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Something to watch tonight: Tuesday 28 October

The Dark Horse (Napier Robertson, 2014)

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Dan Slevin
Oct 28, 2025
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It’s been so busy around here lately that I completely forgot to mention that my backgrounder essay on James Napier Robertson’s Aotearoa classic, The Dark Horse, has been posted to NZ On Screen.

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