TV
Dogs, pigs and birds - one of Australia's leading Film Trainers
Luke Hura has built a successful career in the film industry doing something that people generally advise against. working with animals. Audio
Sirens: the dark psychology of how people really get drawn into cults
Like other quirky TV shows that explore coercively controlling groups, Sirens leans into the "wackiness" of cult life.
The best TV shows of 2025 so far
Narrowing down to just 10 shows was no easy task, but hard decisions had to be made.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Mark Leishman to review match-making rom-com Materialists (2025), documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender (2025) streaming on Apple TV+, and free streaming… Audio
Screentime: Code of Silence, Ocean with David Attenborough
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch. Audio
What does 'spoiler' even mean anymore?
Do people "spoiling" your favourite shows need to stop, or do spoiler-phobes just need to get over it? We investigate.
Dame Julie Christie
Has reality TV crashed and burned in New Zealand? Reality Queen, Dame Julie Christie, on our troubled TV industry and the pros and cons of offering tax breaks for films made downunder. Video, Audio
76 days, 1100 worms, 25% less body weight: the first Kiwi to win Alone
Meet the Bay of Plenty possum-trapper who's just become the first Kiwi to take out a season of the hit survival show.
Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
Caitlin has been watching Sirens (Netflix) and Murderbot (Apple TV) and tells us what she thinks. Audio
Sonia Gray opens up on being in psychedelic drug trials
The broadcaster never thought she would take the one drug she was most afraid of, but she did so in the name of research.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Ballerina (2025), Mountainhead (2025) streaming on Neon, and children's classic The Iron Giant (1999) streaming for free on ThreeNow. Audio
Paul Henry to host the Chase New Zealand
Paul Henry reckons he is "quite similar" to the charismatic and well-loved host of the British version of the show, Bradley Walsh.
U2 singer Bono lays his life bare in one-man stage show 'Stories of Surrender'
In Stories of Surrender, Bono appears solo on stage, sharing stories, jokes and songs that illuminate what life is like for the man behind the sunglasses.
Why did Ncuti Gatwa leave Doctor Who, and is Billie Piper the new Doctor?
Fans have been left 'heartbroken' and angry at the surprise Doctor Who finale.
Junk food ads are flooding your teen's social media feeds and influencing what they eat
The widespread marketing of junk food on social media is playing a role in teens' food choices, new research suggests.
PBS sues Trump to reverse funding cuts
The suit claims the US president's executive order to cut federal funding for the public broadcaster is an unconstitutional attack that would "upend public television".
Loretta Swit, 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on M*A*S*H, dies at 87
Loretta Swit, who played no-nonsense US Army combat nurse Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the hit TV series M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 87.
Bringing the 80s to life on screen: Costume designer Amy Parris
Amy Parris is the costume designer behind 20th century nostalgia hits Stranger Things and Yellowjackets. She's in Auckland for Wintergeddon and joins Emile Donovan to talk about her work. Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Dan Slevin is back to talk about supernatural horror film Bring Her Back, documentary Deaf President Now! and a look back at Scarfies. Audio
The Handmaid's Tale series finale: What just happened?
Praise be! The series finale of The Handmaid's Tale has dropped and it's the last time we have to sit in a full body clench of anxiety waiting to find out what becomes of June Osborne and her band of…
