For Lillie's first date of the second season, she is joined by comedian Joe Daymond for fish and chips in Taupo. They discuss his new show, Bouncers, being an over-sharer, New Zealand's weird approach to dating, and the iconic sitcom that is a big red flag. 

For Lillie's first date of the second season, she is joined by comedian Joe Daymond for fish and chips in Taupo. They discuss his new show, Bouncers, being an over-sharer, New Zealand's weird approach to dating, and the iconic sitcom that is a big red flag.

If you could go anywhere in the world for a first date, where would you go – and how would your date unfold? 

With It's a Date, NZ Herald entertainment reporter Lillie Rohan will be taking some fabulous Kiwi icons on their fantasy dates, taking them wherever they want in the world and discussing their dating and relationship highs and lows. 

If you could go anywhere in the world for a first date, where would you go – and how would your date unfold? 
With It's a Date, NZ Herald entertainment reporter Lillie Rohan will be taking some fabulous Kiwi icons on their fantasy dates, taking them wherever they want in the world and discussing their dating and relationship highs and lows.

It's a Date

Joe Daymond: 'New Zealanders never actually know if you are dating someone'

For Lillie's last date of the season, she's joined by radio host turned podcaster PJ Harding for a trip to a countryside Irish pub. They discuss PJ's fiance, dating with a baby in tow, dating while being a radio star, turning to the world of podcasting, favourite celebrity run-ins,  and her awkward engagement story. 

For Lillie's last date of the season, she's joined by radio host turned podcaster PJ Harding for a trip to a countryside Irish pub. They discuss PJ's fiance, dating with a baby in tow, dating while being a radio star, turning to the world of podcasting, favourite celebrity run-ins,  and her awkward engagement story.

PJ Harding: 'I got paranoid people would want to go on a date for the sake of Jase & PJ'

For Lillie's date this week, she's joined by bestselling author of These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong, for a trip to Paris by way of a rainforest. They talk Chloe's inspiration as a writer, her life on TikTok, dating in New York versus New Zealand, the most and least romantic characters and tropes in literature - and why there's more to Shakespeare work than you may have gathered at school. 

For Lillie's date this week, she's joined by bestselling author of These Violent Delights, Chloe Gong, for a trip to Paris by way of a rainforest. They talk Chloe's inspiration as a writer, her life on TikTok, dating in New York versus New Zealand, the most and least romantic characters and tropes in literature - and why there's more to Shakespeare work than you may have gathered at school.

Chloe Gong: 'Romeo and Juliet is not a romance - but it is a romantic story'

For Lillie's next date, she's heading to a secluded tropical island with Acushla-Tara Kupe, the star of TVNZ's hit new drama The Gone. They talk her long-term relationship and surviving long distance over Covid, her experiences filming the tense new show, and who has the sexiest accent and job. 

For Lillie's next date, she's heading to a secluded tropical island with Acushla-Tara Kupe, the star of TVNZ's hit new drama The Gone. They talk her long-term relationship and surviving long distance over Covid, her experiences filming the tense new show, and who has the sexiest accent and job.

Joe Daymond: 'New Zealanders never actually know if you are dating someone'

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