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![Viewers pan TVNZ's 50-year celebration](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Viewers pan TVNZ's 50-year celebration
A trivia-style programme to commemorate 50 years of TVNZ has been panned by viewers - but the station says that ratings never lie.
![The Hold Steady: Heaven Is Whenever](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The Hold Steady: Heaven Is Whenever
The title of this fifth album by the Brooklyn five-piece is a loose tribute to the late US guitar outfit Husker Du
![Movie review: <i>Street Dance 3D</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Movie review: <i>Street Dance 3D</i>
The first British film shot in 3D uses the technology to bring dance and cinema together in an exuberant way.
![TV Eye: Not so pretty side of Kiwi life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
TV Eye: Not so pretty side of Kiwi life
Rows between neighbours are usually nothing to laugh at but a comedian has written the voiceover script for the latest series of Neighbours At War.
![Janelle Monae: <i>The Archandroid</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Janelle Monae: <i>The Archandroid</i>
Tingling your hairs, then tickling your feet, Monae's energetic combination of musical genres urges you to clap your hands.
![Blondie highlights for summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Blondie highlights for summer
Debbie Harry joins the Pretenders to perform in New Zealand at the end of the year.
![Movie review: <i>The French Kissers</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Movie review: <i>The French Kissers</i>
In contrast to the teen-model stars of American romps, the kids look and act like real kids - and that's what makes the film so charming.
![TV review: <i>Cheers to 50 Years</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
TV review: <i>Cheers to 50 Years</i>
TVNZ's 50th birthday bash was a rubbish celebration of local TV history full of meaningless montages of past presenters, writes Russell Baillie.
![Queensland: Having a whale of a time in Oz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Queensland: Having a whale of a time in Oz
The whales at Hervey Bay seem to love interacting with people, writes Jim Eagles.
![Food for friends (+recipes)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Food for friends (+recipes)
Whatever your budget, a dinner party is always cause to celebrate.
![Jackson may step in to save <i>The Hobbit</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Jackson may step in to save <i>The Hobbit</i>
Sir Peter Jackson says he will consider directing The Hobbit if it is the only way to save the movie's production.
![France: Taste delights of truffle trail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
France: Taste delights of truffle trail
Stephanie Beck discovers endless ways to savour the delicacy.
![Helen Mirren: Force of nature](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Helen Mirren: Force of nature
Whether it's an Oscar nod for her role as the volcanic Mrs Tolstoy in The Last Station or being snapped in a sexy bikini, Helen Mirren is still grabbing the public's attention in her 60s.
![<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Time for some culture - High Street it is](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Time for some culture - High Street it is
Crowds, bad music and queues aside, you could almost say shopping in London is fun. Almost.
![Cinema chain vows big changes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Cinema chain vows big changes
Amalgamated Holdings is projecting large-scale development as it re-brands SkyCity Cinemas into Event Cinemas.
![The new gourmet delight - bottled sea water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The new gourmet delight - bottled sea water
Launched at the Taste of Edinburgh festival yesterday, Acquamara claims to be the world's first designer sea water.
![<i>Hobbit</i> director quits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>Hobbit</i> director quits
Guillermo Del Toro has announced he is no longer directing the two movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
![Prince Harry crowned king of cool](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Prince Harry crowned king of cool
Prince Harry has been crowned king of cool by GQ magazine.
![You wear it well - but do you have to wear it?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
You wear it well - but do you have to wear it?
Employers cannot force workers to buy from the company catalogue.