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rWotD Episode 2861: Top Town Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Tuesday, 4 March 2025 is Top Town.Top Town was a New Zealand game show series where teams from different towns in New Zealand competed in various obstacle challenges against each other, along the lines of the earlier British series It's a Knockout. The show first ran in New Zealand between 1976 and 1990 and made a return in a slightly different form in 2009. The new format has similarities to Wipeout.Top Town first screened on New Zealand television in 1976, the original Top Town competition took place at a different town each week with all competitions taking place on a local sports field. The show made a return in 2009 but due to health and safety regulations the new competition had to take on water with all teams now competing at Jellie Park in Christchurch.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:08 UTC on Tuesday, 4 March 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Top Town on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Stephen.

"My proudest moment... in a sense is longevity. The fact that I've lasted consistently, for a heck of a long time. And its been a lovely run. When I think back on my experiences, I can't believe how lucky I've been " - Mark Leishman, Broadcaster. Mark is a legend in New Zealand broadcasting. He is also a director, presenter, narrator, producer, a businessman with Dexterity Productions Ltd, a proud father of three, a husband, friend & supporter. Mark's credentials are astounding & ever-growing across Radio, TV, & News. His first TV Show appearance was in 1981 and has been followed by a continuous run of household-worthy NZ classics including Tux Wonder Dogs, Mud and Glory, Top Town, Jeopardy, The Young Farmer Contest, Holden Golf World, and Country TV to name a mere handful. Mark began his on-air career in '77 at Radio Avon and has since hosted the i98 FM's breakfast show, The Breeze's afternoon drive, and Magic's first-ever Breakfast show, before transitioning to his current position as newsreader and fill-in host for Radio New Zealand. It is truly a privilege to interview Mark for Tall Poppy Talk! Listen to the full interview on Spotify, iHeart Radio, or Apple Podcasts. #broadcasting #radio #tv #news #legend #pro #newzealand #newsreader #mentalperformance #podcast #tallpoppytalk #mentalhealthmatters #aotearoa #broadcaster

I had an amazing conversation with Kelly of Table Top Town where we discussed so many awesome topics including the art of narrative GM'ing, world-building, and engaging with players. In addition, we spoke about the new app called "Tabletop Town" and her journey as a tech-entrepreneur. Be sure to follow Tabletop Town here to stay up-to-date with all the new releases and the final product. As always, if you enjoy this podcast, share with your friends and be sure to support us over on Patreon where you get bonus episodes, early access, and some cool digital products for your game. Be Kind and Keep Gaming!-Brian

Bernard Salt - the avocado toast guy - crunches the Census numbers to discover Australia's top 36 towns. Find out if yours makes the cutSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lawrenceville has beaten out the likes of Sedona, Az. and Greenville, SC. to be the nations top UFO sighting town.  For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com   https://www.lawrencevillega.org/  https://www.foxtheatre.org/  https://guideinc.org/  https://www.psponline.com/  https://www.kiamallofga.com/  https://www.milb.com/gwinnett  https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/  www.atlantagladiators.com        See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raman and Aseem are Ayurvedic doctors and natural health practitioners, originally from India. They had moved to New Zealand with their daughter 5 years ago. They love spreading knowledge and helping the community. They are teaching naturopathy courses at Naturopathic College of New Zealand, New Plymouth, and work at their holistic clinic - AyuNature Wellness or ANW at 66 Gill street in Top Town.

KVI's John Carlson analyzes the candidate performances in the second and final televised face-off between U.S. Senator, Patty Murray, and her Republican challenger, Tiffany Smiley. if Patty Murray wants so badly to win a sixth US Senate term, why does she look so unhappy on-stage during last night's "town hall"? The statistical poll you should be watching to keep tabs on the Murray Smiley election in Washington.

Mikey Havoc was one of the biggest stars in New Zealand entertainment for nearly two decades across music, radio and television. He started out as a singer in the rock band Push Push – a band named Group of the Year at the 1992 New Zealand Music Awards following their smash hit Trippin' – before going on to pump up the volume as a dance DJ and the long-standing voice of alternative radio station bFM, where he made some of the most creative radio of the era. Mikey is also a familiar face on TV, with his former show Havoc which led to the infamous Havoc and Newsboy Sell Out Tour, where the dynamic duo of Mikey and Jeremy Wells took the country by storm and upset the whole of Gore. The juggernaut continued with another two Sell Out Tours and a series of shows including Havoc's Luxury Suites and Conference Facilities and a remake of the Kiwi classic Top Town. His life, career and story is remarkable – and in two hours we only just scratched the surface. But there's some real nuggets of gold in here, some top stories from the glory days and some raw moments of reflection. Show notes | Episode 99 | Mikey Havoc 2:02 Shaggy Sheepdog: Ol' Havo takes us behind the scenes of The Masked Singer 12.10 Back to the start: four kids start a band called Push Push 16:38 Trippin' and the rise to fame 22:10 Push Push push pause 26:14 Havoc hones his creative skills on bFM 35:38 Linking up with Jeremy Wells and the start of the TV journey 45:00 Faces of delight, or if you're in the islands, Kumface 49:23 Gore 1:00:40 Life at the height of popularity and reflections on the TV career 1:11:21 Working with Jeremy Wells 1:17:10 Using his platform to speak to real issues 1:23:47 Havoc's thoughts on his late father and his takes on fatherhood 1:37:18 What's next for Mikey? 1:45:49 Last words from Steven, Seamus and MikeySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Top Town first screened on New Zealand television in 1976, a travelling summer TV game show styled partly on a British series called It's a Knockout.  Host for the latter part of the 80's, Mark Leishman and games designer Ross Mackenzie, join Jesse in the studio.

 Full podcast of Tasmania Talks with Mike O'Loughlin for Monday 7th June 2021. 

Finalists for the inaugural Victorian Top Tourism Town Awards have been announced, and they're now being put to a public vote. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An amazing story about saving money involving squeezing a straw Andy Lee talks about The Cube A Dunsborough man was rescued but it makes you wonder The cleaners finally came for Michelle Amy Shark on working with Ed Sheeran See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gang invades a quaint tree-top village. Blast barrels, buzzy boys, and bottomless pits give us a hard time. We groove to another swell track by Eveline Novakovic (Fischer). And in a new segment, Supplementary Materials, we take a look at the glorious Official Nintendo Player's Guide to Donkey Kong Country. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-stage-at-a-time/message

The song I have sent you this week is another from the Cheshire Cats album we talked about last week….which we made back in the day….this song is “The Battle Of New Orleans” and is one I produced for my great mate “Skiffle” John Lomax…..who sadly passed away some time ago….I put the instrumentation together on the record…. John was a member of The Atlantics Skiffle Group who were one of the first in the area…I saw them in 1958 which was the first time I heard an electric guitar….they appeared on “Top Town” and John went on to make films…one featuring the final plight of Donald Campbell which won him an award….this led to a feature by the BBC called “Days Which Changed The World”…in which they used John’s footage and had an actor playing him. In 2001 I put a skiffle group together with him and we went to Finland to perform at a huge convention…..I loved John dearly and miss him very much. I just don’t get why certain so called celebs think they can sing those Rat Pack standards…..Peter Andre has brought out an album with a collection of them…WHY?...his version of “Come Fly With Me” is as bad as it gets…. Robbie Williams brought one out a while back….if they insist on swing music why not get some original stuff….if I want to hear that sort of stuff I’ll listen to Sinatra and his gang….who do it properly. And any day now we will be bombarded with all the stale played out Christmas songs….Kylie has just made a Christmas album of all the songs we are sick of hearing…WHY?....do something ORIGINAL!! I don’t know who puts certain people in positions where they can make major decisions….the latest classic is to turn off the street lighting in certain villages to save money….and…wait for it…they can put the lights on again if the locals pay for it….wait for it….7 PENCE a day each. You couldn’t write this in a comedy show……HELLO…street lighting keeps areas safe doesn’t it?.......oh sorry I forgot…we have to send billions overseas to help other countries…..I despair. The new James Bond film has been heavily covered by the national news….as has Adele’s new record….National News???....I don’t think so…..incidentally Daniel Craig is from Hoylake which is just down the road from me….one of the lads I play golf with knows a lad who went to school with him….said he was a bit of a wimp in school and never did any sport etc….his mate is now a mechanic and Dan is James Bond….how’s that for poetic justice. ……It’s Halloween time and the shops are doing well….I just don’t get Halloween….it was just a bit of duck apple in my day….all this trick and treating is something we ahave aquired from the States…like high fives etc….then we have Bonfire night where loads of kids will get injured….can’t wee the point of fireworks….or am I Mr. Bah Humbug?

The song I have sent you this week is another from the Cheshire Cats album we talked about last week….which we made back in the day….this song is “The Battle Of New Orleans” and is one I produced for my great mate “Skiffle” John Lomax…..who sadly passed away some time ago….I put the instrumentation together on the record…. John was a member of The Atlantics Skiffle Group who were one of the first in the area…I saw them in 1958 which was the first time I heard an electric guitar….they appeared on “Top Town” and John went on to make films…one featuring the final plight of Donald Campbell which won him an award….this led to a feature by the BBC called “Days Which Changed The World”…in which they used John’s footage and had an actor playing him. In 2001 I put a skiffle group together with him and we went to Finland to perform at a huge convention…..I loved John dearly and miss him very much. I just don’t get why certain so called celebs think they can sing those Rat Pack standards…..Peter Andre has brought out an album with a collection of them…WHY?...his version of “Come Fly With Me” is as bad as it gets…. Robbie Williams brought one out a while back….if they insist on swing music why not get some original stuff….if I want to hear that sort of stuff I’ll listen to Sinatra and his gang….who do it properly. And any day now we will be bombarded with all the stale played out Christmas songs….Kylie has just made a Christmas album of all the songs we are sick of hearing…WHY?....do something ORIGINAL!! I don’t know who puts certain people in positions where they can make major decisions….the latest classic is to turn off the street lighting in certain villages to save money….and…wait for it…they can put the lights on again if the locals pay for it….wait for it….7 PENCE a day each. You couldn’t write this in a comedy show……HELLO…street lighting keeps areas safe doesn’t it?.......oh sorry I forgot…we have to send billions overseas to help other countries…..I despair. The new James Bond film has been heavily covered by the national news….as has Adele’s new record….National News???....I don’t think so…..incidentally Daniel Craig is from Hoylake which is just down the road from me….one of the lads I play golf with knows a lad who went to school with him….said he was a bit of a wimp in school and never did any sport etc….his mate is now a mechanic and Dan is James Bond….how’s that for poetic justice. ……It’s Halloween time and the shops are doing well….I just don’t get Halloween….it was just a bit of duck apple in my day….all this trick and treating is something we ahave aquired from the States…like high fives etc….then we have Bonfire night where loads of kids will get injured….can’t wee the point of fireworks….or am I Mr. Bah Humbug?

Rex is certain that Top Town businessman T.C. Montgomery has had a hand in the killings of Berndt Bork and Flying Fleming, and that he has lured Carlozo to the Plew Perfect Tents Factory on the far side of town. He heads there with nothing but a hard head and an old pistol that may or may not work. What deadly surprises will he find there? Tune into this noir mystery and find out!

Rex tries to sort through his loose ends with Hobie Hoobler, the old blind newsie, but comes up with nanty as to who is killing the aerialists of Top Town. Our heroic bigshoe is forced to throw himself head first into some dangerous company to shake loose new clues. Episode 15 of 23 (From the e-book of the same name, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

On his way to meet his client, Rex is interrupted by Mayor Eugene X. Brody and his entourage. Brody is dragging newspaper reporters around Top Town with him, trying to explain away his embarrassing presence in the ghetto’s cathouses the day before. Once he escapes, Rex finds that Carlozo has stood him up, but a couple of other playmates have come to pass the time. Episode 11 of 23 (From the book of the same name, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

Outside the Banana Peel, Rex is hassled by two policemen over the death of Berndt Bork and the damage done to Mayor Brody’s car.  One of these bulls is Detective Pinky Piscopink, a tenacious, sadistic midget who will become the bane of Rex’s existence.  After the interview, the cops warn Rex not to leave Top Town, but really, where the hell else would he go now? Episode 7 of 23 (From the e-book of the same name, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

Before he stars on his new case, Rex Koko realizes that he's overdue to get clean and presentable again, and goes in search of a nice boil-up.  He chooses as his destination for this the cooch joint known as the Club Bimbo, run by his old friend and former lover, Lotta Mudflaps. At this early hour, there's no floor show, but Rex catches Lotta as she discusses business with a dapper old gentleman. Later, Lotta and Rex recount old stories, as he prepares to re-emerge into the not-so-polite society of Top Town.  Episode 2 of 23 (From the e-book Honk Honk, My Darling, available at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ )