Kiwi pop duo Foley are excited - and a little nervous - to release their upcoming second album out into the world.

The pair's forthcoming second record THAT’S LIFE, BABY! - featuring the lead single Fever - is set to drop on February 28.

Ash Wallace and Gabe Everatt explained that releasing a second album is a different experience than creating a first - as there's a different kind of pressure to factor in.

"We had a writing deadline - and we were like, okay, by this date, we'll have everything written for the album, then we'll see what tracks we've got and put it all together."

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Samoan-born Miki Magasiva is set to release his first feature directorial debut in the coming days.

Magasiva made a name for himself crafting short films and commericials - and his work on miniseries The Panthers won him a best director award at the 2022 New Zealand Television Awards.

His new feature film, Tinā tells the story of a Samoan teacher working at a private school while struggling with the death of her daughter.

"I love humour - and I wanted to do an emotional story when I set out to do it, so I'm just stoked."

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Nemesis by Gregg Hurwitz. This is a story in the Orphan X sequence, which I’ve loved from the very beginning, but this one takes a darker and more personal turn for Evan Smoak, the hero. Because of the nature of his work and the man he was made to be to do that work he’s never had friends, but 15 years ago he met a man who became the nearest thing to being a friend – Tommy Stojack – a former gunrunner and Green Beret who now supplies arms and equipment to Evan – but who now betrays him, and friendship rapidly turns to enmity. This is a brilliant thriller.

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke. Shari was one of six children in a family which became known on YouTube as 8 Passengers. Her mother Ruby turned her family into performance and filmed and posted everything about their lives, portraying them as being the perfect family when behind the scenes they were anything but. Ruby was a really tough Mum off camera, but when she took up with a relationship coach their abuse of the children escalated, and Ruby and Jodi, the coach, are now serving prison time. This is their story by the eldest daughter.

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