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Jimmy Barnes shares health update after emergency surgery
The rocker was hospitalised after his Dunedin concert in August this year.
’NZ music industry isn’t set up for artists – it’s set up to benefit from them’ - Holly Arrowsmith
'The more I push into the music industry … I lose what I actually want,' says the singer.
Billy T Award nominees revealed
Six performers have been selected to vie for the coveted comedy prize.
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World of WearableArt: A Waking Dream
The visual extravaganza that is the World of WearableArt Show will showcase 90 finalist entries amid musical, aerial and dance performances at Wellington's TSB Arena.
Art in the Park returns
The popular event is back at Eden Park and orgasniers are expecting their biggest turnout yet. Video / Alyse Wright
Matthew Ridge's new life in France
Matthew Ridge and David Ring open up on their new podcast. Video / Michael Craig
Exclusive: Kiwis get first look at The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power major spoiler
Kemen and Valandil, played by Kiwi actors Leon Wadham and Alex Tarrant go head to head in this heated exclusive spoiler.
Introducing iPhone 16 | Apple
Meet iPhone 16. Built for Apple Intelligence. Turbocharged with the new A18 chip. Featuring all-new Camera Control. New 48MP Fusion camera. Macro photography and more.
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From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures and starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black, “A Minecraft Movie". Video / Warner Bros Pictures
Music
Drugs, sex, baby oil: The ‘freak-offs’ at the core of Diddy’s troubles
NY Times: Prosecutors say the encounters were abusive. Combs says they were consensual.
Jimmy Barnes shares health update after emergency surgery
The rocker was hospitalised after his Dunedin concert in August this year.
Top Auckland school responds to revelations former music teacher had sex with student
The Epsom college has criticised the Teaching Council in an email to parents today.
’NZ music industry isn’t set up for artists – it’s set up to benefit from them’ - Holly Arrowsmith
'The more I push into the music industry … I lose what I actually want,' says the singer.
Review: NZ Opera ends bumper season with grand finale
OPINION: This opera’s narrative has the adrenalin blast of a high-powered Sopranos episode
Katy Perry’s comeback album ‘143’ feels about 143 years old
OPINION: 'About half of the 33-minute album belongs at a retro DJ night.'
Television
'Monsters': Infamous Menendez murders in the spotlight
Shotgun killings, a Beverly Hills mansion and abuse allegations. What really happened?
Harris accepts October 23 debate, Trump says it's 'too late'
Trump said he would not agree to a rematch with Harris as an October date is 'too late'.
Kiwi star Manu Bennett showcases NZ’s beauty in new US reality show
Seeing the summit, he thought, ‘How is anybody going to do this?’
Culture
Auld Mug greeted with pōwhiri and spine-tingling haka in Whangārei
Te Kura o Waikare school students steal the Americas Cup show
Sand art mural decorates Mount Main Beach for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
'Toi onepū [sand art] is the perfect medium to symbolise te reo Māori.'
Is Aotearoa on track for a million te reo speakers by 2040?
Current trends suggest one million people will speak te reo in 15 years' time.
Some of the Māori Language rhetoric is just lip service minus lips and service - Jackson
Jackson says outrageous claims are made in Māori Language Week
Movies
Saoirse Ronan: ‘I’ve seen people I love change because of addiction’
Times: The Irish star talks alcoholism, accents and wild swimming.
Florence Pugh suffered ‘trauma’ after shaving her head
The star reveals it was a 'bizarre' experience having all her hair lopped off.
The Wicked Witch of the West: A heroine for our time
New York Times: How Wicked has redeemed a complex villain over time.
Spy
Kiwi star Manu Bennett showcases NZ’s beauty in new US reality show
Seeing the summit, he thought, ‘How is anybody going to do this?’
Spy: Made in Bondi’s Kiwi connections
Ricardo Simich catches up with the stars of Sydney’s glamorous new reality show.
Antony Starr’s dazzling Emmys date
The Boys star presented an award, and walked the carpet with a US TV host.
Spy: Is All Black Damian McKenzie off the market?
The sports star is understood to be dating the daughter of racing royalty.
Two Kiwi sports A-listers both have babies on the way
A Supercars champ and an ice hockey star preparing for parenthood.
Spy: Off-screen bond for Shorty stars
Fictional flatmates and real-life BFFs Courtney, Jane and Peter discuss their friendship.
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Kiwi star Manu Bennett showcases NZ’s beauty in new US reality show
Seeing the summit, he thought, ‘How is anybody going to do this?’
The WOW factor: The Auckland property developer whose extraordinary creations are out of this world
Erna Van Der Wat's finalist entry in this year's show was inspired by a niece with autism.
From Chris Brown to Celebrity Treasure Island, Lance Savali is a Kiwi success story
From touring to TikTok and TV fame, how does he handle a pivot? 'There's no blueprint.'
The secret lives of celebrity assistants: Why it’s the worst job in Hollywood
Telegraph: Being a celebrity assistant for A-listers can be sordid ... and dangerous.
Millennial misery and Marianne’s haircut: Confessions of a Sally Rooney fangirl
Times: Rooney has moved on, writes Laura Hackett. And that makes perfect sense.
Friends star claims Matthew Perry 'was reserved around me'
Ahead of the show's 30th anniversary, Schwimmer reflects on his relationship with Perry.
The Wicked Witch of the West: A heroine for our time
New York Times: How Wicked has redeemed a complex villain over time.
Reports of concern about Justin Bieber amid Diddy scandal
Bieber has allegedly “cut himself off from the world” after the disgraced star’s arrest.
Review: The Penguin buries a gripping thriller in a cliched mob story
How does Colin Farrell handle the famous villain’s rise from mafia chauffeur to mob boss?
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