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Three’s afternoon bulletin Newshub Live at 4.30pm is going off-air indefinitely. “Due to staffing challenges presented by Covid and general illnesses right now, Newshub Live at 4.30pm will be off-air until further notice,” a spokesperson says. Even worse news for newshounds is its replacement: Extreme Couponing, a reality show in which Americans show how they save money […]

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced Three will raise the curtain on season two of The Masked Singer NZ over winter. Here’s the media release: THE MASKED SINGER NZ IS BACK GUESSING PANEL AND HOST REVEALED! 30 June 2022 – Following the success of The Masked Singer NZ’s debut season last year, Warner Bros. Discovery can today reveal […]

Three has revealed which “fan favourites” will be returning over winter for the next season of The Block NZ. Here’s the media release: FAN FAVOURITES RETURN FOR ANOTHER CHANCE IN THE BLOCK NZ: REDEMPTION 19 June 2022 – Warner Bros. Discovery can today reveal the fan favourite teams returning to compete in The Block NZ: Redemption, exclusive […]

Tonight Three will take the first step towards sorting out its house on Wednesdays by launching season two of men’s health series Match Fit two weeks ahead of the premiere of Sort Your Life Out NZ. S2 of Match Fit is dedicated to Inga Tuigamala, one of the season’s new competitors who died weeks after […]

Three has announced the Patrick Gower special on alcohol will be followed the next day by a panel debate on the issue. Here’s the media release: PATRICK GOWER’S UNMISSABLE NEW DOCUMENTARY: A TWO-NIGHT SPECIAL EVENT ON THREE & THREENOW 2 June 2022 – Award-winning Newshub National Correspondent Patrick Gower is back with his highly-anticipated, new […]

Three will premiere season two of the award-winning Match Fit on June 8 and repeat each episode on Saturday mornings in Te Reo Māori and on ThreeNow. Here’s the media release: MATCH FIT RETURNS FOR A SECOND SEASON AHEAD OF MEN’S HEALTH WEEK  25 May 2022 – Warner Bros. Discovery has announced that the award-winning format Match Fit […]

The final stages of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) will screen on Three as part of a deal between Spark Sport and Warner Bros. Discovery NZ. Here’s the media release: Spark Sport confirms free-to-air broadcast partner for FIA World Rally Championship and brand-new motorsport series Spark Sport has announced today that Warner Bros. Discovery […]

Discovery NZ has revealed the first of its secret ingredients for the first revival of MasterChef NZ in seven years: the judges. Here’s the media release: YOU BUTTER BELIEVE IT… MASTERCHEF NZ IS BACK!  Your first look at our three incredible judges  Get ready to tantalise your tastebuds New Zealand, as our nation’s top amateur […]

On the same day Three launches the latest season of Dancing with the Stars NZ, TVNZ 2’s revealed it will go up against LEGO Masters NZ on Monday nights. The local version of a franchise that Three introduced here will premiere on May 9 at 7.30. In another ironic twist, TVNZ 2’s show will be […]

TVNZ 2 is rejigging its schedule to put its best foot forward against Three’s season premiere of Dancing With the Stars NZ this weekend. As previously posted, it will roll out Britain’s Got Talent on Sunday night barely a week after the variety show’s UK launch. And on Monday, it’s pre-empting 60 Seconds and Skin […]