TV
You don’t have to watch Adolescence to learn from it
Expert takeaways from the viral Netflix series that sparked a global conversation about the online world of teen boys and violence.
Natalia Grace's sad and bizarre adoption story gets the TV treatment
Good American Family is inspired by the harrowing but real story of Natalia Grace, who lives with a rare form of dwarfism. Here's the complicated true story.
Rhys Darby on why he's missed the stage
The LA-based comedian is back home to serve up his "silly physicality and playing off himself in various characters" on stage for the first time in nearly 10 years.
The truth behind Adolescence, a new series on online misogyny
Could a teenage boy be so influenced by the likes of misogynist Andrew Tate that he's driven to murder his young classmate?
The White Lotus takes 'powerful marketing tool' to Thailand
Known as 'The White Lotus effect', tourism spikes in the glorious locations that Mike White's addictively awful characters take us.
Why does the world love Native American culture so much?
What started as a look at the worldwide appropriation, exploitation and debasement of Native American culture, turned into a study of its rich influence on fashion, sports, politics and… Video, Audio
Mahuia Bridgman Cooper: Creating emotion composing for film and television
In film and television, it's the role of the composer to enhance and evoke emotion. Award-winning Auckland-based musician, Mahuia Bridgman Cooper, has worked across various genres and music styles for… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic is back to review Disney's Snow White (2025) in cinemas now, critically-acclaimed indie film How To Blow Up A Pipeline (2022) streaming on Prime Video, and Jim Broadbent… Audio
Does locally produced television drama have a future?
Even Shortland Street is not immune to the vagaries of advertising, viewership and plain old economics, with news that the show was consulting on its contracts after production had slowed from five… Audio
Threat of job cuts at Shortland Street
TVNZ says consultation is under way with some Shortland Street staff.
Ted Lasso returning for a fourth season
Jason Sudeikis will return to Richmond to reprise his role as the lovable UK-based football coach - perhaps of a women's team.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Dan Slevin reviews Black Bag (2025), Japanese Netflix show Asura (2025), and nostalgia trip Farscape (1999-2003) streaming on YouTube. Audio
The Baldwins is a bad taste failure of a PR exercise
A cultural appropriation scandal, an accidental on-set shooting - can a peppy reality show be the reputation rehab Hilaria and Alec need?
The 'strange process' that got Badjelly on TV
For over 50 years, Spike Milligan's deliciously pernicious witch Badjelly has been hugely popular in New Zealand. Audio
What we learned from Meghan Markle's new Netflix show
Meghan arranges a small bouquet of flowers for her guests and makes some truffle popcorn in case they want a "late night nibble."
Belle Gibson, teenage lives and trying to find the traitors: What we're streaming this March
As the weather stays hot, our experts have a cornucopia of shows and films they're watching to suit every mood. Video
The website helping the NZ film industry go green
New Zealand has no rules on sustainability when it comes to making films, TV series and ads. To help Kiwi producers minimise their project's environmental impact, online tools and resources are… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic is back to review 2025's five Oscar-nominated feature documentaries, and Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants (1996) streaming for free on the Internet Archive. Audio
What is Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death?
Her family declined an autopsy and because the Gossip Girl star's death was not deemed suspicious.
What we know about Michelle Trachtenberg's death
The Gossip Girl star was found "unresponsive" in her luxury apartment in New York. The New York Medical Examiner is investigating her death - here's what we know.
