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The Real Housewives of Auckland clashes with New Zealand Fashion Week

There's first world problems, and then there's the most Auckland problem we can imagine.

The much-anticipated launch of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Auckland comes on Monday August 22, which is also the first night of New Zealand Fashion Week.

How's a well-heeled Aucklander to pick? Local heroes Harman Grubisa's sure-to-be-gorgeous opening night show, or the potential glory of our first local Real Housewives?

The opening night party begins at 6pm, with the Mercedes Benz presentation scheduled for 8.30pm - the same time Real Housewives starts, though that's much more likely to run on time.

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NZFW will take place at the Viaduct Events Centre, and it's an invitation-only affair. This is an industry event, though of course when that industry is fashion, there's a certain amount of status that goes along with getting in the front door.

Real Housewives will air on Bravo and be simulcast on TV3, making it a lot easier to access. It runs again on Tuesday August 23 at 8.30pm, its time slot for the season, though from there on out, it's only on Bravo.

While the decision is pretty easy if you don't have a fashion week invite, you've got to wonder what the stars of the show will be doing that Monday night.

Tuesday isn't much better - that episode clashes with the K Road Presents show, featuring Jimmy D, Lela Jacobs, Maaike and Ovna Ovich.

The Real Housewives of Auckland stars Angela Stone, Anne Batley Burton, Gilda Kirkpatrick, Julia Sloane, Louise Wallace and Michelle Blanchard. If it's anything like its overseas cousins, they'll be at each other's throats within minutes.

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