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The TVNZ Awards, sorry, NZ TV Awards might be the last time for a few years that the industry feels like partying, reckons The Spinoff. Read more.…

Dr Love has survived everything from car crashes to shootings to a flying fox. What’s coming in the 2023 Shortland Street cliffhanger? Michael Galvin on why Dr Chris Warner is in it for the long haul. “Who’d have me?” Michael…

Dramatic scenery consisting of golden plains, towering mountains and enchanting valleys. More than 20 years after the first Lord of the Rings movie was released in 2001, New Zealand is still known as the home of Middle‑earth. That intro’s taken straight…

In just 18 months, the Auckland-based YouTube channel has gone from working from home and out of cafes to a brand new multi-million dollar studio. Sam Brooks asks the trio how they pulled it off, and what they’re planning to…

As we covered when news of The Sphere’s first film was announced, Darren Aronofsky’s Postcards From Earth has proven to truly be one of the biggest marvels of modern cinematography. And not just because of its ambitious scope, but also—quite…

The NZ TV Awards took place in downtown Auckland on Tuesday, which coincided with Te Pāti Māori’s National Māori Action Day. The increasingly fractious relationship between the fresh coalition and many Māori gave a sharp hook to the awards. After…

Despite the now-resolved writers and actors strikes shutting down Hollywood production for several months, the loss of tens of thousands of Tinseltown jobs this year actually is part of a larger economic contraction, a just-released study claims — and those…

When What Now returns in 2024, things may look a little different. Young viewers will still enjoy a fun hour-long episode of gunge and giveaways every Sunday morning on TVNZ2, but episodes will no longer be broadcast live or feature…