3PM, TV2
VERONICA MARS
Veronica turns her investigative skills on her mother, after she discovers her old school record. Convinced she doesn't know her mother at all, Veronica decides
to dig a little deeper.
3PM, TV3
CAN DOGS SMELL CANCER?
After hearing anecdotal evidence to support this claim, a select group
of scientists has spent 15 years investigating the question of whether or not dogs can smell cancer. This BBC documentary looks at their research and the surprising findings.
8.30PM, PRIME
PRIME PRESENTS: SURVEILLANCE
Big Brother is watching. Tonight's Prime special looks at surveillance - developments in technology, the ethics of biometrics and its inability to prevent crime.
MOVIES
8.30PM, TV2
NATIONAL TREASURE
Herald rating: * * *
Since childhood, treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) has known he is descended from a long line of people whose job is to guard a hidden treasure. He must beat his enemy and the FBI to it. (2004)
9PM, MAORI TELEVISION
TOY LOVE
Herald rating: * *
Harry Sinclair's whimsical takes on love always have a dark underbelly, and in this one, the dark side hogs more screen time. Dean O'Gorman is a hapless suitor and Kate Elliott is the manipulative object of his affections. (2003)
11.05PM, TV2
EQUILIBRIUM
Herald rating: * * *
The Matrix-meets-Minority Report in a bar and they spend the night together. Christian Bale stars as a gun-toting cleric, whose job is to bring down dissidents who refuse to drug themselves into a carefree existence. Nodding to George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, it owes a bunch to Hong Kong action flicks. (2002)
6PM, SKY MOVIES 2, 8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
AEON FLUX
Herald rating: * *
Charlize Theron plays Aeon Flux, a spandex-clad rebel in a dystopian society. Based on the original animated shorts on Liquid TV, it also stars Marton Csokas and Frances McDormand. (2005)
