Hudson logs inspire TV series plans
A Dunedin story more than 20 years in the making is one small step closer to being told.
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Duncan Garner blasts home isolation system
'Bumbling mess': Duncan Garner blasts home isolation system
Duncan Garner has labelled the Covid home isolation system a "failure" and a "multi-agency trainwreck" in an honest account of his experience.
Apology after sweary song played on Breakfast
Apology after sweary song played on Breakfast
It's not the first thing you expect to hear when you tune in to the news on morning TV - especially if your kids are watching.
Double-vaxxed Garner says he's got Covid
Double-vaxxed Garner says he's got Covid
Broadcaster Duncan Garner says he has Covid-19 and is awaiting confirmation from a test result.
'Squid Game' director predicts second season of megahit TV show
'Squid Game' director predicts second season of megahit TV show
The director of "Squid Game," the dystopic South Korean TV series on Netflix, expressed confidence that the wildly popular show will return for a second season.
Warning after children injured replicating Squid Game challenge
Warning after children injured replicating Squid Game challenge
A viral TikTok challenge inspired by the Netflix show Squid Game has resulted in three children being admitted to a Sydney hospital with burns.
Another series of detective show to be shot in resort
Another series of detective show to be shot in resort
Clapperboards will be out in Queenstown again next year with confirmation a third series of TV crime thriller One Lane Bridge will be shot.
Sub culture: 'Vigil' every claustrophobe’s worst nightmare
Sub culture: 'Vigil' every claustrophobe’s worst nightmare
Ben Allan climbs aboard for a tour of duty of the submarine-set UK murder-mystery/political thriller Vigil.
Captain Kirk blasting off for real
Captain Kirk blasting off for real
William Shatner, the Star Trek actor who found fame by pretending a Hollywood soundstage was a spaceship exploring the galaxy, will be launched to the edge of space for real.
Newshub's Sam Hayes welcomes baby girl amid lockdown
Newshub's Sam Hayes welcomes baby girl amid lockdown
Newshub Live host Samantha Hayes has given birth to her second child, a girl named Amaya Violet.
Richardson, Gillies resign from The AM Show
Mark Richardson, Amanda Gillies resign from The AM Show
Two of The AM Show's hosts are leaving the morning news show.
Kiwi director wins Emmy on big night for The Crown
Kiwi director wins Emmy on big night for The Crown
New Zealand director Jessica Hobbs has won an Emmy award in a big night for The Crown.
From Oamaru to the stars
From Oamaru to the stars
Oamaru will always have a special place in Bridget Harding’s heart. The Auckland artist talks to Rebecca Ryan about forging a career that fulfills her creative side.
Chess legend sues Netflix for 'sexist' line in Queen's Gambit
Chess legend sues Netflix for 'sexist' line in Queen's Gambit
The world's first female chess grandmaster, Nona Gaprindashvili, has filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against Netflix over a line in its "The Queen's Gambit" series which her lawyers say is false and sexist.
Matty McLean's weather chaos
'Don't blame the technology Matty': Breakfast presenter's weather bulletin chaos
Matty McLean has likely had better starts to his week than he did on TVNZ's Breakfast this morning.
The Wire's Michael K Williams found dead at 54
The Wire's Michael K Williams found dead at 54
Michael K Williams, who played the character Omar Little in the TV series The Wire, has been found dead in his New York apartment. He was 54.
Peter Williams to retire, Bridge to host AM Show
Peter Williams to retire, Bridge to host AM Show
MediaWorks has confirmed that broadcaster Peter Williams will be leaving his radio role.
Piers Morgan cleared over Meghan comments
Piers Morgan cleared over Meghan comments
TV personality Piers Morgan did not breach the broadcasting code in his criticism of Megan, Duchess of Sussex on a morning show earlier this year, Britain's media regulator has ruled.
'A game of two halves': Shadbolt reviews current affairs report
'A game of two halves': Shadbolt reviews current affairs report
Invercargill's mayor is the centre of a TVNZ story about his early life and tumultuous ninth term in office. Over Zoom, he gives a blow-by-blow analysis of the piece.
Veteran US actor Ed Asner dead at 91
Veteran US actor Ed Asner dead at 91
Ed Asner, who played a gruff newsman in the classic TV series "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff "Lou Grant", has died at age 91.