Real Life: Billy T award winner Hoani Hotene on comedy, touring and being a ginger Māori

Hoani Hotene is officially New Zealand's best up-and-coming comedian, taking home a limited edition towel and $5000 for winning the 2025 Billy T award for best emerging comic talent.
The cash prize, he says, 'will be lost' when he jets off to the United Kingdom to

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