Even for those not interested in the national pastime, here is some weekday entertainment more fun than most, writes Colin Hogg.

The release of the highly anticipated paranoid-thriller game Watch Dogs was a covert mission in itself for Chris Schulz.

Urban festivals have a dodgy history in New Zealand, but the Herald's new music blogger Leonie Hayden hopes Soulfest delivers.

To celebrate the release of Liam Finn's third solo album The Nihilist he and his band played a special rooftop performance of tracks from the brilliant new album. This is his brand new single Burn Up The Road filmed on the rooftop of The End recording studio in NYC where the album was recorded.

The Nihilist has just been released in the States and the UK to a wonderfully enthusiastic audience of fans and critics. "Utterly brilliant" says our own Lydia Jenkin, whilst The Guardian UK call it "Dynamic and cinematic" and Spin Magazine say the album is "An accomplished mini-epic".

Liam Finn and band are currently in Los Angeles ahead of the West Coast Album Release Party at the venue No Vacancy.

Video mixed and edited by Liam Finn.

Lorde has won two gongs at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas and performed her song Tennis Court for the first time on television.

Stupendous feats of engineering and sheer endurance built Godzone.

The legacy of Sir Peter Jackson has again been questioned - with legendary Kiwi film-maker Geoff Murphy saying his commercial focus marked the end of a golden era for New Zealand cinema.

As the Nothing Trivial cast prepare to film a one-off special to tie up loose ends left after the show was controversially axed, Joanna Mathers reports on the role social media played in forcing producers' hands.

When British popstar Ed Sheeran came to town, TimeOut's Lydia Jenkin tagged along as he went about his daily work.

From Princess Grace to Godzilla, Magneto to Maleficent there's something for everyone in the new slate of blockbusters coming to cinemas soon.

We trawl through the gossip mags, so you don't have to.

Six Game of Thrones addicts give their thoughts on last night's epic fifth episode of the fourth season, First Of His Name.

Paul Henry's newsreading sidekick is too good looking to be heard - not that there was much news last week, writes Colin Hogg.