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Love the mag? Want more? Watch full eps of K-Zone TV at KZONE.COM.AU I love K-Zone so much, it's my favourite thing ever! – Joshua…

K-Z: Hi Aryan, Leah, and Daniel! Did you learn any new skills while filming the second season? A: I learned to ride a horse! I think we all learned to ride a horse. L: My uncle has horses, so I've been a horse girl since I was young. A: In our month of prep, the stunts team brought us to Danny Virtue’s ranch (one of the greatest stuntmen in all of Canada) and he taught us to ride. One of the most memorable days of my life! K-Z: Wow, that’s a great skill! What about you Daniel, did you learn anything new in your first season as Tyson? D: I was able to learn to free dive this year. Basically that process is going around 10 metres underwater, and learning…

GREATEST OF ALL TIME Will Harris is a Boer goat with big dreams! He wants to play ‘roarball’, the extremely intense, full-contact sport played by the fastest, fiercest (and usually largest) animals in the world. When Will gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to join the pros in his favourite team, the Thorns, he’s determined to make his mother proud. However, Will’s teammates aren’t happy about having a goat around. Can Will change the game and become the greatest of all time? DID YOU KNOW? GOAT was made by the artists who created the Spider-Verse films and KPop Demon Hunters, and was produced by the basketball legend Stephen Curry (who voices Lenny)! PICK A SPORT AND AN ANIMAL TO JOIN YOUR TEAM! GOAT hits cinemas March 12! Shout out to all the K-Zoners…

I AM A RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT FLINDERS UNIVERSITY. I WORK TO UNDERSTAND HOW ANIMALS COPE WITH CHANGES IN ENVIRONMENT, LIKE HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE, FOR EXAMPLE. I CURRENTLY WORK ON KOALAS AND AUSTRALIAN NATIVE BEES. AT UNIVERSITY, I STUDIED BROADLY AT FIRST (ARTS AND SCIENCES), THEN FOCUSED ON RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION THROUGH FURTHER STUDY (PHD). AFTER MY PHD AND BEFORE STARTING MY CURRENT ROLE, I WORKED ON A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT TOOK ME TO THE ARCTIC TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE WARMING ON SEABIRDS. Meet Dr Julian Beaman, an ecologist who studies how different animals live and breed in nature, and helps to conserve threatened species. I’M A MEMBER OF THE TEAM THAT ESTABLISHED THE PASSPORT2RECOVERY CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM…

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment tells a story hinted at in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The game follows Zelda as she travels to the past, meeting the founding King and Queen of Hyrule. Zelda joins the fight against Ganondorf’s forces and tries to seal the Demon King away. The core combat is fast-paced and slick, letting you dodge, parry, and counter enemy attacks, then unleash weak-point smashes and team-up moves with other characters. You’ll fight across Hyrule’s surface, venture down into the depths, and soar to the sky islands above. There are some neat nods to Tears of the Kingdom, like using Zonai devices in combat, and Zelda’s awesome time rewind abilities. You’ll do battle as a wide array of characters, like Mineru (the King’s sister)…

Based on the Netflix series Hot Wheels Let’s Race, this game takes you into the world of the show, giving you the chance to hop behind the wheel as Coop, Spark, Mac, Brights, Axle, or Cruise! You’ll also get to pick from a range of Hot Wheels rides, from sweet speedsters to the toaster on wheels (with a ‘Toast Attack’ special) and an oversized rubber ducky! The Racing Camp mode takes you through the game’s 12 tracks in turn as you vie to be the number one racer, but you can also tackle the GP-style mode Cup Champ, or hop into the Track Builder to craft your own creations! With the four player splitscreen to try, there’s plenty of fun to be had in this fanging fast racer. All of…

THE OFFICIAL AGATHA CHRISTIE AFTER SCHOOL DETECTIVES CLUB Are you a detective, or do you want to be? Find 50 mysteries to solve in the pages of this read! There’s poison in the countryside, treachery on a train ride, chaos on a cruise ship, and much more! These exciting but dangerous cases need to be solved, and you’re the sleuth for the job. Join Agnes, Quentin, Luka, and Sophie in their Agatha Christie After School Detectives Club! READ IT... AFTER SCHOOL! FERN’S SCHOOL FOR WAYWARD FAE THE GRIM ADVENTURE FERN FORGETTABLE AS TOLD BY PIPER CJ Return to the school with part human, part magical students! For demifae student Rosemary, class is about to get a bit more difficult – Death has the school in its sights! Rosemary is chased…

HOW TO PLAY: The aim is to cross out (or cover) five squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row. Each time you notice a Bingo square detail in an episode from Percy Jackson and The Olympians Season 2, cross it out – or place a token, if you want to keep the Bingo board and play again. Once you get five squares in a row, you accomplish Percy Bingo! Percy Jackson and The Olympians is streaming now on Disney+! I love reading every K-Zone! Never change! – Daniel…

MAGAZINE MISHAP I was getting a poster out of K-Zone, but ended up ripping the poster and magazine. I bought it again! Liam, Vic UNLUCKY! CLOSE TO KNEE-SASTER We were playing football when the ball headed toward my knee. I tried to kick it hard, but I missed and almost broke my knee. It was so embarrassing! Zac, NZ SO UNLUCKY! SKATE SMASH I was on my front balcony and jumped onto my skateboard, but it moved out from under me and I smashed my two front teeth in! Hugo, NSW HEAPS UNLUCKY! ROCK RUCKUS I was riding my bike when I hit a big rock. A stone flew up and hit my head! Caryyn, NZ HEAPS UNLUCKY! FLIP FAIL I was making pancakes and thought I’d try to get…

FEBRUARY GET INTO 8th Kite Flying Day10th Umbrella Day11th Make a Friend Day13th Friday the 13th14th Ferris Wheel Day17th Random Acts of Kindness Day 20th Love Your Pet Day22nd World Thinking Day22nd Be Humble Day23rd Play Tennis Day26th Carnival Day26th International Cake Day HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2nd Shakira, AKA Gazelle9th Tom Hiddleston, AKA Loki 9th Charlie Day, AKA Luigi16th Elizabeth Olsen, AKA Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch JOURNEY 2nd World Wetlands Day2nd World Ostrich Day15th World Hippopotamus Day15th World Whale Day21st World Pangolin Day27th Polar Bear Day SPORT 1st Australian Open 2026 ends SCHOOL 2nd 2nd Back to school in ACT, WA, and parts of NSW5th Back to school in Tas9th Back to school in parts of NSW9th Public holiday in parts of Tas MARCH GET INTO 1st World Compliment Day3rd If Pets Had Thumbs Day3rd…

MITEY SCIENTIST Name: Keira Heroic feat: Winning the University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize (Primary Category), for the film ‘Dusty’s Mitey Poo – Hidden Below’! FAST FIVE WITH KEIRA! K-Z: Hi Keira! How did you find out about the Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize? K: My school has lots of entrants each year, so I loved watching all the past films. This was my first time entering, and I was inspired by the previous entries! K-Z: Why did you submit a film investigating bedsheet thread count and dust mite poo? K: A lot of people are allergic to dust mites – the allergens from their poo make them sick! As dust mite poo is found in beds, I wanted to find out which bed sheets could stop it…

SUPER SUPPORTER Agrees with your chaotic and ridiculous ideas, no matter how wacky your plan might be. JOLLY JOKER Can always make you laugh, even if you are worried about a quest, sad to be far from home, or scared of a roller coaster. TERRIFIC TEAM Can make you feel totally comfortable to be yourself, even if a bunch of skeleton guards are trying to stop you. MEGA MATES Would travel across the ocean, journey through the underworld, and wrangle an angry three-headed seagull to rescue you. WHAT IS YOUR FEAR? The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants is in cinemas now! K-Zone rules! I love reading everything the K-Zone Team makes! – Will Shout out to the K-Crew! – Archie…

TECH TROUBLE Imagine a world where you could put your mind into a robotic animal body… Well, for Mabel Tanaka, that is the reality she’s living in! Scientists have invented a way to ‘hop’ human minds into lifelike animal robots, in order to research animals from a closer perspective. When Mabel uses the technology to hop into a robotic beaver, she tries to communicate with animals and save their habitat from destruction caused by a construction company. However, Mabel also uncovers mysteries in the animal world that she never could have imagined! WHICH TYPE OF ANIMAL WOULD YOU WANT TO 'HOP' INTO? Hoppers hits cinemas March 26! K-Zone is so funny! – Damien…

▶ POKÉMON POKOPIA Animal Crossing meets Pokémon in this cosy, slice of Poké-life game. You’ll play as a Ditto disguised as a human, and will transform the world around you to help create a sanctuary for your Pokémon friends. Plant some long grass, put in a few ponds, build a house… or even add a Pokémon Center! Along the way, your friendly Poké-pals will also teach you helpful new moves. ▶ SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER ON SWITCH 2 Mario’s wonderful adventure is back with new content and a new area on Nintendo Switch 2! Bellabel Park is jam-packed with multiplayer games. Sometimes you’ll be competing (like fighting it out with items), or racing to collect the most coins. Other modes have you teaming up to play hot potato with a…

Kirby Air Riders is a super speedy racer with some fun twists to set it apart from the likes of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. Instead of picking up items, you just swallow enemies to gain their abilities, letting you unleash sword swipes or fling flaming fireballs. You also have a charge button, letting you slow as you slide sideways around the corners before boosting away at speed! This game is fast and furious, and all the courses are unreal. Each of the Riders and Machines has specific stats, and on top of that are unique special attacks and driving mechanics. Want a break from racing? City Trial competitions sets all the Riders loose in an open environment to power up their own Machine before duking it out in a head-to-head. There’s…

THE TWITS STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX The miserable Mr. and Mrs. Twit run an amusement park called Twitlandia, but the park is shut down for health code violations on Grand Opening Day. Furious, The Twits fill the town of Triperot’s water tower with hot dog meat, causing an explosion and meat flood. This causes Beesha and Bubsy’s potential adoption to fail, as the parents are scared of a meat contamination! What will happen when Beesha and Bubsy go head-to-head with The Twits? WATCH OUT FOR: MUGGLE-WUMPS! CHARLOTTE’S WEB STREAMING NOW ON HBO MAX This three-part special brings to life the unusual tale from the classic book! When Wilbur the pig learns his life is in danger, a kind spider called Charlotte decides to help – by making Wilbur seem valuable to…

K-ZONE: HI LOLA! THANK YOU FOR EMAILING US! WE LOVE KNOWING THAT K-ZONERS ENJOY READING THE MAG! WE THINK YOU’RE REALLY COOL! NOW ON K-ZONE.COM.AU WE ASKED: WHICH MEGA RAICHU DO YOU PREFER? YOU SAID: WE ASKED: WHICH PERCY JACKSON CHARACTER WOULD YOU TEAM UP WITH? YOU SAID: Hit up KZONE.COM.AU to have your say! WE ASKED: WHICH MOVIE ARE YOU MOST EXCITED TO SEE? YOU SAID: WE ASKED: DID YOU LIKE THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS? YOU SAID: BE IN YOUR SPACE! WOOHOO! Congrats to this month’s Your Space artists! You’ve scored a copy of Dungeon Runners – Level 3: Ocean Chase ! To be in Your Space and submit a drawing: Hit up kzone.com.au and click on ‘Be in K-Zone’! I save my pocket money to get…

HECTIC HOARDER OF THE MONTH Name: Archie Collects: Sonic The Hedgehog merchandise Sonic superstar: Archie has collected Sonic The Hedgehog merch for over three years, and has liked Sonic since the movie! Many items in the collection are from Archie's holidays overseas! THIS MONTH’S COOL COLLECTABLE GIFT! We’re sending Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and a LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog: Amy’s Animal Rescue Island set to Archie! Collect something cool? Consider yourself a mega fan? Tell us all about it at K-Zone.com.au Shout out to all the Sonic fans reading K-Zone too! – Ben…

ART ATTACK The big bad, Bowser, has been living a lowkey life lately – after Peach used a blue Mini Mushroom to shrink him in the first movie. Now, Bowser is spending time painting to impress Peach, but his anger problems still need a little work! SHOOTING STARS Peach and Mario both witness a curious cosmic event in the night sky, leading the crew of heroes to journey into outer space and across the galaxy to face off against a new foe. FAMILY FUN Speaking of slightly small Koopa Troopa royalty, Bowser Jr. will show up to take his father back. Being armed with a paintbrush is one thing, but a mega paintbrush that transforms into a heavy mace is another challenge for Mario to tackle! EXPLOSIVE ENTRANCE A new…

CHEF SHENANIGANS When Judy and Nick chase Gary at the Gala, they knock a chef hat off a lion, revealing a rat holding their mane. The Ratatouille music plays, and apparently the animator who animated the orig scene also did the Zootopia 2 scene! IT FACTOR The IT officer Paul Molebrandt is voiced by Josh Gad, AKA Olaf in Frozen! FAMILIAR FUN Zootopia 2 is a Moana and Encanto reunion! Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) is the anti-venom pen, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (Maui) is Zeke stuck in a tuba, Rachel House (Gramma Tala) is Gramma Taller the giraffe, Stephanie Beatriz (Mirabel) and Wilmer Valderrama (Agustin Madrigal) are hippo officers, and John Leguizamo (Bruno) is the anteater smuggler. FUTURE FACTS In the credits, watch for a creature with three eyes – a…

▶ I’M READY Drivers, rev your fryers – and engines! Our rectangular hero, SpongeBob SquarePants, and his best starfish bud, Patrick Star, have joined the line up in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds with the SpongeBob SquarePants Pack DLC! Race through the mean streets of Bikini Bottom, visit the Krusty Krab and tear up the ocean floor in the iconic Patty Wagon. Best of all, you don’t need a license to drive a sandwich! ▶ SEA MORE The SpongeBob SquarePants Pack DLC also includes additional sounds, emotes (like SpongeBob’s iconic rainbow), and decals (including Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and much more). While the DLC does feature SpongeBob and Patrick as playable racers, you’ll also spot some familiar faces as non-playable additions. Watch out for Squidward, Sheldon J. Plankton, and Plankton’s tank robot,…

▶ RING IN A VICTORY The main mode, ‘Ring Survival’, has three stages. You’ll need to place in the top 16 in Round 1, top eight in Round 2, then fight to finish with the most rings in Round 3. You’ll usually kick off with a Race first, and then Survival, Team, or Hunt, all before finishing up with a Ring Battle finale. ▶ RANKS BUT NO RANKS Wondering why you’re getting C or D ranks at the end of a round despite doing well? Sonic Rumble boosts your score based on how many skins and buddies you own, and their level. Our advice? Have fun playing and don’t pay too much attention to your ranks. ▶ SKILL UP Skills can definitely give you an edge, letting you do things…

Shrinking down to the size of an ant is no picnic… which is a shame because in Grounded 2, you’ll be fighting for survival in a neighbourhood park. The blades of grass tower above you like trees in a forest, and stealthy scorpions stalk you with their stingers raised high. If you didn’t play the first Grounded game, no worries – this series has plenty in common with other survival games you might have tried. You’ll need to gather resources to craft and upgrade gear, battle bugs, and build bases. Plus, you can play through it all with up to three friends. It’s pretty unreal seeing the entire world from the perspective of a truly tiny teen. You can even ride around on the back of a spider or ant!…

ENTER ONLINE @KZONE.COM.AU SELECT THE ‘COMPETITIONS’ BUTTON AT THE TOP OF THE WEBSITE. CHOOSE ALL THE EPIC PRIZES YOU WANT AND ENTER THE CODE WORDS! DON’T FORGET TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN 25 WORDS OR LESS! WHAT IS A GREAT ADVENTURE OR JOURNEY YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE? Entrants must be 16 years of age or younger and have parent/guardian permission to enter. Entry is open to Australian and New Zealand residents only. One entry per email address only. Competition opens 19/01/26 09:00 AEDT & closes 01/03/26 17:00 AEDT. This is a game of skill, winners judged at Promoter’s premises 02/03/26 11:00 AEDT. The judge’s decision is final and no further correspondence will be entered into. Winners will be published at www.kzone.com.au by 06/03/2026. Total prize value up to $5,834.95.…

PAINT POWER My parents said I could paint my room any colour. We went to the paint section at Bunnings and I asked the worker ‘What is the ugliest paint colour to paint a room?’ They showed me a shiny brown-yellow that looked like vomit, and my parents were stressed but they promised I could choose! In the end, I said that I wouldn’t use that colour, and picked a blue. TEACHER TRICK Have a teacher that loves a prank? Give ‘em this idea! They need a disguise (like a wig and glasses) to wear for at least one day, maybe more. Your teacher will arrive at the beginning of the day in disguise, saying they’re a substitute and the usual teacher is sick. At some point, the teacher can…

Q What is the time when a bird pecks your watch? A Time to get a new watch! Daniel, Vic Q When is a door not a door? A When it’s ajar! Wyler, NSW Q Why did the toilet paper roll down the hill? A To get to the bottom! Sullivan, Vic Knock knock! Who’s there? Cliffhanger! Cliffhanger who? Bodie, NZ Q Want to hear a joke about a snail? A Never mind, it will take forever! Cooper, Qld Q What did the lactose intolerant astronaut do when they went to space? A Escaped the Milky Way! Davian, NZ Q What’s a witch’s favourite subject in school? A Spelling! Lochlan, NSW Q What type of bread can you play tag with? A Fo-catch-ia! Zac, Vic Q Why do scuba divers…