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What to watch: Task - a dark tale of middle America
Task is the latest descent into the grim underworld of middle America from the creator of Mare of Easttown.
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Jack Tame the new host of 6pm weekend news
6 Nov 2025The broadcaster will replace Melissa Stokes who will host 1News at Six during the week when Simon Dallow steps down at the end of the month.
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Why are New Zealand kids glued to YouTube?
5 Nov 2025YouTube is increasingly becoming the media of choice - while local content becomes buried under international output, according to new research.
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Review: Billy Joel doco reveals struggles of pop's piano man
26 Oct 2025The two-part documentary And So It Goes paints a compelling picture of a pop genius and complex man still battling his demons.
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Was British nurse Lucy Letby wrongly convicted of mass murder?
Flaws in the UK justice system led to the imprisonment of an innocent woman, says Kiwi film maker Charlotte Purdy.
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Review: Famous Last Words reveals Jane Goodall's final message
Dr Jane Goodall's final words are shared in this interview on Netflix, filmed a few months before her death.
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Police Ten 7 host Graham Bell 'formidable'
Detective Sergeant Rob Lemoto who replaced the straight-shooting host, says he 'set the bar very high'
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Guy Williams reckons this is his worst comedy pitch ever
Despite that, the comedian has managed to ink two international deals and his unique brand of satire is set to go global.
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A-list cast, star director make twisty thriller Disclaimer a worthy watch
3 Oct 2025When a dark secret from the past is revealed in a tell-all book, and a grief-wracked widower is set upon revenge, a London family's comfy, middle class world is shattered.
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Nigel Latta's TV legacy: What the clinical psychologist taught us
2 Oct 2025In a wildly diverse media career that saw him tackling everything from murderers to money matters, it's Nigel Latta's work on parenting that is his greatest legacy.
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TikTok comedian Matt Rife coming to New Zealand
30 Sep 2025The TikTok famous American will serve two sets to New Zealand audiences aged 18+ in the new year.
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Review: New doco into what it's like when Charlie Sheen self-destructs
26 Sep 2025Charlie Sheen doesn't seem like a great guy, but maybe this show is a belated thank you to those whose lives he mired during his destructive years of addiction.
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'We were hit with a lot': Ardern talks Christchurch attack, Trump and public backlash with Jon Stewart
The former PM spoke to the Daily Show about her documentary and whether a return to politics is in her future.
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Hollywood is acutely aware the death of late-night TV is near
Emmys fans could assume there's never been a better time to hold the most powerful to account, but Jimmy Kimmel proves otherwise.
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I tried to unpack the world's obsession with 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'
Blind, naked and afraid, Thomas Page dives into a pop culture phenomenon.
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The select group of young Emmy winners
Owen Cooper, 15, has joined the ranks of other young performers who have also made history.
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Emmys 2025: Full list of winners and nominees
The Pitt has won Best Drama with Adolescence sweeping the anthology categories and The Studio winning four comedy awards for its first season.
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Emmys 2025: Adolescence and The Studio tipped to win big
Apple TV+ series Severance was the most-nominated series, notching 27 nominations. The Penguin scored 24 nominations, The White Lotus and The Studio both bagged 23 nominations.
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Emmys 2025 are shaping up to be an interesting night
From friendly but fierce co-star competition to a charity push to keep speeches short and sweet.
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What to watch: Detective Conan a thrilling intro into anime
12 Sep 2025Detective Conan - one of the most legendary anime - is an old but gold show that whets the appetite for whodunnit mystery thrill seekers.
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Documentary on Phillips search 'could retraumatise children', says filmmaker
11 Sep 2025Documentary making is awash with ethical dilemmas. That is heightened when the storyline includes children, according to filmmakers.
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Outlander 'an amazing phenomenon for Scottish tourism'
The TV series is commonly cited as one of the reasons tourists head to Scotland.
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What to watch: Forever Auckland FC - how a football team got so good, so fast
29 Aug 2025How do you make something compelling if you already know what happens? Sky's new football documentary avoids the pitfalls that hold other sports docos back.
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KPop Demon Hunters a huge hit for Netflix - what you need to know about it
23 Aug 2025The Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters is the streamer's most-watched original film.
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KPop Demon Hunters a huge hit for Netflix - what you need to know about it
The Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters is the streamer's most-watched original film.
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What to watch: High-level popcorn thrills in robot-heavy Alien: Earth
22 Aug 2025The new expensive-looking TV version of the Aliens movie franchise has some cool actors - including a Kiwi - doing some interesting things.
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Kiwi popstar stuns judges on The Voice Australia
12 Aug 202526-year-old Cassie Henderson recently won Best Pop Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards.
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NZ on Air fund reality TV - did they put their money in the right place?
NZ On Air has announced close to $2.8 million of taxpayer money is slated for local productions Celebrity Treasure Island and The Traitors NZ - a first for the competitive reality series.
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