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NZ-born Shōgun star Anna Sawai on her historic Emmy award-winning role
Ahead of Emmy success, Russell Baillie met Anna Sawai to talk about her life-changing role
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Fazerdaze, Nilüfer Yanya, Franz Ferdinand and more
Have a listen to the best of this week's new releases, selected by Listener staff.
Music: Nick Cave shows a tamer side and Tami Neilson pays tribute to an idol
New releases from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Tami Nielson.
Be like Billy T? Cabaret show questions Māori comedy’s path
Rutene Spooner’s Be Like Billy? is a nod to Billy T James, but it comes with questions.
Royal tour: Six queens to visit Auckland in 2025
It reigns across the world, now blockbuster musical Six is to come to Auckland.
Timeless rock: Why veteran music legends are still shaking up the stage
Age does not weary some much-loved musicians - but why do they keep touring?
The man who rewired Kiwi rock
Doug Hood wired together much of the country’s left-field bands and music business.
Listener’s songs of the week: New tracks by Nadia Reid, Benee, Fat Freddy’s Drop and more
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
Does next generation Beetlejuice sequel live up to the hype?
Jenna Ortega joins stars Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton and Catherine O'Hara.
Listener’s September viewing guide: Location, Location, Location NZ debuts and a new season of Under the Vines
The best television across free to air and streaming platforms.
Four Go Flatting: Four new friends, one house, laughter and lessons
New TV show about disabled guys going flatting entertains and educates.
Salute to Christchurch architectural partnership in touching doco
Film captures how Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney restyled the Garden City.
Wellington band’s second album is a rarity, plus new sounds from Americana rock royalty
New albums from Mystery Waitress and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.
Revenge comedy - and its 94-year-old star - shine as grandma takes on the scammers
Right from its hilariously relatable get-go, Thelma is a heartfelt and heartwarming ride.
Listener’s songs of the week: New tracks by Coldplay, Jamie xx, Phoebe Rings and more
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
Rebecca Gibney on being crowned the Queen of Oz tv
Kiwi actor looks back on 40 years of success across the Tasman.
Eva Green steals the show in thrilling Musketeers follow-up
Milady is a stylish sequel - with a cliff-hanger ending.
Midas Man: Epstein’s story shines but lacks depth
Finally, a movie about the man who took the Beatles to the world.
‘I love doing projects that terrify me’: Auckland actor on tough new role
Spanish-born, London-trained actor Beatriz Romilly relishes her next stage role.
Troy Kingi uncorks exciting, lyrically bewildering and enormously energetic rock
Music: Troy Kingi's annual output, plus an overdone Pumpkins' album.
Zoë Kravitz’s Blink Twice is not for the faint-hearted
Revenge is gory in Zoë Kravitz’s solid and pacy female-driven thriller.
Listener’s songs of the week: New tracks by ratbag, Katie Gavin, Fontaines D.C. and more
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
Mike Nock: The jazz career that led to NZ Music Hall of Fame
Nock's career stretches from early Kiwi rock'n'roll, to a career in the US and Australia.
Listener’s August viewing guide: New seasons of Only Murders in the Building, The Twelve and Pachinko
The best television across free to air and streaming platforms.
Musical mainstays Mike Hall and Al Park now have their own albums
Mike Hall's career traverses thrash noise and twee; Al Park has embraced punk and soul.
We Were Dangerous: A joyous, two-finger salute to the establishment
NZ film about rebels in 1950s girls’ home delivers a serious message with a light touch.
Music: New album puts the folkier side of Marlin’s Dreaming on display
Marlin's Dreaming are not staying put musically.
New Alien movie gives space monsters of old some fresh faces to terrify
Alien: Romulus is the first of the franchise to feel purpose-built for new youth audience.
The Rings of Power’s second season previewed
Charles Edwards reattaches his elf ears for the second season of the LOTR TV epic.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Mousey, Aaradhna, Rita Mae and more
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
It Ends With Us: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s many talents on show
Superb performances seal a faithful book adaptation.
Books from Kiwi authors are lauded globally, so why aren’t more of them on screen?
Massive potential in stories just begging to be made into first-class films and TV.