Gracie Taylor is an entertainment reporter for The New Zealand Herald.
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Forget Harry and Meghan, the Queens are coming
Here's what you should be seeing, doing and streaming this week.
How to eat your way to a good night's sleep
Sleeping well can be particularly tough over the summer months.
Project Runway designer sent home for being 'too vanilla'
Like every competition in this show – this week's task is even stranger than the last.
Hot Takes: Dr. Death, Melbourne Cup, Taste and more
Here's what you should be doing around Auckland this week.
Double sets of tears flow on Project Runway NZ
"I AM SO HOT," says a teary-eyed model as she rips off her clothes.
Project Runway turns to trash
This week the challenge was to create treasure from trash.
Project Runway's double plaid fiasco
"I'm not doing a jumpsuit, I'm doing a dungaree," explains Lenon.
Disastrous designs on Project Runway debut
The first episode certainly raised a few eyebrows - and hemlines.
Hot Takes: Bloody Buffet, butterflies and Alexander McQueen
Here are some ideas about what to do around Auckland this week.
David Seymour twerking is the dance that appalled NZ
"I think people vote for us because we are having fun," says David Seymour.
DWTS recap: Robert Rakete eliminated
Rakete looked gutted to be leaving the competition.
DWTS Judge Julz: 'Was that 007 or Mr. Bean?'
David Seymour starred as James Bond, while Chris Harris set a new high score for the comp.
Marama Fox leaves DWTS after tense dance-off
Marama Fox was voted off the competition in the first cut-throat double dancing round.
Watch: Roger Farrelly takes an epic tumble on DWTS
"I don't know where to start, I wasn't sure if it was a quickstep or a 3k run."
Bye bye boogie: Zac eliminated from DWTS
Former Bachelor Zac Franich was eliminated off Dancing with the Stars tonight.
'Now I think you will be here until the end': DWTS surprise performer
Here's what happened on episode seven of Dancing with the Stars.
Bye Naz: Second star eliminated off DWTS NZ
And another Kiwi celebrity bites the dust on Dancing with the Stars NZ.
Howzat! Chris Harris' stunning DWTS rise to the top
Here's what happened on episode five of Dancing with the Stars NZ.
Samantha Hayes tears up on Dancing with the Stars
We are only three episodes deep but it's getting tense out there on the dance-floor.
As it happened: The return of Dancing with the Stars
Follow all the thrills and spills as Dancing with the Stars NZ returns to our screens.
Hot Takes: Leisure, Take Your Pills and Silo Park's Dog Day
Here's what not to miss in Auckland this week.
Kate Jenkinson loves her life behind bars
Jenkinson plans to stay in prison "for as long as they'll have me".
From drug addict to new music star
Four years ago, Tash Sultana was an unemployed drug addict. Now she's selling out concerts
Is this the comedy fest's most outrageous act?
"I'm not in this for the craft, I'm in this for the fame, the free s**t and the dick."
The best things to do this week
Gracie Taylor checks out the hottest things happening around town this week.
The new Kiwi web series you need to see
Chronic self-doubt stars in a new series, writes Gracie Taylor.
Grace Neutral makes her mark in NZ
A celebrity tattoo artists says NZ needs to do more to celebrate Maori culture.
Watch: World's Best DJ Martin Garrix lands in NZ
We have a chat to DJ Martin Garrix as he touches down in NZ ahead of Justin Bieber's show.
How an Aussie musician accidentally headlined Laneway
Australian artist Chris Emerson found himself headlining Auckland's recent Laneway music festival completely by accident. Here's how it happened.
Meet Lady Leshurr, the new queen of British rap
She's sold out shows around the globe and has recently had attention from international hip-hop heavyweights like Timbaland, Erykah Badu and Busta Rhymes.
How Ruby Rose became an action star
Ruby Rose has had her fair share of jobs - but becoming an action star is the best role yet, she says.
Kevin Parker: 'Tame Impala is not a band'
"It's largely a misconception that Tame Impala is a band," he says. "We play as a band on stage but it's really not how it is at all on the album. The album is just me.
Kiwi boybander sick of being 'screwed over'
Former Kiwi boyband member Andrew Papas says he's sick of being screwed over as he pursues a solo career.
Why you screw up your first dates
Auckland bartender and First Dates NZ star Johnny Almario has some important advice for those playing the dating game.
Zara: Is it worth visiting this weekend?
We found out what the first wave of shoppers thought of the new Zara store and if it's worth checking out this weekend.
Kimbra's new track channels Prince
Grammy-award winning Kiwi pop singer Kimbra is still killing it on the international stage.
Why Mandy Moore's new role has her feeling clucky
"There's a biological urge that I feel now having worked with babies and it's pretty undeniable. I have got all of the feels" says Moore.
Passenger reveals special Kiwi connection
Before he topped the global charts and sold more than 5 million records, Passenger was a humble busker - right here in Auckland.