The departure of TV3 star Hilary Barry is down to "the Axe-Factor" rather than lucrative offers of work elsewhere, a trusted associate says.

Kiwi Hollywood star Karl Urban is already looking for his next project after Star Trek 3 premieres on July 22.

Filming has just wrapped on Kiwi directing legend Roger Donaldson's new film about the life of renowned racing car driver Bruce McLaren.

Next week a bachelorette will get her final rose, her man and a ring from Michael Hill.

The woman who kissed Art Green and dated current Bachelor Jordan Mauger may have finally found her match.

Hilary Barry is expected to join TVNZ's Breakfast after her shock defection from TV3 - and TVNZ is reportedly writing a half-million dollar cheque for her.

Exactly who will replace the star newsreader at TV3 remains unknown, but speculation is starting to build about who could take on the mantle.

The shock resignation of Hilary Barry from Mediaworks represents a bigger blow than any of the other high profile TV3 newsroom departures, says Duncan Greive.

Ralph "Karate Kid" Macchio was happy to oblige with an interview or two to promote the performances of Flashdance, the musical his daughter Julia stars in.

TVNZ's Peter Williams put his Breakfast co-hosts to the Mastermind test - with surprising results.

We know him as bogan Van and his dodgy lawyer twin Jethro in Outrageous Fortune. But you've never seen Antony Starr like this.

On his first day on the set of Game of Thrones, Joe Naufahu didn't believe what was unfolding in front of him.

With just over a month until Ladyhawke releases her new album the Kiwi singer is celebrating with a homecoming tour.

There were claims he drummed up some drama, but Gab says Jordan Mauger's outburst of emotion wasn't faked for TV.

It wasn't one of the girls cracking up during last night's intense rose ceremony - it was the Bachelor himself, Jordan Mauger.

Global tech giant Huawei has released the first ad from its new campaign featuring Scarlett Johansson, Henry Cavill ... and Te Papa.

Maori Television is the latest network trying to get a slice of the reality romance action.

She has become reality TV's most controversial figure with her spiky barbs but Nazanin Khanjani has been tipped to win Jordan Mauger's heart in the upcoming finale.

There was no champagne at Nicky Watson's wedding to Pete Evans. Just kombucha tea and a paleo carrot cake.

Naz broke down in tears as she awaited the final rose from The Bachelor's Jordan Mauger, interrupting the ceremony as she sobbed.

For the past two months, Jordan Mauger has been seeking love on The Bachelor NZ as 23 bachelorettes vie for his heart in the reality TV dating show.

Logan Dodds has no plans to mope around at home after the departure of close friend Dani Robinson to the UK.

The former bachelorette is a woman who knows how to walk a pair of boots.

Zoe Marshall says it's baby-making time for her and sporting star husband Benji, after she underwent treatment for endometriosis.

Kiwi actress Anna Hutchison has landed the female lead opposite movie superstar Nicolas Cage in a hard-hitting Hollywood thriller about rape.

Helen Clark's campaign to win the United Nations' top job might have received the ultimate celebrity backing.

Music star Prince romantically pursued a Kiwi woman in the 1990s and even hired an entire movie theatre on one date.

Man of Steel's Henry Cavill has been photographed alongside Scarlett Johansson in Wellington.