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The Traitors NZ just received a Screen Canterbury grant.

Everyone’s betting on the next season of The Traitors NZ – will it pay off?

There are two streams of public money riding on the next season of the treacherous reality franchise.
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By Alex Casey | 26th November, 2025
Senior writer
Diana Wichtel encounters the ghosts of Mansfield and Woolf in this excerpt from her new memoir

Diana Wichtel: ‘Virginia Woolf might have made a decent TV reviewer’

An excerpt from Diana Wichtel's tremendous new memoir, Unreel.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 26th November, 2024
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Time Bandits (Design: Archi Banal)

‘Stupid not to do another series’: Local kids respond to the cancellation of Time Bandits

'More people will watch it if there's more to watch. I've already said that but it’s very important.'
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By Alex Casey | 26th September, 2024
Senior writer
Finn Butcher claiming gold in the Kayak Cross

The golden moments of 4am sport

Watching sports will always be best with a crowd. But there’s something magic about getting up in the middle of the night to watch alone on the couch.
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By Joel MacManus | 7th August, 2024
Senior writer
New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

New to streaming: What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

Big frocks, big moods, big hats... here's what we'll be watching this week.
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By New to streaming | 13th May, 2024
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Emmy winners only (Image: Archi Banal)

Where to watch all the big Emmy-winning shows in New Zealand

Time to catch up on all those great shows you’ve been putting off.
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By Alex Casey | 17th January, 2024
Senior writer
The real curse is not being able to watch The Curse (Image: Tina Tiller)

Why can’t we watch The Curse, the year’s buzziest new show?

It’s critically acclaimed, star-studded, a must-watch – so why does nobody have any plans to air it in New Zealand?
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 17th November, 2023
The Bulletin editor
Paul Henry hosts The Traitors NZ (Image: Tina Tiller)

Everything you need to know about The Traitors NZ

Traitors, faithfuls, banishment, roundtables, Paul Henry wearing a fedora... What's going on?
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 11th July, 2023
The Bulletin editor
Linear TV showing nothing (Image: Archi Banal)

A hopeless quest to find something half-decent to watch on linear TV

Watching whatever was on TV used to be fun. Why is it so bad now?
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By Paula Harris | 29th May, 2023
Guest writer
Image by Tina Tiller

1News vs Newshub: The battle of the Jacinda Ardern exit interviews

Both the major 6 o'clock news bulletins got time with Jacinda Ardern tonight – but which interview made for better television?
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
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 & Tara Ward | 4th April, 2023
Staff writer
Trevor Noah on The Daily Show

Trevor Noah agrees that New Zealand is an uncool name

'Colonisers were so lazy. ‘This is New Zealand, this is New England, this is New York.' Zero effort.'
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By Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes | 16th August, 2022
Contributing writer
Honey Wars, The Dead Lands, Mahana and Poi E (Images: Supplied/Tina Tiller)

Old traditions, new taonga: how Indigenous film helps keep culture alive

Through film and television, Māori storytellers are sharing their tales further than ever.
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By Don Rowe | 13th September, 2021
Contributing writer
These soothing shows will calm your lockdown nerves

These soothing shows will calm your lockdown nerves

Looking for a show that feels like crawling inside a big fluffy cloud? Emily Writes rounds up the very best in comfort television. 
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By Emily Writes | 27th August, 2021
Contributing writer
Image: The Spinoff/ASB

The best ‘inappropriate’ and ‘annoying’ ad complaints rubbished by the ASA

Featuring provocative pouting, classical music, and a lot of very rude children.
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By Jihee Junn | 14th July, 2021
Contributing writer
Remembering Captain Planet, 30 years on
Opinion

Remembering Captain Planet, 30 years on

What is the legacy of the legendary cartoon about environmental protection?
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By Steven Moe | 18th November, 2020
Guest writer
The year’s most entertaining ad complaints rubbished by the ASA

The year’s most entertaining ad complaints rubbished by the ASA

Won't somebody, please, think of the children?!
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By Jihee Junn | 10th July, 2020
Contributing writer
What makes Quibi different from all the rest?

Another streaming service? Yup, but Quibi comes with a twist

Sam Brooks takes a look at new American streaming service Quibi, and asks what sets it apart from all the rest.
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By Sam Brooks | 10th April, 2020
Contributing writer
News, TV, radio… everywhere (Photo: Getty)

Five interesting takeaways from a survey on how NZers consume media

Where do we watch content, what do we want from it, and how do we view New Zealand news? Here’s what we learned from NZ On Air’s latest survey on identity, culture and the media. 
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By Jihee Junn | 12th November, 2019
Contributing writer
Pictured: Abs, but also Australian Ninja Warrior, the most wholesome show on television.

Ninja Warrior is what all sport should be

Emily Writes gushes about the show she never thought she'd enjoy so much: the endurance-testing, gravity-defying Australian Ninja Warrior.
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By Emily Writes | 7th November, 2019
Contributing writer
The Kiwi comedian Hall of Fame.

Behind the scenes of Funny As: New Zealand comedians on how they do it

When comedy documentary Funny As was made, a lot of interviews got left on the cutting room floor which NZ On Screen quickly picked up. Here are some of our favourites.
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By Group Think | 20th September, 2019
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