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The next season of Taskmaster NZ will welcome five new Kiwi comics to the fold. Here’s the media release: Season four Taskmaster NZ contestants revealed: Bubbah, Dai Henwood, Karen O’Leary, Melanie Bracewell, Ray O’Leary A new group of contestants will place themselves at the mercy of Taskmaster Jeremy Wells and the scrutiny of stats, assistant Paul […]

TVNZ will screen the new season of MasterChef Australia from May 14. As originally planned before the sudden death of judge Jock Zonfrillo, the series will air a week behind its Australian broadcast. Here’s the media release: Network Ten has confirmed they will move ahead with the broadcast of the new season of MasterChef Australia […]

TVNZ 2 programmers have yet to determine how they will replace one of their programming linchpins for 2023, MasterChef Australia, following the sudden death of judge Jock Zonfrillo. The series was to have launched here on Sunday and anchor the next three nights. But because Channel Ten in Australia isn’t airing the show this week, […]

Treasure Island: Fans v Faves ended its run tonight with Matty McLean crowned the winner. Another season of Treasure Island will screen later this year. Here’s the media release: The winner of Treasure Island: Fans v Faves is…Matty McLean! TVNZ Breakfast presenter Matty McLean has been crowned winner of Treasure Island: Fans v Faves, walking […]

TVNZ 2 is overhauling its new Sunday night line-up only two weeks in after abysmal ratings at the weekend. Domino Masters is being relegated to 3.55 Saturday afternoons, replacing In for a Penny and Hotcakes, while Caught on Dashcam will shift from its 7.30 anchor slot to 6.30. The changes take effect this weekend, when […]

TVNZ is retiring Ten 7 Aotearoa (formerly Police Ten 7) after 20 years on the primetime beat. The crime-stoppers veteran will bow out with three one-hour specials, the first of which will screen on April 13. Under its previous identity, Police Ten 7 was a big hit but last year the format was revamped to […]

A trashy reality TV series that’s screening Monday nights on on Duke will have a Friday night run on TVNZ 2. The network is adding So Dumb it’s Criminal to its schedule from this weekend, as the 9.45 lead-out from Beauty and the Geek UK. The last-minute addition will push re-runs of Paranormal Caught on Camera back to 10.25, […]

TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ will broadcast or stream live the 50th anniversary of Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata. Here’s the media release: TVNZ Brings Te Matatini Festival to Biggest Ever Audience on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ 50th anniversary of NZ’s biggest kapa haka and cultural festival takes place 22-25 February Scotty Morrison and Mātai […]

Soap fans can look forward to Shortland Street and Home and Away returning to TVNZ 2 on the same day. Shortland Street was always scheduled for a new-season premiere on January 23 but not its Aussie stablemate. However, the network today announced it was “coming back early” and would pre-empt the Kath & Kim re-runs […]

The next incarnation of Celebrity Treasure Island, Fans v Faves, will anchor Monday nights on TVNZ 2 from January 30. Here’s the media release: Castaways revealed for TVNZ’s Treasure Island: Fans v Faves Celebrity Treasure Island is back, but like you’ve never seen it before! The epic treasure hunt is headed back to where it […]