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]]> false Lewis Tennant info+6892a0be3a582a36b3de3971@mg-eu.acast.com 6892a0be3a582a36b3de3971 oopsie-nz episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6892a0be3a582a36b3de3971/1761280956388-6652bec9-6907-4f3e-932b-f2d4cb589e2c.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/oopsie-nz Oopsie NZ 0149ef50-c973-11f0-90f5-43b1a39c8e80 Episode Five: The Black Cocks Episode Five: The Black Cocks Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT 42:46 69260d6b44d46fbcb243a583 false https://shows.acast.com/oopsie-nz/episodes/69260d6b44d46fbcb243a583 69260d6b44d46fbcb243a583 6892a0be3a582a36b3de3971 Black as in All Blacks + cocks as in shuttlecocks = NZ representative badminton team nomenclature 101. full 5 When Badminton New Zealand chose a national squad name in 2004, it made sense to pair a nod to the All Blacks with a nod to the shuttlecock: The Black Cocks. But the Black Cocks story isn't about the name itself, it's about what it was trying to fix.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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]]> When Badminton New Zealand chose a national squad name in 2004, it made sense to pair a nod to the All Blacks with a nod to the shuttlecock: The Black Cocks. But the Black Cocks story isn't about the name itself, it's about what it was trying to fix.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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]]> Episode Four: Sesqui 1990 Episode Four: Sesqui 1990 Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT 50:13 68fc1c0b1e3d261ce0df425c false https://shows.acast.com/oopsie-nz/episodes/68fc1c0b1e3d261ce0df425c 68fc1c0b1e3d261ce0df425c 6892a0be3a582a36b3de3971 full 4 Billed as ‘New Zealand’s biggest event ever’, Sesqui 1990 was—alas—not New Zealand’s biggest event ever. It’s now best known as a spectacular commercial and administrative failure.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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]]> Billed as ‘New Zealand’s biggest event ever’, Sesqui 1990 was—alas—not New Zealand’s biggest event ever. It’s now best known as a spectacular commercial and administrative failure.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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]]> Episode Three: Possums Episode Three: Possums Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT 52:05 68fc0d2e8e22c64fb1ce3a2b false https://shows.acast.com/oopsie-nz/episodes/68fc0d2e8e22c64fb1ce3a2b 68fc0d2e8e22c64fb1ce3a2b 6892a0be3a582a36b3de3971 Cute but harmful but useful but infectious but under control but rife. full 3 The NZ possum story spans three centuries. The end is Predator Free 2050. Will there be no possums in New Zealand on January 1, 2050? Well, it depends on who you talk to.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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]]> The NZ possum story spans three centuries. The end is Predator Free 2050. Will there be no possums in New Zealand on January 1, 2050? Well, it depends on who you talk to.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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]]> Episode Two: The Trekka Episode Two: The Trekka Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT 47:00 68fc0adbdeee754a72f38428 false https://shows.acast.com/oopsie-nz/episodes/68fc0adbdeee754a72f38428 68fc0adbdeee754a72f38428 6892a0be3a582a36b3de3971 full 2 How a family business, a cold war collaboration with Czechoslovakia, and some 1960s trade rules made NZ’s only mass-produced motor vehicle... for a time.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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]]> How a family business, a cold war collaboration with Czechoslovakia, and some 1960s trade rules made NZ’s only mass-produced motor vehicle... for a time.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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]]> Episode One: The Flag Referendums Episode One: The Flag Referendums Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT 43:33 6892a182818433956022d15b false https://shows.acast.com/oopsie-nz/episodes/6892a182818433956022d15b 6892a182818433956022d15b 6892a0be3a582a36b3de3971 Two referendums, 10,292 designs, one Laser Kiwi, no change. full 1 Ten years on from the NZ flag referendums, we look back at what it all meant, talk to those involved, and learn a bit more about flags. Also... Laser Kiwi.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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]]> Ten years on from the NZ flag referendums, we look back at what it all meant, talk to those involved, and learn a bit more about flags. Also... Laser Kiwi.


A documentary series about New Zealand ventures that didn’t quite go to plan — five tales of bold ideas, intrepid experiments, naked ambition, and mostly good intentions. Produced and presented by Lewis Tennant. Please share, rate, comment and review... this is vital fuel for podcast projects.


Special thanks to AUT School of Communication Studies. Thanks also to @Otamazoo for the podcast intro music. Each episode contains a themed song; lyrics by me, music by artificial intelligence. Connect with me @verbalhighs on the socials or verbalhighs@gmail.com.


To connect with the NZ podcasting community, head to www.nzpodsummit.com. Cheers for your ears.

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