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Matt Gibb on why nerves are essential to live TV
TV presenter Matt Gibb reflects on his teen ambition to be a drum and bass DJ and the Gerry Rafferty love song that follows him around.
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Clash of the TV titans: How it will shape what we watch and what we pay
2 Feb 2026Analysis: How the Netflix vs Paramount fight for Warner Bros. will impact Kiwis
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Shocks, jocks and a Beatle: February’s best TV
1 Feb 2026A couple of compelling documentaries, a local show starring Tom Sainsbury and the return of an old favourite.
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Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on 'The Great British Bake Off'
28 Jan 2026The celebrity chef will join the popular cooking show as a judge, replacing the departing Prue Leith.
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Dame Prue Leith is leaving The Great British Bake Off
A flood of comments from the show's fellow judges and former contestants poured in under the announcement, paying tribute to Dame Prue's expertise and wit.
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How Stranger Things can open up conversations about mental health
The hit Netflix show offers talking points on trauma, identity and resilience.
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The new TV shows we’re excited to watch in 2026
We'll get fresh seasons of favourites and see classics make a comeback, but here's a list of other shows you'll want to watch this year.
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Where to watch the Golden Globe winners
There are plenty of award-winning films and television to get caught up on.
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NZ's part in the million-dollar Golden Globes' gift bags
Winners of the first major awards of the seaon will be handed gifts worth nearly US$1 million.
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What to look for as the Golden Globes kicks off award season
The 83rd Golden Globes mark the start of the 2026 awards season. The show will be broadcast from its usual home in Beverly Hills, with comedian Nikki Glaser returning as host.
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The big nominations and snubs at the Screen Actors Guild awards
One Battle After Another dominated with seven nominations, cementing its status as one of the Oscars frontrunners.
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'The Wire' actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. dies aged 71
The American actor had a storied career spanning more than three decades in both TV and film.
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RNZ's best videos to watch over summer
26 Dec 2025Looking for something a bit different to watch this summer break? RNZ has you covered.
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Not Only Fred Dagg: Lorin Clarke reflects on her father's legacy
26 Dec 2025Lorin Clarke's conversations with her father, John Clarke, just a year before his death, have become the backbone of a documentary which reveals the man behind the iconic public persona.
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Sam Neill: 'Retirement it's like a swear word to me'
19 Dec 2025The actor says life has been so good he has no intention of quitting anytime soon.
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The 25 best TV shows of 2025
15 Dec 2025Here are the shows that kept us on the couch, kept us interested and excited, that made us laugh, cry, cheer, jeer and every emotion in between.
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Tova O'Brien announced as new Breakfast presenter
15 Dec 2025The political journalist will replace Jenny-May Clarkson on TVNZ's morning TV show.
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What to Watch: 'The Manipulated' built for binge-watching
14 Dec 2025The show is a high-voltage thriller that's more than a Prison Break déjà vu.
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What's feeding our fascination with murder mysteries?
30 Nov 2025After a long, hard day - despite all the grim headlines - many crave the "psychological relief" of crime drama.
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Robert Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars - a decade after sister Bindi
Robert Irwin, son of the late wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin, has won Dancing with the Stars US.
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The scene is set for the last ever season of Stranger Things
A final battle between Good and Evil - can Eleven and her Hawkins friends save the town, or will they become its undoing?
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What the stars wore to celebrate NZ screen's biggest night out
21 Nov 2025Celebrities put their best foot forward at Auckland's Viaduct Events Centre as the NZ Screen Awards rolled out a night of glamour.
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How does Jenny-May Clarkson feel about leaving TVNZ?
21 Nov 2025As Clarkson signs off from TVNZ, she looks back at the cost of those predawn years and the strength she felt from her late father as she prepared to step away.
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Caroline Flack doco raises questions about British tabloid ethics
In a two-part series, the mother of television presenter Caroline Flack examines the final months of her daughter's life.
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Kurt Cobain’s most unnerving performance - and why he hated it
It was nearly a disaster, but Nirvana going acoustic for MTV ended upbeing one of the most iconic live performances ever and cemented Kurt Cobain as a tortured genius.
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Review: I Fought the Law - A gripping tale of one woman's dogged battle for justice
16 Nov 2025Sheridan Smith shines in this gripping true tale of a mother's 15-year campaign to get justice for her murdered daughter.
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Long-time host Jenny-May Clarkson leaving TVNZ's Breakfast
13 Nov 2025After nearly 20 years on working with TVNZ, the co-host will be leaving her role later this month.
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Temuera Morrison digs deep in his latest TV project
11 Nov 2025"What it really brought it home to me was - man, these people just like us at home."
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