perlina Lau) and Lee (Ally Xue) through life in their 20s. Along the way, they encounter all sorts of awkward people and situations, while trying to find their own feet in the world. By JEROME SEARS. It’s a local take on the likes of Sex and the City and Girls. After launching their first season back in February 2013, the web series has gained a passionate fan base both locally and internationally.

It all began around two years ago over banana cake in JJ’s lounge, when the girls couldn’t really find anything that told their story. “We wanted to create something which was comedic and considered theatre, but eventually decided on a web series,” says Perlina. “We just felt there wasn’t anything around for us; something led by females – more specifically Asian females – so we decided to take the plunge.”

The decision to create a web series rather than a short film, or a television series, meant there were less restrictions when it came to production. “There was a real sense of fun with making it,” says director and co-writer Roseanne Liang.

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“Ratings or profit was not the point; making something that we would want to watch was.”

people who are helping you out. If you can’t pay them money, pay them in food,” says Roseanne.

100 Times the Budget

So, can you create your own web series? Yes, you can. “It’s easy to think of all the hurdles, but just go for it,” says Perlina. “We definitely didn’t know how to do a lot, but that’s why you enlist the help of others. You also learn an incredible amount working with others of different experience levels. But yes, always be kind.

The industry is far too small to do otherwise.”

In season one, Flat 3 started out with a self-funded budget of $1,000, with each member shelling out $250. This time around, the team have secured funding from NZ on Air, to the tune of $100,000, allowing them to be a bit more ambitious.

“We were able to concentrate on the acting side and getting our lines down, rather than cooking dumplings in between the takes,” says Perlina.

A higher budget has made it easier for the girls to expand their team and to pay their talented cast and crew, allowing them to take their series to the next level.

If you’re a budding film-maker, and working with zero budget, it’s always extremely important to take care of your crew. “Always be good to the

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We were able to concentrate on the acting side and getting our lines down, rather than cooking dumplings in between the takes

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many homages to pop culture, films we love, directing styles and concepts we wanted to experiment with.”

Moving into their third season, Flat 3 boasts grander locations, more high concept episodes, and heaps of hilarious supporting guest characters, including Madeleine Sami, Kimberley Crossman and Pua Magasiva.

So what can we expect next from the cast and crew of Flat 3? “Oh, just some kick ass action martial arts with singing and dancing, helicopters and underwater exploration and nerds in maths competitions,” says Roseanne.

“You know, the usual eclectic stuff. I like to keep people guessing.”

“We figured, since it’s our last season, we’d put in everything we’ve ever wanted to do,” says Perlina. “There are

Adds Perlina: “I’m just sitting by the phone, waiting for HBO to call me back.”

Coming Up Next

Our brand new YouTube channel is your backstage pass into the latest events, bringing you up close and personal with your favourite artists.

It’s also a place to express the things that matter most to the youth of NZ – and it’s made entirely by young people! TEARAWAY TV Producer and Maverick JEROME SEARS explains what goes into making an episode.

Depending on what the video involves, it can take anywhere from a week to a month to make an episode. For events and interviews, it’s fairly easy to shoot and edit quite quickly. For other things that are more dependent on a script, it can take a bit longer.

one of the other TEARAWAY Mavericks – to front the camera and collaborate on the content. Depending on what’s invovled, I sometimes ask a couple of my mates to help me out on shoots, making it easier for me to direct and to make sure we’re getting everything we need on camera.

I usually just bring along a presenter with me – such as Anna Henvest or

My favourite episode so far would have to be our interview with George

Ezra. It was our first interview with an international artist and the first ‘sit down interview’ we’ve done.

It was super exciting and an awesome experience for our team.

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Tune into YouTube, as this month we check out some of the country’s up-and-coming young fashion designers, and more interviews with musos! www.tearaway.co.nz | 19

DON’T BE AN EGG! Things You’ll Wish You Knew, Later

A Wasted Summer?

After the 10-month slog which is the school term, we’re almost at the light at the end of the tunnel. With summer just around the corner, it’s time to get excited. Summer means sleeping in, eating unhealthy food, beach missions, and yes – when the sun goes down and you venture out into the night – big parties. But while it may be true that #SunsOutGunsOut, it’s still not the case that #SchoolsOutRulesOut. Here’s how to be smart about booze. By JASON KIM.

Party Tricks If you choose to drink, be smart about it...

• Eat before you party, and while you party • Kick-off partying with a nonalcoholic drink • Spread your drinks over time.

Try not to throw them back to back like there's no tomorrow

Alcohol abuse among young people in NZ is a problem. According to the Ministry of Youth Development, One in five New Zealanders aged 15 or more who have consumed alcohol in the past year have a potentially hazardous drinking pattern, and nearly half of drinkers younger than 24 drink enough in one session to double their risk of injury.

• Drink both alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks. Ideally one for one • Have lots of water while you're drinking and as much as you can before you go to sleep

So, as a nation, we drink often, and when we drink, we drink too much.

Besides the obvious – and most serious – consequences, such as death, injury and other adverse health effects (alcohol has a negative impact on learning and memory, and this is even more pronounced in teenagers), you’re also way more likely to make decisions you regret later while under the influence.

Drinkers aged 12 to 17 are more likely than older drinkers to suffer unprotected or unwanted sex and get into fights. That’s before we even get into the benign but still embarrassing episodes which often take place when you’ve had a few too many: sloppily confessing your love to your high school crush (before throwing up on their shoes), dropping your keys and phone into the toilet (before throwing up on it)... and did I mention you might throw up a lot?

I won’t pretend to “solve” the problem of youth alcohol abuse in New Zealand in this small column space. What I will do is provide you with a few tips and observations from my experiences as a teenager not so long ago.

Don’t Be Afraid of Riding the Bench Even Cristiano Ronaldo needs a rest every few games, and in meaningless pre-season friendlies against minnows, you’ll see him riding the bench and letting his mates have a go.

You don’t have to drink every single night you go out. Sometimes you’ll get peer pressured to join in (“c’mon bro, weak effort!”). Unlike your mum, I know it’s not as straightforward as saying “BUT IF THEY WERE YOUR REAL FRIENDS THEY WOULDN’T SAY THAT”. But at the same time, your mum’s kinda right (she always is).

Sure, they want you to join them, but if you’re firm, they’ll understand and let you be.

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The more you eschew getting trashed and go and have some actual, interesting life experiences, the more exponentially interesting a person you’ll become Pace Yourself

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It’s a marathon, not a sprint. The messiest nights usually happen when you lose track of how much you’re drinking. Keeping track doesn't mean being “boring”. If your mates are playing drinking games, maybe just sit out a round sometimes.

One trick I usually use is to drink one glass of water for every alcoholic beverage. This not only keeps me hydrated and guards against brutal hangovers, it also makes sure I don’t get too intoxicated too quickly.

The more intoxicated you are, the more you end up pushing your limits, as your decision-making abilities are impaired. So, if you’re not wasted by 6 o’clock, chances are you’re going to be clear-headed enough to remember to pace yourself throughout the night.

Go to the beach and throw the ball around with your mates. Go on a road trip and go hiking.

Go to the park and read an interesting book.

Save up and go travelling. The summer holidays in your late teens are a unique period in your life when you’re old enough to have some independence, while being young enough to be free from any serious responsibilities.

The more you eschew getting trashed and go and have some actual, interesting life experiences, the more exponentially interesting a person you’ll become.

I think many Kiwi teenagers drink partly out of boredom, but also perhaps partly due to low self-esteem. That was the case for me. The irony is, if you decide to put down the beersies and actually have some meaningful life experiences, you’ll become a more well-rounded and confident person that other people enjoy hanging out with.

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Do Something Else After a long break from uni, while making small talk with my classmates, one of the most common topics will be ‘what you got up to during the summer’. It sucks to realise that, while others were out doing cool and meaningful stuff, all I can say is “erm... I got drunk and played Fifa all holidays.”

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SPORT

Bursting Stereotypes at 15 Balls per Second There’s a lot more to the sport of paintball than you might think, as TEARAWAY Maverick MARIA JI found out.

Images by Blacksheep Media NZ As a less-than-avid sports enthusiast, I’m not going to lie: when it comes to physical exercise I am very susceptible to film-derived hype. Very few things motivate me to leave the comfort zone when it comes to movement, but when I saw Emma Roberts as Poppy Moore being badass on the fields in Wild Child, I wanted to try lacrosse. When The Hunger Games brought Katniss to our screens, I wanted to learn archery.

So when I went to see a South Auckland Paintball Club (SAPC) tournament at Asylum Paintball in Kingseat, I was expecting something along the lines of a less romantic, gun-involving version of that adorable scene in Ten Things I Hate About You (where Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles lob paint at each other while the song Fascinating New Thing by Semisonic plays in the background).

My expectations couldn’t have been further from the reality. First of all, paintball guns are more frequently called ‘markers’. And although it’s heaps of fun, competitive paintball is no flirty fanfare – it’s a rigorous sport that requires skill, stamina, and practice.

Doritos, Snakes, and Lots of Paint The premise of speedball – a type of paintball – is simple: Your team tries to leave a mark on as many opponents as possible in the given timeframe, while avoiding its own elimination.

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As with more common sports like netball or rugby, there are international regulations that govern game play. The sport involves collaboration, strategy, and a lot of paint.

Asylum Paintball’s directing manager Vitaly Miheev says: “It’s not so much about shooting, it’s more about teamwork, communication and moving up the field in a correct way, squeezing out opponents and doing the job. The biggest mistake you can make is not keeping your gun up and not communicating.

If you’re not communicating with your team – there are five individual players that don’t work as a unit, and that’s where mistakes happen.”

The air is heavy with the sound of shots firing at around fifteen paintballs per second, the ricochet as they break against the massive orange air bunkers littered across the field, and shouting. “DORITO ONE DORITO ONE!!!” one man yells.

“SNAKESIDE! SNAKESIDE! SNAKESIDE!” shouts another. Some air bunkers are shaped like triangular pyramids (dorito one) and others are long and low (snakeside). Teams often give each of the bunkers names, sometimes calling them after their hometowns (Onehunga or Manukau, for example).

Going By Feel All the players come off the field on an adrenaline buzz. They say that paintball is so much more than a hobby; “it’s a lifestyle.” A lifestyle they spend all their free time thinking about.

The attraction, for some, is the intensity of the game. For others, it’s escapism; the moments on the field when nothing else matters, and all they focus on is the game.

Certainly, the great community built around the sport makes it easy to stay passionate. Not only do you have your team members, but also members

of different teams often mentor each other and train together.

Training is important; the best teams like ADHD and Disposal Unit train often and hard, because there are many factors that influence how well you play. There are a lot of fundamentals, and a lot of small details, too.

For example, humidity and cold weather can make the paintballs swell and become more brittle. This can result in balls not flying straight, breaking more easily, so that they might burst prematurely in the barrel of your marker.

SPORT But when it comes down to it, players aren’t really thinking in terms of physics. “You go by feel,” a player tells me, as he gets ready for his next game. “Shoot them before they shoot me.”

A Level Playing Field The New Zealand paintball scene is not yet at the enormous scale of tournaments and events in places like the United States or Malaysia, but the community is definitely growing.

This October, the International Pacific Championship came to Auckland.

To get more games of such scale into New Zealand, JC (from team Shattered) says we need to get more teams playing so that the international organisations can see that there is a flourishing paintball community here.

Certainly, the number of people who play paintball here is on the rise. Often, entire groups of friends or family come together to form teams. The fact that neither age nor gender matters in how well you play (the youngest player at the SAPC is 11) means that anybody can have a go.

Rochelle (also from Shattered), who has competed in competitions in Australia after jumping onto a female team called Divas, says: “You can have an old-as dude and a 10-year-old kid and they’re equal on the field; it depends on how they play. It’s great.

But then you do get the professional side, like with ADHD, where everybody is super fit and running everywhere, training every day.”

And for people who prefer longer lasting games, there are paintball variants other than speedball.

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Woodsball, for example is played in natural terrain and there are often themed games – such as ‘capture the flag’ – hosted by local paintball clubs.

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I’m a wuss – I’m a total wuss for pain. But it’s such a good game. I love it. It’s totally worth it

Anyone Can Play

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Rochelle and JC say it’s easy for newcomers to get involved: “The way we’ve set it up, it’s open tournament.

We’ve also got the D4 tournaments, which are playing on a Saturday, which the newer teams that are getting into the sport can play.”

At Asylum, they host Sunday walk-ons starting at 12pm, where anybody can turn up and play with different people of different skill levels.

“We’ve built a ladder, in a sense,” says Vitaly. “We run club days every month up there on the airball field, and we invite people [who come to walk-ons] to this. On club days we don’t have teams. So the first players to the starting point play, and then the second players. So you play with a different bunch of people all the time – everybody from the club. So you get mixed up, it’s pretty awesome.”

For Shattered, a team composed mostly of university students, playing and training at a competitive level can get costly. Currently, they have sponsors whom they approached, they work to cover costs, and in Rochelle’s case, as a graphic designer she does some free work for the team too (their team jerseys are an awesome example). “As students, we fund ourselves in any way we can, really,” she says.

As for the question that is at the forefront of everybody’s mind when thinking about this sport: Does it hurt when you get hit? “Oh yeah,” laughs Rochelle. “I’m a wuss – I’m a total wuss for pain. But it’s such a good game. I love it. It’s totally worth it.” www.tearaway.co.nz | 23

YOUR WORLD TAKIN’ NAMES,

Bustin’ Myths

Mythbusters is one of the most popular TV shows in the world.

Now in its 14th season, it is yet to run out of myths to bust.

TEARAWAY Maverick GRACE KING caught up with co-host and owner of M5 industries, Jamie Hyneman, when he visited NZ with the stage show Mythbusters: Behind the Myths.

What’s your favourite myth that you’ve busted so far?

Have you had any injuries from testing myths?

Oddly enough, it’s not one of our spectacular explosions, but one involving a lot of science and engineering; the Lead Balloon episode.

We had this lead at 0.0007 inch in thickness, assembled into a 5 metre diameter balloon. We inflated it with helium, but at that thickness, it was like working with wet toilet paper. We had to be completely diligent about what we were doing, going through every step before we even did the experiment. It’s the kind of project you can really focus on, and it’s thrilling to see it come into reality. It may be a geeky one to find exciting, but that’s what works for us.

Other than a few broken fingers, nothing. None of them were ever due to the actual dangerous myths themselves. The safety equipment is sometimes the most dangerous on the show. It’s more dangerous driving on the road than doing what we do on the show. Anybody with any sense would say that it [driving] is crazy; almost certain death if [you] flinch. We make it almost impossible for something to happen.

You’ve had a huge range of jobs, including animal wrangler, building inspector and charter boat captain... How did you get into mythbusting?

It was because of the range of jobs I had. I decided to get into [special] effects after the last job I had, which was a charter boat business in the Caribbean. Four years later, I was done with that; the most fantastic job you could have wasn’t working for me.

I did research, going to the library, and special effects was creative and satisfying. I ended up with my own shop, and eventually Mythbusters came along. I took it on because it required a range of skills. It just goes to show that you should try things; anything could happen. Somehow we’re credited for increasing interest in science.

No intent whatever to do so, but it’s awesome value.

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How do you keep finding new myths after 13 seasons of busting?

Ultimately, we take a lot of license in what is a ‘myth’. We compose a question and methodically answer it. At times where there are potentially counter-intuitive results, we don’t just talk about it, we physically recreate it. If it’s fun, interesting, we’ll create it. We hope that we’ll never run out of things we find interesting.

What’s one thing you would do before you die, if you could do anything?

I feel entirely satisfied with what we do on the show. I’m mainly interested in research and development. I’ve developed military armour, solar power, new types of propulsion. I’m collaborating with several different universities and military; it’s where I’m headed in life now. There’s not really much I haven’t done that I’ve wanted to do in life.

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I’m an advocate for a broad-based education, and that doesn’t mean just school. As I often say, specialisation is for insects L-R: Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage

So would you say you’re a bit of a Tony Stark?

I would say there are some comparisons. I don’t think I’ll become a mega-rich industrialist though.

On that note, we’ve spoken to the producers [of the Iron Man films], and parts of it is based on the DIY movement and us particularly. I’m good, but I’m not that good yet.

Any advice for teenagers that are unsure what to do with their lives?

I’m an advocate for a broad-based education, and that doesn’t mean just school. As I often say, specialisation is for insects. We [Adam and Jamie] find that all these different things we do – from massive industrial metal structures to sewing – is what makes

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it so interesting. People going out into the world shouldn’t just treat the thing they’re facing as one thing; it’s part of a group of things. It allows you to be able to deal with situations that you have no prior experience with.

Anything else?

It was funny that [before] we came down here, I tended to lump New Zealand and Australia together, but I understand now that they’re distinctly different. We’ve been influenced by Australians. We have a New Zealander on our crew, and we love him.

There’s a certain rough-and-ready in Australians and New Zealanders that is a fundamental part of our show.

We have a closer tie to this part of the world than America. We love the independent and fearless attitude.

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LIVIN’ THE DREAM

What Now?

Behind the Scenes What Now is a wild place to be in the early hours of Sunday morning. As they eagerly await the chance to see the number one kids’ TV show in the country, young peeps’ cheering can be heard loud and clear from outside Whitebait Studios in Christchurch.

Having grown up with the show, we all know it well, but what is it like to actually work there? TEARAWAY Maverick KATE SPENCE went backstage to find out.

What Now has been one of New Zealand’s favourite TV shows for over 30 years. Generations of Kiwi kids have been waking up early on Sunday mornings to watch celebrity interviews, whacky skits and all-round gungy mayhem.

As soon as you walk in, you realise what a large operation it is producing a live, national television show. You can’t help but be wowed by the ensemble of props and costumes. Complete with wigs, a full-on kitchen layout, Antarctic tents, a Hägglund truck – and a dog running around – this isn’t your everyday work office.

Gemma’s Faves Food: Chicken noodle soup Place: Disneyland Season: Summer Person: The author Mitch Albom Date: Tomorrow Colour: Blue Memory: The day I found out I got the job on What Now Country: New Zealand Hobby: Reading, and having cups of tea with my amazing friends Movie: Boyhood

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It’s all business for the presenters Gemma Knight, Adam Percival and Ronnie Taulafo though, as they quickly get into position for their first set. With witty lines and prop facial hair, they promptly get the crew laughing with a wee skit. So begins a day full of high energy and creative sketches. The young audience are balls of energy, obviously excited to see the stars at work. One young boy is so excited to receive a high five from Gemma, he looks like he might pass out.

TV presenting seems a world of fun.

However, it’s only a few who can brave the early mornings and still have enough energy to get the whole crowd dancing. Gemma’s been doing this for four years now, but how did she find herself here?

At just 18, Gemma was thrust into the role as a TV presenter, after winning a competition to become What Now’s next big star. She managed to wow the judges with her spicy saxophone skills

and lovable personality, but she still had some pretty big shoes to fill; those in the role before her include Jason Gunn, Simon Barnett, Jason Fa’afoi, and Tumehe Rongonui.

Four years on, Gem has more than proven herself. So what’s it really like being a TV presenter?

What gets you excited to get up in the morning and go to work?

My job is essentially to make people smile; how cool is that? Every single day is different. Some days I might spend a day at my desk researching and writing, others I might be interviewing someone from a movie or feeding a lion. The one thing that remains constant is the reason why we do this; to make people smile. It’s a real privilege to get to do something so simple and so full of happiness.

Did you ever comprehend being on TV before applying for What Now? To be honest, I didn’t. I’ve been doing drama for years but I’ve always been afraid to take it to the next level; acting as a career has always seemed like the unattainable dream. I’ve been lucky to learn that if you really love something, you just need to go and do it. It’s as simple as that.

What prepared you for being on TV? Nothing can really prepare you for the life of live television – except for live television! I really did start in the deep end here, which means I have learnt so much. In saying, that I look back on my younger years and think that all those home-made movies, dance shows I made my family sit

LIVIN’ THE DREAM Putting it All Together: How a Show is Made The preparation starts on the Tuesday. We debrief the previous show before having a creative meeting to plan the show coming up. We script the entire show on a Tuesday afternoon and we spend the rest of the week bringing it to life with edits, rehearsals, pre-recorded skits, and meetings.

Although all this work goes into a script, we do a lot of ad-libbing and changes on the Sunday. through, and obsessions with musicals such as Mamma Mia! must have contributed somehow.

What’s the worst outfit you’ve had to wear while on What Now? I have dressed as a granny, a French chef, a frog, an elderly icecream shop man, a pregnant Kate Middleton, Justin Bieber, a cave woman… the list goes on. There’s no such thing as a bad outfit here; the bad ones are often the funniest.

What do you think about before going on screen?

Most of the time I’m thinking about the parts of the link (a ‘segment’ of the show). There’s about 90 links per show, which is a lot to remember. Our breaks in between are often one or two minutes, which is just enough time to check the next bit and make sure everything is set.

Do you ever get nervous about being on camera?

Yes and no. The great thing about TV is there may be 200,000 people watching… and you wouldn’t know!

I like to pretend I’m just hanging out with one viewer – it makes it a little less daunting. If we are doing something particularly scary, such as eating locusts, it’s very easy for the stomach to start churning.

What would a normal day in the life of Gemma be like?

There is no such thing as a normal day!

You step in the office doors and there will be a nerf gun battle happening, or a Beyoncé singalong. By lunchtime, you might have already recorded

a skit as the Queen of England, before heading out to a school in the afternoon to meet some cool young people. The What Now office has a very ‘anything can happen’ electricity about it; you learn how to go with the flow.

What has been the best thing you’ve been able to do with your job?

Getting to meet so many amazing people. Our country is full of talented, witty, and outrageously adorable young people and our job is to put them in the spotlight. It’s so cool to hang with inspirational young Kiwis, not just the ones doing big things like saving whales or stopping bullying, but also the ones that just show up to the studio with that look in their eye that says; “I am so happy to be here and happy to be alive and now I’m going to shake my legs around and dance because I’m happy!”

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So You Want to be a TV Presenter? Gemma’s Advice...

Why do you want to work in TV? If it is to get rich and famous, turn back now! No matter what your dream job is, you have to love the act of doing that job, not the side effects that job may have.

With my job, the show is the cherry on top, but is really just a small percentage of what we do. The majority of time we are working very hard, both in meetings and at our desks. It’s not unusual to stay at work till 9:00pm, or arrive at 6:00am.

Make sure you are going to enjoy the process, or the ‘boring bits’ of the job. That way your happiness won’t depend on your success; you’ll just be happy doing what you love.

Curious about a career in TV?

Check out: www.tvnz.co.nz/content/823801 for a list of places you could study.

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LIVIN’ THE DREAM

How (Not) to Get a Job In a typical human’s life cycle, there comes a stage when the human is expected to find employment. This usually comes after they’ve completed school. Employment means working hard for moneys, which can be traded for food, internets and other usefulness. But is this logical, highly promising lifestyle for everybody? What does it take to break away from the norm and enjoy a life of un-employment? TEARAWAY Maverick THOMAS STEVENSON details the process of not getting a job.

‘Job-hunting’ is the name of the first thing you should avoid doing. In theory, this is easy; just sit around and do what you usually do. Jobs seldom come to people who aren’t actively looking for them. However, there may be some pressure from your parents, siblings or robot overlords to go out and try job-hunting. They may demand that you create a CV, which is a piece of paper showing all your skills, achievements and personal info.

In the event that you are forced to write one, try giving the wrong phone number and email address so employers can’t contact you back. Give a false name and list only pointless skills like how many pairs of shoes you can carry. Whatever you do, DON’T include at least two referees from outside your family who can say good things about you! Better to include the details of that one guy from school who throws pineapples at you for no reason.

If the overlords have applied enough pressure to get you to apply for a position, it’s not too late. Let’s say the manager of your local muffin distribution centre has called and offered you an interview. For people wanting a job, the interview tends to be the most stressful part of the process. For you, it must be the most botched-up conversation in history.

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When you stroll into his office, wearing a swimsuit and smelling of skunkspray, be sure to greet the manager with a quiet “Sup bro,” avoiding eye contact. This will give him a strong first impression of you as somebody who really doesn’t want to work in muffin distribution. He will offer a handshake; either ignore his extended hand, or grab it and swing your arm around madly.

If he hasn’t kicked you out by now, the interview will begin. He will ask a bunch of questions to gauge your competence, so give noncompetent or irrelevant answers. For example, he’ll probably ask what you consider to be your weaknesses. You could answer with, “I hate working” or “My cat’s name is Tiddles.” And if all else fails –

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ignore what has been written above, as it has just been discovered that it was written by a ferret. We apologise for any inconvenience or funny ideas which may have resulted from this.

The real purpose of this article is to tell you about an awesome opportunity, courtesy of the Workchoice Trust.

Manager of Client Services and Communications, Alaina Luxmoore, has this to say about it: “Workchoice aims to bridge the education-to-employment gap by connecting students and schools with businesses. It’s important to get up close and personal with the career you’re considering, so you can understand what it’s really about and what it takes to get there.

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By getting the chance to talk to people in their dream job, students can get firsthand information to help them make informed decision

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Lots of students want to be engineers for example – but who knows what an engineer’s daily life is really like? What does their office look like? Do they work a standard day or are they always off-site and working late? Do they make enough money to pay back their student loans?

“By getting the chance to talk to people in their dream job, students can get firsthand information to help them make informed decisions.”

The result of this thinking has been Workchoice Day. This year it was held on May 20th and was focussed in Auckland and Wellington.

Registrations for next year’s event

open this term; check out workchoice. co.nz/get-involved/register/ and let your teachers know you want IN! Schools that sign up for the event send out students who get to hang out with people working in their dream jobs.

Think about where would you most like to work. Imagine spending a day experiencing that, at the cost of one day of school!

In Christchurch, the Trust runs a similar event called ‘Life After School.’ “It’s a pilot programme,” says Alaina, “...a combination of a Workchoice Day-style company visit and a seminar which covers a wider understanding of ‘the job market’ such as recruitment, interview skills, employer-led panel discussions and inspiring, positive stories.

“As for 2015, we have a few plans up our sleeves but for now they’re top secret. Keep watching this space...”

Check out the details here:

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In the event that an employer does become interested in you, post lots of obscene pictures on Facebook and make them publicly visible. Employers often check the social media pages of people they’re considering hiring.

Having as much smut on your online profiles as possible is a great way to avoid ever being employed.

A bad interview will almost certainly guarantee your lack of success.

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The Happy Camper’s Guide to Happy Camping

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(Brace Yourselves. Summer is Coming.)

Illustration by Elliot Gonzales

You have probably been camping before, but camping is not what it used to be.

Nowadays, people sleep in caravans and pack conveniently portable things like miniature barbeques on which to cook the fish they just caught using their over-priced fishing rods. This is simply not right!

Real camping is all about inconvenience – about insect bites and muddy tents and getting tomato sauce on the 50-cent paperback you bought at the camp office! It’s about being outdoors and embracing nature... often too much nature.

This simple guide will show you how to make the most of your summer by enjoying your first real camping trip.

By TEARAWAY Maverick TIERNEY REARDON.

1. Select your camping location There are hundreds of camping grounds all over New Zealand – and it’s your job to choose just one. Make sure you do your research online before booking. Some campsites are painfully expensive, while some may lack kitchens or showers. These are things you need to know, so you can go prepared.

If you’re going to be camping for free somewhere a bit closer to home, things are going to be a lot easier to plan. Check the weather forecast for approaching hailstorms, snowdrifts and sharknados. If the coast seems relatively clear, then you’re ready to go!

2. Pack the essentials Depending on how many people you are camping with, you will need a larger or smaller tent, or maybe more than one. Sleeping bags? Check. Those air mattresses that deflate overnight so you wake up on the ground? Check.

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4. Remember the mallet 5. Have fun cooking dinner If your campsite has cooking facilities, things will be a lot easier when it comes to preparing a meal. Chances are there’ll be a couple of stoves, a toaster, a jug, and a fridge that you’ll never touch because no-one cleans up after themselves.

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Do not let the tent win, under any circumstances.

It may be bigger than you, but you’re smarter Write a list of everything you’ll need. If you’re the one in charge of remembering the cooking equipment, your fellow campers will not appreciate you forgetting the pasta, or – heaven forbid – the can opener. Better double-check that list, just in case...

On the other hand, there are plenty of things that are best left at home. Bring a book (or twenty) by all means, but maybe it’s best to leave behind your favourite wedges, stapler, scrapbooking kit, shell collection... anything that you could probably live without. Never mind the books, though. There will always be room for the books.

3. Set up the tent First of all, if you’ve reached this step, congratulations on managing to find a spot that doesn’t overlook a creek that breeds mosquitoes.

If you did manage to end up with

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the creek, there’s not much I can do to help you. Bonus points if you can see the sea. Or, if you’re nowhere near the sea, perhaps a rather aesthetically pleasing tree. Or hill. Or petrol station.

If you’ve never set up a tent before, then you’re in for a treat. Most likely your tent came with instructions.

There is also a chance those instructions went missing. Just try to get the tent up by nightfall and things should be fine.

While assembling a tent may seem like a rather mundane task, this is not the case. Poles will collapse. Plastic covers will attempt to smother you.

There will be tears. The best advice I can give you is to keep fighting back. Do not let the tent win, under any circumstances. It may be bigger than you, but you’re smarter. As long as there’s some kind of shelter from the elements, you’ll be fine. Just remember to hammer the pegs in with the mallet... oh.

Instant meals are an excellent thing to bring on a camping expedition. Just add water, stick it in the microwave, add tomato sauce and hope for the best. If you’re lucky enough to know the coordinates of a fish and chip shop, then you’ve got nothing to worry about. However, this is not in the spirit of Happy Camping, so you should always try to prepare your own “meals.” Canned peaches: yes.

Cashews: definitely (cashews are literally the best camping food ever).

Ham: yes.

The fun bit now is using your imagination to create a dinner out of your remaining supplies. If it really does come down to canned peaches and ham, though... you’re going to need a lot of tomato sauce. Just remember to clean up after yourself!

You don’t want to be like the Fridge People. (Note: Fridge People are almost definitely the people cooking something that smells amazing in the tent next to you. It’s probably butter chicken. And it probably doesn’t contain peaches.)

6. Enjoy the sunshine So you’ve finally settled into your gently collapsing deck chair, opened your favourite book and successfully avoided the majority of the mosquitoes haunting the site?

Congratulations! You are now a real camper. Have fun, spend time with your friends, and know that you have become the camper that Fridge People wish they could be.

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