It's remarkable that rugby, deep-rooted though it is in our national culture, has never attracted the sustained attention of a documentary film-maker until now. Pryor and Smith spent a year living in the town of Reporoa, midway between Rotorua and Taupo, to make this modest, hauntingly beautiful and often very funny film about a year in the life of a rural rugby club.
The highly-anticipated zombie apocalypse prequel Fear The Walking Dead has started shooting in Vancouver and for the first time, the cast have been seen on the location set of the new AMC series. Rising stars Cliff Curtis and Alycia Debnam Carey headline The Walking Dead spin-off and both were spotted prepping scenes on the streets of the Canadian city that will double for Los Angeles.
Paul Casserly takes a look back at the best and most bizarre TV from the month of April.
To celebrate international Star Wars day (May 4) in Australia, Melbournians helped Lego Master Builders Chris and Dan Steininger build the world’s largest Millennium Falcon from Lego bricks. Source: Lego/Youtube
Stan Walker sits down with Anika Moa to talk X Factor, acting and the time Helen Clark predicted he would become a famous star.
So Mike Hosking's been doing his new segment called 'Mike's Minute' and Mulls has been making a habit of video bombing it. Here's 'Mulligan's Minute'! Source: Crowd Goes Wild Breakfast/Facebook
Absolutely Anything follows a disillusioned school teacher, Simon Pegg, who suddenly finds he has the ability to do anything he wishes, a challenge bestowed upon him by a group of power-crazed aliens voiced by John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin & Eric Idle, watching him from space.
Roger Green, grandfather of The Bachelor star Art Green, auditioned for the role of James Bond in the Oscar-nominated 1971 movie "Diamonds are Forever". The Herald on Sunday has obtained Green's original screen-test - which was the Kiwi actor's first and only take at the audition was to replace Academy Award-winning actor Sean Connery, who eventually re-signed to continue the role of Bond.
Ten years after the launch of YouTube, a host of creators have made a name for themselves on the video sharing website and are seeing their fortunes expand and lives change.
A documentary entitled 'Amy' about the late singer Amy Winehouse.
Teaser for the second Fifty Shades of Grey installment: Fifty Shades Darker.
TV series Game of Thrones season five preview.
Warning: Video contains some coarse language. Viewer discretion advised. Anika Moa sits down with Gin Wigmore, who reveals a surprise baby bombshell and explains why she decided to fight back against a social media troll.
Hundreds of protestors have gathered across the country today in an attempt to save current affairs programme Campbell Live. Protests are taking place in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin throughout the day, calling on MediaWorks to save the daily programme, which was placed under review two weeks ago. About 100,000 supporters have signed three separate petitions in support of the show.
ZM hosts Jase and PJ were halfway through their marathon 51 hour broadcast, when superstar Sam Smith surprised the pair with a visit and some words of encouragement.
William Shakepeare's famous Globe Theatre is heading to Auckland next year; as the world marks 400 years since the playwright died. A full-scale temporary pop-up theatre will be located in the central city and open to the public next year. It will be a full-size working replica of the second Globe Theatre in Bankside, London, and is a world first.
This week, Anika Moa torments her friend and co-producer Jol Mulholland in her most awkward interview to date.
The ominous thud of an AT-AT stomping down. Rebel forces firing blasters. Imperial speeder bikes zipping by. Intense dogfights between squadrons of X-wings and TIE fighters filling the skies. Star Wars: Battlefront will be available on PS4, PC and Xbox One.
A New Zealand hip hop film. Directed by Tammy Davis, and featuring Stan Walker, Kherington Payne and Tia-Taharoa Maipi.
Rudd, 60, pleaded guilty in Tauranga District Court to one charge of threatening to kill, as well as possession of 130 grams of cannabis and 0.7g of methamphetamine - charges he had earlier pleaded not guilty to. Rudd's lawyer comments on the case.
Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World.
The latest trailer for the latest Star Wars installment - Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been released and the force is very strong with this one. Director J.J. Abrams introduced the new teaser trailer at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim this week and it reveals a lot more than the first teaser. Some old faces appear including Han Solo, Chewbacca and R2-D2 along with the destroyed mask of Darth Vader while Mark Hamill, reprising the role of Luke Skywalker does a voiceover.
Acclaimed Kiwi musician Jol Mulholland debuts his new video Sleep Forever from the Taite Prize-nominated album Stop and Start Again.
Lorde says a vicious fight with her sister in a Las Vegas hotel room left her with a scar down her left arm. Courtesy: BFM
Paper Towns is a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears - leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher.
Anika Moa is turning the tables and putting herself in the role of interviewer. Interviewing some of New Zealand’s leading musical talent, Moa cuts to the chase, asking the tough questions. Like just how jealous is everyone of Lorde?
Heroes don't get any bigger with the new trailer for Marvel's Ant-Man, in theaters July 16.
Commemorating the centenary of the Gallipoli landing, Neil Finn and Jim Carter have re-recorded "Blue Smoke", composed by Ruru Karaitiana in 1940. Jim Carter played steel guitar on the 1948 recording with singer Pixie Williams.
The women of Litchfield unapologetically return for the third coming. With a crisis of faith and their beliefs and loyalties being tested, each character must decide what and who to believe in.
Paul Henry stars in the film The Desk, which will premiere at the Florida Film Festival.
Check out the first teaser trailer for True Detective's second season, starring Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn and Rachel McAdams.
Watch AC/DC rock out ahead of their two New Zealand stadium shows, confirmed for Auckland and Wellington in December.