Auckland Daze – disturbing but likeable

By Diana Wichtel In Television

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1st September, 2012
‘I need a programme,” declares unemployed thin model (thodel) Millen. “Let’s get with one!” This sort of purposeful-sounding, fundamentally meaningless pronouncement captures the vibe of Auckland Daze. More worryingly, it captures something about Auckland, with its blundering, headlong, smug momentum. After Daze, which began its life as an online series and is currently infesting TV1, we Jafas may have to think even more carefully before showing our botoxed and fake-baked faces south of the Bombay Hills. The comedy follows the delusional adventures of four scarily ...

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