Dunedin-produced series showcases nature's treasures
It can be easy to overlook the treasures in your own backyard, writes Richard Davison. Big Pacific aims to shift your perspective with its new Dunedin-produced five-part series.
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Filming of TV series on Coast next year
Filming of TV series on Coast next year
Location shooting will begin on the West Coast early next year for the television adaptation of Eleanor Catton's Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries.
'Game of Thrones' final season release date revealed
'Game of Thrones' final season release date revealed
HBO's hit Emmy-winning drama 'Game of Thrones' will debut its eighth and final season starting in April, the network announced in a trailer released online.
Spark nabs Formula 1 off Sky
Spark revs up sports rights, nabs Formula 1 off Sky
Spark has bolstered its sports lineup by winning three-year exclusive rights to the Formula 1 World Championship, Formula 2 champs, GP3 Series and the 2019 Porsche Super Cup Series.
TVNZ may charge Kiwis for online TV next year
TVNZ may charge Kiwis for online TV next year
State broadcaster TVNZ may charge Kiwis for TV shows on its website next year, chief executive Kevin Kenrick says.
No Roseanne in Conners spinoff
No Roseanne in Conners spinoff
One of TV's best-known families has returned without its matriarch, as the character of feisty Roseanne Conner was killed off through an accidental opioid overdose.
Live streamers warned of carbon footprint
Live streamers warned of carbon footprint
A computing and communications academic warns that live streaming music, films and information via the Internet is harming the environment.
'We're gutted': Jono and Ben to end
'We're gutted': Jono and Ben to end
Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce have announced their comedy series Jono and Ben is coming to an end after seven years on the air.
Turning a passion into a profession
Turning a passion into a profession
John Benjamin has appeared on the BBC hit show Antiques Roadshow for 25 years valuing jewellery. He tells Rebecca Fox that jewellery brings out all sorts of emotions in people.
Alan Alda to get lifetime achievement award
Alan Alda to get lifetime achievement award
Alan Alda, the M*A*S*H TV star with a long career on stage and screen, is to receive the annual lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.
Dunedin pair on ‘MKR’
Dunedin pair on ‘MKR’
Two Dunedin women will feature in the next series of My Kitchen Rules New Zealand.
Big names to film The Luminaries in NZ
Big names to film The Luminaries in NZ
Some big names from the silver screen have been revealed for the BBC adaptation of Eleanor Catton's award-winning novel The Luminaries, set largely in goldrush Hokitika.
300k Kiwis illegally watch sport streams
300k Kiwis illegally watch sport streams
Some 8% of the population, or 300,000 Kiwis, are watching pirated versions of sports events, according to a survey commissioned by Sky TV, while 10% regularly watch pirated movies and TV.
Judge bars parade of Cosby accusers at sentencing
Judge bars parade of Cosby accusers at sentencing
A US judge has denied a request by prosecutors to allow additional women who have accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct to tell their stories at his sentencing hearing.
A night of upsets at Emmy Awards
A night of upsets at Emmy Awards
"Game of Thrones" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" won the top prizes at the Emmy awards on a night of upsets for the highest honors in television and a triumph for streaming services.
Sunny yellows shine on gold Emmys carpet
Sunny yellows shine on gold Emmys carpet
Hollywood's top TV talent stepped out in bright yellow and sparkling white gowns, jumpsuits and tuxedo jackets that complemented a gold carpet as they arrived for a too-close-to-call Emmys race.
Anthony Bourdain wins posthumous Emmys
Anthony Bourdain wins posthumous Emmys
US celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide in June at age 61, posthumously earned a pair of Emmy Awards for his work on the popular CNN food-and-travel show he hosted, 'Parts Unknown.'
1News reporter released after being detained in Nauru
1News reporter released after being detained in Nauru
1 News reporter Barbara Dreaver has been released by Nauru authorities after being detained earlier today.
'I wish I helped more. I wish I could wind back the clock'
'I wish I helped more. I wish I could wind back the clock'
I would give anything to run in the rain again and smile with my dear friend Greg Boyed, writes Rachel Grunwell.
Shortland Street slammed for Down Syndrome plot
Shortland Street slammed for Down Syndrome plot
A recent storyline on Shortland Street around the potential abortion of baby with Down Syndrome has been called "insensitive and ignorant".