Brine's crummy TV: Bake Off!
19 min ago This week, Alice watches the brand new Great British Bake Off and finds it's not actually bad at all.
Second show for Katy Perry
13 min ago Katy Perry will perform a second Auckland concert, her promoters have announced.
Thrones: 558 days till it's back?
12:36 PM No one panic, but it could be 18 months before season 8 of the fantasy drama returns. Here's what we think it'll be like.
Pratt and Faris in therapy
Actors Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are in counselling after announcing their split earlier this month, but the pair is still getting divorced.
A chilling Wind
REVIEW: While Taylor Sheridan's latest doesn't reach the high water mark of Hell or Sicario, it's still a terrifically atmospheric drama.
Politics and passion on stage
That Bloody Woman Crystal Palace Tuesday August 29 Reviewed by Jo Hills
Confronting cabaret inspired by Christchurch
Idea for new Arts Festival-debuting show sparked by racist encounter in the South Island's largest city.
Time to drop the Mike?
One viewer has had enough of Mike Hosking: TV's answer to the half-cut uncle who embarrasses himself at family gatherings.
Blood, sweat, tears and a 48hr movie
It's that time of year again, when the nations movie-mad, would-be Scorseses brave the elements to make a movie in a weekend.
The voice behind Maori Moana Reo
We talk to the voice behind the main character in the Maori Moana Reo movie.
Coldplay's Houston tribute
The band had to cancel its Houston show because of the devastating storm, so they wrote a song for the people affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Lorde responds to criticism
The Kiwi songstress told critics of her interpretive dance skills to "challenge your ideals".
Taylor Swift, think of your fans
OPINION: What's surprising about Look What You Made Me Do is that it suggests the singer no longer cares (or is no longer able to tell) what pop fans want.
Why are we watching the VMAs?
OPINION: Why did Lorde choose to soldier on, silently dancing as if she'd recently flunked out of mime college? The many questions raised by MTV's latest award show.
A chilling Wind
REVIEW: While Taylor Sheridan's latest doesn't reach the high water mark of Hell or Sicario, it's still a terrifically atmospheric drama.
Blood, sweat, tears and a 48hr movie
It's that time of year again, when the nations movie-mad, would-be Scorseses brave the elements to make a movie in a weekend.
The voice behind Maori Moana Reo
We talk to the voice behind the main character in the Maori Moana Reo movie.
An entertaining and enlightening Year
REVIEW: Gaylene Preston captures our former Prime Minister at her most charismatic, persuasive and human.
Star steps aside for Asian actor
Ed Skrein has pulled out of the third Hellboy movie to make way for an Asian actor to be cast in the role.
Coldplay's Houston tribute
The band had to cancel its Houston show because of the devastating storm, so they wrote a song for the people affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Lorde responds to criticism
The Kiwi songstress told critics of her interpretive dance skills to "challenge your ideals".
Taylor Swift, think of your fans
OPINION: What's surprising about Look What You Made Me Do is that it suggests the singer no longer cares (or is no longer able to tell) what pop fans want.
Security tight for Grande
Spark Arena warns fans they will be thrown out of Ariana Grande gig if they film the show.
Time to drop the Mike?
One viewer has had enough of Mike Hosking: TV's answer to the half-cut uncle who embarrasses himself at family gatherings.
Netflix branches into pot business
The streaming giant has created its own brand of cannabis in different flavours and strengths, for the discerning binge watcher.
Thrones' lessons no one's learning
OPINION: More important than incest, dragons and walls of ice is the show's moral complexity.
Commerce chief shares suicide story
Michael Barnett spoke openly about his son's death during an emotional interview live on TV.
Mario gets a Rabbid revamp
Turning Nintendo's iconic mascot into a turn-based shooter was a risky move for Ubisoft, but it's paid off.
Is this the next Pokemon Go?
Get ready to feel the force. Star Wars unveils a massive Last Jedi augmented-reality game.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Review: Two new leading ladies take centre stage as gaming's most epic adventure series returns.
Virtual F1 drivers champs all go
Formula One will have a virtual world champion as well as a real one after launching eSports series.
Poetry runs in the family
Having a father and son published in the same issue of Best New Zealand Poems, is, as far as anyone knows, unique.
Something old from something new
A touch-screen heritage portal masquerades as a an old fashioned fairground barrow.
Suspicious sales subvert best-seller list
Lani Sarem's Handbook for Mortals' "superhuman" sales see it top list, then demoted.
Miss Hoko reunited with Dahl
Roald Dahl's "gorgeous, wonderful" Miss Hoko found, 32 years after his letter to her class.
A taste of 19th century music
What do you get when you cross a derelict tent-shack with 19th century New Zealand and a trio of musicians?
Chinese show enjoyable for all
For English speakers, it may seem daunting to attending theatre performed entirely in Mandarin, but there's plenty to connect with.
Art gallery's 40th year of 'Golden Dreams'
Golden Dreams: Landscape Views is the Te Manawa Arts Society's 40th anniversary exhibition.
Investigation into ticket reselling
Consumer New Zealand have fielded hundreds of complaints over ticket resellers from New Zealand and Australia.
No more speigel tents for Chch
This year's Christchurch Arts Festival is the first since the 2011 earthquakes not to pitch a tent for the city.
An ode to rugby culture
Challenging the concept of masculinity, a rugby fan has turned his love of the sport into a play, set in a rugby locker room.
Boring town inspires global phenomenon
Fresh from performing on America's Got Talent, Swedish trio set to hit the stage in Taranaki and Christchurch.