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What really sets Lorde and Broods apart

Broods say while Lorde has a full vision in mind, they have to just mess around 'until it sounds good'.

TVNZ Breakfast hosts shown door

TVNZ has swept the broom through its Breakfast show, with co-hosts Rawdon Christie and Nadine Chalmers-Ross being chopped.

What's upset Breakfast's weatherman?

He's famous for being Breakfast's light relief but there were dark clouds hanging over weatherman Sam Wallace this week.

Hilary and Jack? 'I'd switch over'

It's still only a rumour but fans have given the idea of a new-look Breakfast featuring Jack Tame and Hilary Barry a big tick of approval.

Kiwi star protecting her 'True Blood'

Actress Anna Paquin has slammed paparazzi photographers for taking photos of her children without her permission.

Look who's tipped to take over Breakfast

The TVNZ rumour-mill is in overdrive as news spreads of the impending arrival of former TV3 newsreader Hilary Barry.

Why did Shorty Street kill off villain?

A scriptwriter has defended last night's controversial episode of Shortland Street after angry fans threatened to quit the show.

Why Bravo is just like talkback radio

The new channel brings an array of exclusives, all of which seem to be the same show remade over and over in various communities of obscene wealth.

Reality queen Julie Christie joins Bravo board

Reality TV queen Julie Christie has been announced as one of five members on the new Bravo New Zealand board.

'I've been called a dumb coconut'

Kiwi soul singer Aaradhna says her intensely personal new album is about the racism she experienced growing up in New Zealand.

Why this Kiwi performer feels 'ripped off'

A Brazilian performer has come up with a "blatant rip off of Tape Face...passing off the idea as their own".

Do these TV hosts hate each other?

Some barbed banter and awkward pauses have the Media Ocre team wondering just how friendly our nation's TV presenters really are. What tensions are bubbling beneath those shiny, smiling facades?

Labiaplasty in Paradise: TV One's latest reality offering

The launch of TV One's new show Beauty and the Beach got very strange indeed. Alex Casey and Madeleine Chapman were there to document it.

Taika and Cliff's next big role

Cliff Curtis and Taika Waititi have been invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the Oscars try to diversify.

She's back - but why is Natalia so sad?

Natalia Kills has returned to the spotlight a year after she fled the country with her husband Willy Moon over a bullying incident that cost them their jobs.

NZ Idol contestant reveals sex change

Nikki Lee says she "crawled into bed for three days" to decide if she should reveal her sex change operation on prime time television.

Scribe interview goes horribly wrong

You can ask Scribe about his new play, but veer off topic and you could be in trouble.

Is Lorde finally finishing that new album?

Lorde has shared a new snap from the studio that suggests she might finally be putting the finishing touches on her new album.