Entertainment

New Zealand's music scene is starting to open up again, but without international acts, it's a limp back to normal.  Audio

With their blend of kitsch decor, exotic drinks, hula skirts and loud shirts, nothing said fun quite like the tiki bars and Polynesian-themed cocktail lounges that sprang up in the US back in the… Audio, Gallery

COPS is the longest running reality show in TV history. The format's simple. Cameras follow police officers on the beat as they catch and arrest baddies. Thirty seasons in there's now more than 1000… Audio

The homegrown comedy 'Melody Rules' that came out on TV3 in the 1990s has been panned as one of the worst sitcoms ever made. The critics called it cringeworthy, atrocious, awful, and a disaster in… Audio

In each episode of 'Unspooled' the film critic Amy Nicholson and the actor, comedian, and all-round movie buff Paul Scheer take a film from the American Film Institute's Top 100 list, and pull it… Audio

As a child, Mike Tyus improvised dance with his babysitters, making up routines to Michael Jackson. But aged 11, he was diagnosed with Blount's Disease and his legs had to be broken and realigned to… Audio

Is the arts a place where women have equal opportunity? And if not, why not? That's the big question at hand in Episode Six of RNZ podcast, Beyond Kate. Audio

Bill Bailey's a man of many talents. As well as making people laugh, he's an enthusiastic stand-up paddle boarder, passionate conservationist, accomplished musician and an author. He's back in New… Audio

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in water, 'Inside Jaws' comes along! The series inter-cuts between dramatisations of famous shark attacks, scenes from Steven Spielberg's directing career… Audio