EntertainmentFilm Fest to feature true stories of musicThe New Zealand International Film Festival has announced five of the music-themed movies in the programme for the July event.25 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentWorld Class Inside NZ EducationIn World Class? Inside New Zealand Education Bruce ponders whether the New Zealand state education system.22 May 09:42 PM
EntertainmentWellington Jazz Festival: An early winter treatIf a a trip to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival didn't quite make it into your 2016 budget planning, no matter.21 May 11:00 PM
OpinionRebecca Barry HillRebecca Barry Hill: A catchy new showA familiar voice sang on the opening scene's soundtrack of The Catch, (Wednesdays, 7pm, TVNZ OnDemand).21 May 12:01 AM
EntertainmentDon't miss Homer 'live' this weekendWell, it won't quite be live when it airs in NZ, but for the first time in history, an animated series has made some live television.20 May 05:30 AM
EntertainmentTV show based on a real person, yet fictional?Throughout the series, <i>Lady Dynamite</i> experiments with structure, often veering away from traditional TV comedies and into surreal, uncharted territory.20 May 03:24 AM
EntertainmentReview: Moore raids the worldThe celebrity documentarian has made a career out of playing a provincial oaf whose childlike questions cut to the heart of issues.20 May 03:14 AM
EntertainmentReview: James Blake's glorious new albumJames Blake's new album is a spellbinding mixture of glorious vocals and spare electronica, which somehow manages to play in the dark side of life while also remaining light and free20 May 02:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Portrait of a hijack heroineIt's no spoiler to say that the title character of this powerfully affecting true-life drama dies at the end.20 May 12:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Powerful personal and political reinventionAnohni here fully embraces her femininity and leaps straight into brittle and often dazzlingly appropriate electronica.19 May 06:30 PM
EntertainmentDoom review: Exhilarating, repetitiveThe crux of the game is shooting demons and running out of ammo. Constantly.19 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentSpielberg's praise for Kiwi actor"Jemaine can do anything. He can do absolutely anything and he's the sweetest, most retiring guy."19 May 07:30 AM
EntertainmentRap crew putting suburb on the musical mapA group of school friends want to put Onehunga rap back on the map. Chris Schulz meets six-strong hip-hop crew SWIDT.19 May 04:00 AM
EntertainmentMackenzie Crook's new show is a field of dreamsTwo men escape their humdrum lives by searching for long lost artefacts in overgrown fields using metal detectors.19 May 02:50 AM
Entertainment'Are we going to hell? I think we're going to hell'Russell Crowe is going for laughs in his latest film. He tells Dominic Corry why.19 May 01:00 AM
EntertainmentThe incredibly upbeat world of Chris MartinAs his band makes plans to return to New Zealand at the end of the year, Chris Martin talks to Lydia Jenkin about life on planet Coldplay.18 May 11:25 PM
EntertainmentReview: Apocalypse? Not now...Much of it is awfully familiar, this isn't quite as inventive a period piece as the franchise was in previous decades.18 May 11:00 PM
EntertainmentCasting a jazz spell over Kiwi classicsThe show is called Alchemy - four female vocalists taking a bunch of Kiwi pop songs and reinventing them as jazz.18 May 10:00 PM
EntertainmentDoc Edge Festival: How female Indian cabbie inspired a movieA child bride who became the first female taxi driver in South India is the unlikely star of an inspiring film in this month's Documentary Edge Festival.14 May 04:00 AM
EntertainmentAll you need to know about this lavish new TV showSpanning 15 years, the mini-series follows three aristocratic Russian families through the Napoleonic invasion, and threads the tale together via three key protagonists.13 May 03:45 AM
Entertainment'The multiplayer experience is a dream'Alienation is a gorgeous isometric twin-stick shooter with elements of Diablo which is engaging, addictive, and great fun.12 May 11:00 PM
EntertainmentCrime meets romance in new TV dramaMireille Enos has gone private, and glammed up for crime-and-caper drama The Catch, the latest show by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers.12 May 09:05 PM
EntertainmentRocker set on making better memoriesThe Runaways' Cherie Currie has come to terms with her bad feelings for her ex-manager and even made her latest album with him.12 May 08:00 PM
EntertainmentX-Men marks the end for cast membersThe stars and director of X-Men: Apocalypse look back at their time on the franchise and what's in store in the closing chapter to the second trilogy for the mutant superheroes.12 May 01:00 AM
EntertainmentWhat does Uncharted 4 need to prove?Will it live up to the hype? We asked several game fanatics what Uncharted 4 has to prove when it gets released tomorrow.09 May 03:30 AM
Entertainment12 cool things Kiwi artists have achieved in past yearTo celebrate New Zealand Music Month, here are 12 cool things kiwi musicians have achieved in the past 12 months you might've missed.08 May 07:08 AM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Captain America: Civil WarThe Avengers are back brighter than ever - squabbling, kicking ass and cracking jokes.07 May 10:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Civil War 'just another overstuffed Marvel movie'It might be the third Captain America movie but this isn't a stand-alone affair like his previous two, writes Russell Baillie.05 May 01:30 AM
EntertainmentNZ Film Festival unveil first five filmsThe countdown to the 2016 New Zealand International Film Festival has begun with the announcement of the first five films in its programme.05 May 12:15 AM
EntertainmentCaptain America's 'new enemy from within'Captain America and his fellow Avengers are back to fight new foes - each other. Michele Manelis reports.05 May 12:00 AM
EntertainmentHands-on with Uncharted 4 - what's it really like?Chris Schulz gets some hands-on time with Uncharted 4, and finds he needs a little help.04 May 11:30 PM
