Tearepa is such a wonderful fit for this mahi

So the updated #TVNZ+ tvOS app is bloody hopeless innit. How did this pass testing???

So many buffering issues. Unresponsive ‘back’. Gah.

Not what I need during a stormy night #firstworldproblems

— Medium sized pod of dolphins heading into the harbour past Karaka Bays 9:36am

Medium sized pod of dolphins heading into the harbour past Karaka Bays 9:36am
Reported by Alistair Holmes
#WhaleWatch #Wellington

A staggeringly haunting image of the sun eclipsed by the moon named “The most ominous thing I’ve ever loved” from astronaut Christina Hammoch Koch

The aching love for this pale blue dot…

Journey to the Moon - NASA Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, and will reach the lunar sphere of influence—when the Moon's gravity exerts more force on the Orion spacecraft than the Ear...

FYI, this gallery has all the photos NASA is sharing from Artemis II in one place, with descriptions.

We Like The Moon YouTube video by Rathergood

Compulsory today I guess…

With a special nod to Kelly who used to sing this with me at the Kingslander after a beer or two…

#WeLikeTheMoon

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How ‘Pō Atarau’ made it all the way to Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary 'When I played it for the directors, they got goosebumps and were instantly sold.'

A really nice story about how 'Pō Atarau' ended up on the soundtrack of Project Hail Mary. One thing I would add is that the 1976 master tape was preserved and digitised by the Alexander Turnbull Library. That's why it was discoverable. thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/...

People are buzzing about hearing ‘Pō Atarau’ by the Turakina Māori Girls' Choir pop up – often unexpectedly – in Project Hail Mary. It was originally released in 1976 on the Viking label, one of the most important and prolific NZ-owned record labels of all-time. As Simon Grigg says, "Viking was...

Normally it’s a cheese scone and perfect coffee at #SwimsuitCoffee - but I have to say this hot cross bun is a very very fine alternative ☕️

A lesson in alt text…

@nzonscreen is such a great resource! Super writers like Dan, our most special content… a platform for the culture and business of these crazy formats we love !

Who would have thought we’d see Max and Liam with the same points at this stage of the #F1 season!

Fun to look around the renewed Wellington City Library this afternoon… but dear goodness our City Council have turned civic square into a miserable grey expanse haven’t they!

Super excited for the return of City Gallery later this year though, and the eventual jewel in the crown reopening, loudly!

I still think about this a lot.

Oh this is GLORIOUS.

I’m a big fan of The Claire Denis Award for Achievement in Body Fluids 2026…

This introduction of a key to the executive washroom is one of a hundred Wilder structural masterstrokes of The Apartment. Everything you ever need to know about screenwriting is in this movie.

The repetition and lyricism of the picture means that the film is as much music as anything.

#TCMParty

And next too has to be DvB more great tunes :)

Seb and Vern at Newtown Festivals Pong

Pong stage (Newtown Ave) is without a doubt the best kept secret at Newtown Festival!!! #MiCasaSuCasa playing lovely tunes to a knowing crowd

Also - so good to see the exceptional Jen Kyle playing earlier!

Garage Project doing the right thing and holding back a batch of Party and Bullshit is exactly the right thing to do. 👍

Will also be super fresh and NOMS when the replacement batch drops.

Kinda the most Wellington place :)

Have I mentioned Thursday evening is pure joy on @RadioActiveFM before?
I have? Heh heh. It’s always true tho!

Could not agree with this more!

Critic Te Arohi was crucial to my Dunedin experience and has been a springboard for NZ culture.

Radiohead TV YouTube video by Radiohead

Radiohead just randomly started streaming live performances and random songs from their catalogue yesterday, and it's still going.....................

👀👀👀

www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6ga...

Film Forum · AGNÈS VARDA: A COMPREHENSIVE RETROSPECTIVE Agnes Varda A Comprehansive Retrospective Friday, March 13 - Thursday, April 2

OK New York friends - all 4 of you lulz. Check this out of you can! filmforum.org/series/agnes...

Newtown festival on Sunday… always a great day! Hope the snow and ice stops… 😜

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge that #DJCoda is a national treasure? 😎

Ursula K. Le Guin — Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

It's time! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be given to a work of imaginative fiction, published in 2025, that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.

Glad that Randy and Jason are back as the hosts again at VES awards. Good fun.