Entertainment

Chris is along with the favourite things he's watched this year, his top 10. Audio

A popular Dunedin bar is sticking with vaccine passes even though they are not compulsory anymore.

As of midnight last night - the requirement for passes and most mandates expired.

But for Woof bar… Video, Audio

When is a night club not a night club?

A so-called 'grey area' in the Covid-19 rules means some bars and venues have been hosting parties despite the red light setting without enforcing mask-wearing… Audio

Once you get past the Kardashian tantrums, the scheming castaways on Survivor and the Real Housewives histrionics, there's much to learn about ourselves in reality TV, says sociologist and TV-lover… Audio

Reservation Dogs is a new dark comedy series co-created by NZ filmmaker Taika Waititi and Native American filmmaker Sterlin Harjo. The show focuses on four Native American teenagers living on a… Video, Audio

The Consumer Lifestyles Report (which has been running since 1979) was released from the University of Otago Business School this week. The report's aim is to provide insights into the lifestyles… Audio

The country has lost one of its first television stars - Max Cryer died on Wednesday aged 86.

He spoke the first words on nationwide TV in 1969, and went on to produce the shows Mastermind and… Audio

Maryam Master is a writer with more than 20 years' experience writing for the stage and screen. She started her career on Australia's biggest soap opera - Home and Away, writing over 80 episodes… Audio

Last month thoroughbreds, station hacks and ponies were saddled up for the annual horse races at Castlepoint Beach. The races started back in 1872 and apart from wartime and stormy years when the… Video, Audio

Last year Tahu Mackenzie was named Otago Person of the Year and Educator of the Year at the Otago Hall of Fame inaugural awards. Tahu is the educator at Dunedin's Orokonui Ecosanctuary. She's also one… Audio, Gallery

This week Karyn speaks to Ingrid Saker from Ingrid and The Ministers about Wellington band Sea Mouse. Audio

The Murdoch Mysteries has just started filming its 14th series. And this time Yannick Bisson not only plays Detective William Murdoch, but also occasionally takes on the role of director. The show's… Audio

We've got the creativity - but where's the capital going to come from? It's a question the Screen Sector Strategy 2030 has sought to answer in its 15-month deep-dive into what New Zealand's screen… Audio

Wellington's self-described skiffle pop band Hogsnort Rupert were pleasantly surprised when they went gold with their wholesome 1970 hit 'Pretty Girl'. By the end of the year, the  tune was the… Audio

Alice Snedden's docu-comedy series tackling some of Aotearoa's most contentious social and political issues is back for a second season, on RNZ and the Spinoff next week. She tells Jesse about the… Audio

John Heskett's trying to get his tower approved to provide a tourist attraction in the Waikato. He tells Jesse about his idea and why he keeps trying to get it made after being denied resource consent… Audio