She's one of New Zealand's favourite musical personalities, always lively and a little bit cheeky.

Kiss front man Gene Simmons has been mouthing off again, telling the Herald that if he was in a band like Radiohead he'd be so depressed he'd "hang myself".

Brooke Fraser talks Live and Sugar Ray, Queens Wharf Event Centre, 1999.

Did you know Minions have been around since the dawn of time? That's just one of many interesting facts you'll learn about Minions in Geoffrey Rush's amusing narration that begins this Despicable Me spin-off.

Why aren't new consoles ushering in new experiences? Siobhan Keogh takes a look at E3, where this year's biggest reveals weren't software-related, but hardware.

It was always going to be difficult to meet the anticipation the first season of True Detective left behind, particularly with a whole new cast, new setting, and new director.

The vibe is low-key and low maintenance. It's industrial chic with a Tokyo twist.

The film switches between the Beach Boys’ rise to pop stardom in the 1960s and Wilson’s breakdown and recovery in the 1980s.

Talent show champ Beau Monga's decision to attend the auditions for The X Factor NZ was so last-minute he almost had the doors shut in his face.

With the New Zealand International Film Festival programme due to hit streets next week, organisers have announced yet more titles to be included in next month’s event including a raft of movies which were contenders at last month’s Cannes Film Festival.

It's in Campbell's Live old spot and is surely the cheapest reality show on air right now. But is Come Dine With Me actually a genius move by TV3?

You'll see the young Hello Sailor in this Sunday's episode of Westside.

After a 40-year acting career, Jonathan Pryce finds himself a high priest twice over. He talks to Tim Martinabout Game of Thrones, Wolf Hall and his new movie.

Bemused comedians starved of material is not a winning recipe.

Chart topper Gin Wigmore reveals how a new relationship influenced her latest album.

Siobhan Keogh unveils her wishlist for E3, the gaming and technology expo that gets underway next week.

Clear your schedule and free up your weekend - the third season of Orange is the New Black kicks off on Netflix today.

It's only four minutes long and shot in simplistic black-and-white - but it remains one of the most brutal music videos in recent memory. Here's how Hozier did it.

A man with a bomb for a head cradling a baby. A human puppet controlled by chains. A war machine coming apart at the seams. And a cartoon rocket smiling as it drops bombs disguised as teeth.

Because we always need another quiz/panel show, this week Word Up picks up where Best Bits left off for TVNZ, and brings a bunch of linguistic shenanigans to your living room.

It's been a long time coming, but The Elder Scrolls Online has finally made it on to consoles. Chris Schulz chats to Lawrence Schick, a man with a unique role in the online fantasy world.

The acclaimed non-fiction book by New Yorker staff writer Katherine Boo is the raw material of this energetic and often spellbinding production of an adaptation by David Hare, the first National Theatre show with an entirely Asian cast.

It’s the early 80s and the country is emerging uncertainly from the Franco era. Old loyalties are dying hard — the area, we gather, was a fascist stronghold — and widespread industrial unrest lends a simmering sense of disquiet.

Karl Puschmann, Lydia Jenkin and Chris Schulz weigh in on who's winning Game of Thrones.

If you're a science-fiction film fan, you’re probably wondering why one of this year’s hottest sci-fi film hasn’t yet landed in local cinemas.

There's something fitting about a man known for wearing his school uniform rocking out on a school night.

Herbs is getting another honour to mark the Auckland reggae band’s legacy and influence.