OpinionOpinion byJenni MortimerChief Lifestyle & Entertainment Reporter·NZ Herald·8 Sep, 2026 05:00 AM5 mins to readJenni Mortimer, Chief Lifestyle & Entertainment Reporter for the New Zealand Herald, is passionate about telling stories and providing a place to escape for kiwis in amongst the hard news.Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer wanted me to love it or list it. I decided to love it.As we began our nightly torture ritual of deciding what to stream, my bowl of ramen turned cold, my stomach grumbled, and my soul grew weary.Despite having six streaming subscriptions at our fingertips, there wasn’t a single thing to appease my partner’s and my now-ravaging content appetites.
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