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2 months ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Graham Smith
Opinion: New Zealand viewers may find chunks of Miriam Margolyes' new series Miriam Margolyes in New Zealand a tad cringey.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Graham Smith
This story contains details about Manhunt: The murder of Emily LongleyPREVIEW: When 17-year-old New Zealander Emily Longley was found dead in her boyfriend's bedroom 13 years ago, there was no obvious cause of death. But why should a young, healthy woman suddenly die in an English south coast town? British police had their suspicions, and Manhunt: The murder of Emily Longley tells that story. Emily left Auckland in 2009 to attend a college in Bournemouth, Dorset.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Graham Smith
Spoilers: This story contains details about the three-part series Live and Let Dai. Preview: Dai Henwood likens the brutal regime of chemotherapy he has undergone to "keeping a classic car on the road" until further treatments emerge. Henwood was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer three years ago. It had spread to his liver and cancer was also detected in his lungs.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Graham Smith
My old Weber BBQ has been sitting out on the deck all winter. Uncovered, unloved, untethered from a gas bottle and a safe winter refuge for all manner of critters. So, with spring in the air and the prospect of summer BBQs beckoning, it's a good time for some restorative attention. In the eight years I've had it, it's never had a deep clean. Apparently putting the lid down and blasting the heat on full doesn't count.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Graham Smith
In a world where nothing seems to built to last, it's comforting to know there are some rugged items that keep delivering the goods day after day. Most of us have got at least one item that just refuses to quit, so we asked RNZ staffers to share their stories of long-lived, trusty treasures. This is my trusty Swiss army knife (or Swarmy, as she is known). I first saw this knife as a teen, in a drawer in my dad's workshop, and I coveted it so hard.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Graham Smith
Warning: Contains spoilers for the three-part series The Body Next Door. When a body entombed in layers of plastic was discovered in a South Wales village, it was the end of a tragic tale which began in Auckland in the 1960s. The body, discovered in 2015, was John Sabine, husband of Leigh Sabine. It was found, shortly after her own death from cancer, on the property where she had lived. A new documentary, The Body Next Door, tells this sad, convoluted story over three episodes.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Graham Smith
The last-ever Newshub 6pm bulletin airs on Three tonight. After 34 years of bringing the news to the nation, owners Warner Brothers Discovery have axed the programme at the cost of almost 300 jobs. The world was emerging from the gloss-driven excesses of the 1980s when a bold newcomer to New Zealand's media landscape first went to air. In 1989, President George Bush (senior) was inaugurated, the Berlin Wall came down and the New Kids on the Block released "Hangin' Tough".
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May 10, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Graham Smith
Run out of stuff to watch? Join us as we excavate the streamers' back catalogues for the shows we might have missed. This week: Patrick Melrose. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the wealthy, dissipated Patrick Melrose in this adaptation of the acclaimed semi-autobiographical Edward St. Aubyn novels. We first meet Melrose in epsiode one, 'Bad News', getting a call telling him his father David has died. It's a landline call, because this is 1982.
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Jan 7, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Lucy Corry |Graham Smith
By Lucy Corry and Graham SmithIf you struggled to get back into your office-ready kit today, spare a thought for the stars and stylists of Hollywood, who have had to spruce up quick for the 81st Golden Globes taking place in Beverly Hills. The Globes, which are the first major red carpet event of 2024, are generally thought to be a more relaxed affair than the Oscars.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
rnz.co.nz | Graham Smith
It is the time of year when you hear a scurrying in the roof space and the anxiety levels start to climb. Insulated, predator-free, cosy roof spaces are a haven for rats and mice in winter. And if you have a garden with a few fruit trees, you're giving them a nutritious diet as well as providing them with a warm, dry home to raise their young.
