Television

Hyped reality show The Ridges debuted last night to overwhelming derision, and many turned to Twitter to poke fun at New Zealand's newest reality TV stars.

New Zealand was the first country outside the United Kingdom to screen Doctor Who.

Despite an outcry from fans of Coronation Street when the TV soap was axed on Saturday nights, its replacement has proved a hit.

Gwendelbum is the illegitimate daughter of Lord Oedipus and Lady Probably-His-Sister (or similar) in the latest sex, violence and incest-fuelled X-rated fantasy romp set to stun faint-hearted Dunedin television viewers.