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NZ Herald
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
NZ Herald Sports Update: July 4, 2025
Media Insider: Inside the mind of a Kiwi TV genius Great Southern Television's Phil Smith on his hit shows The Casketeers, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and more, and the future of our screen industry. Video / NZ Herald


NZ Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Media Insider podcast: Great Southern Television founder and owner Phil Smith on The Casketeers, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and other hit shows
Casketeers stars Francis and Kaiora Tipene; Mike Hosking as host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?; Great Southern Television founder and owner Phil Smith. The Casketeers sat on the shelf for almost a year and there were questions over who might fund anyone winning more than $250,000 in the Kiwi version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Phil Smith knew that as soon as he met Francis and Kaiora Tipene, he had two