As The Bachelor debuted a new season of hopeful ladies, it's been revealed several have professional acting and modelling backgrounds.

"He could definitely be my future husband ... I think" And so opened the second season of The Bachelor NZ.

People had a lot to say about Jordan Mauger's debut as the new Bach.

Jordan Mauger appears to have been married before.

The national broadcaster used a trademarked phrase in their advertising campaign.

He's dated a former Bachelorette. He doesn't mind wearing make-up. And he's good at keeping secrets. The revelations keep coming as The Bachelor kicks off.

Thought some of the scenes in Filthy Rich were racy this week? So did the censors.

Hayden Campbell and Jamie Johns say their relationship took such a hammering on The Block they've called it quits.

Ten months after he was abused, Joe Irvine still can't bring himself to watch any replays.

Is there a new bad boy coming to Shortland Street?

Sharing a tiny slice of the Great Barrier Reef with just a few others overnight is a special experience, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Expect the food to be excellent at this year's Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup Day at Ellerslie.

Madonna left fans bewildered after her first Auckland show, during which she performed a sex act on a banana and broke down in tears for her son Rocco.

Swarms of Madonna fans are making their was to Vector Arena for Madonna's fist ever New Zealand show in Auckland tonight.

Madonna's personal chef has once again raved about Auckland's culinary scene - Instagramming up a storm about the food he sampled last night.

Madonna has gone to extremes to promote her upcoming New Zealand shows: she's posted a photo of herself posing topless with a horse.

After publishing a scathing review of TVNZ's new drama Filthy Rich, writer Duncan Greive was inundated by messages from industry insiders, who shared his despair and identified the key flaws in NZ's television industry.

Country singer Kelsea Ballerini is being tipped as the next Taylor Swift. We caught up with her as she hits Auckland, performing a free concert for iHeartRadio listeners.

Her Madgesty has touched down in Auckland but where exactly the Queen of Pop is remains something of a mystery.

Leo took out best actor and Mad Max cleaned up, winning many of their nominations. Here are all the winners from the 88th Annual Academy Awards.

Fashion experts, Spy Editor Ricardo Simich, The Hits host Polly Gillespie and NZME's Laura McGoldrick go through the best and worst dressed at this year's Oscar Awards.

Live coverage of the red carpet, the winners, reactions, mistakes and snubs with Spy Editor Ricardo Simich, The Hits host Polly Gillespie and NZME's Laura McGoldrick.

When Kiwi producer Finola Dwyer walks the Oscar red carpet tomorrow, she will be making history.

TV's hottest new star says he's 100 per cent looking for love on The Bachelor NZ.

It's official - actor and model Jordan Mauger will star in series two of The Bachelor New Zealand.

Get a taste for what the new series has in store.

Former Wag Brooke McAlister has visited an "animal communicator" in her bid to get her Romeo back.

Gorgeous Caroline McNaught looks to have bounced back from her break-up with All Black hunk Malakai Fekitoa.

If there's one person you want to impress during Cup Week it's Westfield Ambassador Amber Peebles.

Kylie Bax looks set to give that other Kiwi supermodel, Rachel Hunter, a run for her money on the telly.