New Zealand Returns to Full Lockdown After Discovery of Local COVID case

Sledgehammer Games has turned New Zealand’s national war hero into an Australian in Call Of Duty: Vanguard.The upcoming World War II shooter is set to introduce four heroes to the game who are each inspired by real-life people, including the Russian Polina Petrova, the British Arthur Kingsley, the American Wade Jackson and the Australian Lucas Riggs.However, Lucas Riggs, who is based on the real New Zealander Charles Upham, the only man to be awarded two Victoria crosses for his service in

Alex Jones revealed her baby daughter's name is Annie on Wednesday's episode of The One Show. The presenter, 44, who is currently on maternity leave after giving birth last month, was supposed to announce her newborn's name as a lovely exclusive for the show on Tuesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Good Grief will make its way to IFC and Sundance Now, which have acquired North America and U.K. rights to the New Zealand comedy, from sisters Eve and Grace Palmer. IFC and Sundance Now have also teamed with Kiel McNaughton and Kerry Warkia’s Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd.’s to co-commission a second season.

Acorn TV with series star Lucy Lawless.It’s been two years since we last left bread-baking private investigator Alexa Crowe (Lawless) and her cybersleuthing sidekick Madison Feliciano (Ebony Vagulans).

“The Lorde Lorde Show” continues its takeover of “The Late Late show with James Corden”.

England cricket legend and Brexit supporter Sir Ian Botham would be the UK's new trade envoy for Australia. Many questioned the decision asking why someone with no experience in trade was given such a role.

Francis “Frankie” Mossman has sadly died.

reportedly negotiating with Roseberry, who is in his truck parked between the Library of Congress and the Capitol Building.

Francis “Frankie” Mossman, who appeared on television shows like Spartacus and The Horizon, died on Aug. 14 in Sydney, Australia. He was 33 and his death was confirmed by his brothers, who did not disclose a cause .

Lorde has teased the imminent arrival of new song ‘Mood Ring’, presumably the final single to be lifted from new album ‘Solar Power’ before it drops at the end of the week.The New Zealand pop singer revealed a release date of August 17 for the song via a post on her website.  A music video co-directed by Lorde herself alongside Joel Kefali is also set to premiere at 7pm BST on August 17.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefEndeavor Content has come on board as the global sales agent for “The Panthers,” a musical social justice drama series from New Zealand.It was Friday confirmed that the series will make its international premiere as an official selection at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, as part of the Primetime program.The six, hour-long episodes, based-on-a-true-story series covers a devastating and resonant period in New Zealand’s history through the

Middle Earth is moving from New Zealand to the United Kingdom.

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Lord Of The Rings TV show has confirmed that production on its second season will be relocating to the UK.The show, which takes place thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkien’s books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, has just wrapped shooting its first season in New Zealand.However, Amazon has announced that the next batch of episodes will begin pre-production in early 2022, with the show relocating to the UK.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAmazon Studios’ decision to shift production of its untitled “Lord of the Rings” series from New Zealand to the U.K. has left the Kiwi production sector in shock.

Amazon Studios announced Friday it would film the second season of its original series, inspired by the books of J.R.R. Tolkien, to Britain.“The shift from New Zealand to the U.K.