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It seems these dogs hate waiting as much as the next person.

From strangers to besties in a year, Mae Valley are working in perfect harmony.

While summer is wonderful for all the obvious reasons, here are ten reasons to enjoy the amber season.

The new trailer for Game of Thrones Series 6 is here, and we’re actually tingling with excitement.

This optical illusion is freaking us out!

This brain teaser will test how good your eyesight is.

The Kiwi actress is poles apart from her Filthy Rich character.

The former Shortland Street star opens up about her latest challenge and what inspires her.

We join Robyn and Tom Schreuder as they embark on a trip of a lifetime - and welcome a new member to their family.

“Oh Mr Shefffffield!”

Take a look at some of the completed rooms from Our First Home.

Renee Zellwegger is back in the granny pants as this new trailer is released for Bridget Jones' latest adventure.

The Newshub team reveal what brought them home.

As she swelters this summer, Urzila’s still seeking warmth.

Jordan Mauger attempted to stop the competitive behaviour.

The cases are real. The people are real. The salary is unbelievable.

It’s time for Jeremy to get tough with his overflowing inbox.

Better get your shopping list in order – these are the must-reads before they make it to the big screen in 2016.

New Zealand Women's Weekly columnist Jeremy finds a soft spot in his heart for a new toy.

New Zealand Women's Weekly columnist Urzila has finally found the key to being a true blue Kiwi.

Online jokers celebrate Leo Dicaprio’s first Oscar win for The Revanant with the bear and the old lady from Titanic.

They were desperate for their 15 minutes of fame – but just years later, these reality TV stars were dead.

The stars of New Zealand’s raunchiest drama dish the dirt.

Robin Williams may be gone, but he'll never be forgotten. Get your tissues ready.

Filmmaker and director Sarah Gavron talks to NEXT about women’s struggle for the right to vote, the importance of female-centric film, and working with Meryl Streep.

It’s been a rollercoaster week for Shortland Street fans, but on tonight’s episode, the much-loved character of Wendy Cooper will be laid to rest.

They needed a road warrior. It had to be female.

Say it isn’t so!

It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for since the final episode of Friends aired on May 6, 2004.

Cue the nostalgia!

One contestant on Tuesday's night's episode of the light-hearted home cooking show brought a whole new meaning to the term 'sore loser'!

If you’re looking for the perfect winter read, here are our picks.

May the Force be with you!

The best of fitness, sports and wellbeing events to keep you moving in January

These movies will keep your kids entertained, while teaching them important life lessons about everything from friendship to teamwork.

Get excited!

Irish storyteller Cecelia charms Kerre again

Give the gift of summer reading – with this great selection of new releases, we’ve found the perfect title for almost everyone.

Baubles be warned!

Hello from the xylophone!

The three-time Grammy Award winner talks love, ageing, death and drugs with Nicola Russell.

He truly is the president of cool.

It's been 44 years of golden tickets, Oompa Loompas and chocolate waterfalls.

A cross-country odyssey has Kerre thinking.

Sara Bunny reviews Jojo Moyes' sequel to her hugely successful novel Me Before You.

Here are some of the events, shows, music and movies you can catch this November.

TV3’s movie expert Kate Rodger says this film is not what it seems.

Sara Bunny reviews Charlotte Woods' The Natural Way of Things.

Sara Bunny reviews Di Morrissey's well-crafted novel.

Sara Bunny reviews Hilary Spiers' "delightfully British story".

Sara Bunny reviews Margaret Atwood's darkly comic novel.

Sara Bunny reviews Bryce Corbett's memoir of Rosie Batty's courageous campaign against domestic violence.

Sara Bunny reviews Robert Lacey's biography of the empress of American modelling.

A winged monster and retired Chief Inspector in Louise Penny's crime novel create the perfect storm.

When a crime buried for decades is unearthed, brilliant observations and powerful characters come to the surface.

A breathtaking work of fantasy filled with stories within stories.

Karen McMillan's revised collection of cancer survivor stories is a useful resource, that now includes her own story.

A young fiction book of its time of youth gone awry.

It’s the most lucrative book ever brought out by an Australian publisher, but instead of triumphant joy, the team behind the Fifty Shades trilogy is at loggerheads.

Teenage rebellion is set against nostalgic rural New Zealand in the 70s.

Swedish writer (and former pop star) Jenny Rogneby is the latest Scandi crime writer to break through.

Banish your fear of the long to-do list.

J Ryan Stradal's first novel is a culinary and literary feast.

As the New Zealand Music Awards celebrate 50 years, Nicola Russell looks back at the inaugural event and how the Kiwi music industry has flourished since.

Two different lives unravel, based on one decision.

Atticus Finch returns in Pulitzer Prize-winning Harper Lee's new novel.

Sara Bunny reviews new releases from Sol3 Mio, Wavves and Jamie Lawson.

Ali Mau has spent the past three years working on her first book, a ghost-written account of New Zealand sex-change pioneer Liz Roberts.

James Belfield reviews Half Free by US Girls.

James Belfield reviews Cass County by Don Henley.

Drama puts a face to the savagery of the financial crisis.

A tightrope walker’s risky feat makes for breathtaking cinema.

James Robins reviews Black Mass.

A wise script helps this weepie avoid giving terminal illness the Hollywood treatment.

The migrant dream is upturned in a complex and passionate drama.

World rhythms take a back seat in favour of a more Kiwi sound.

High-altitude mountaineer Lydia Bradey shares her most controversial climb on Mt Everest.

A writer for a top New York magazine, has a dark secret. Ani FaNelli persona is splintering those around her.

New Zealand writer Hannah Tunnicliffe is a food blogger and mother of two small children. Her second novel is Season of Salt and Honey.

Love's hard lessons, we've all been learnt the hard way someway or another.