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September 27 - October 3, 2025

The big movies on TV this week

- BY RUSSELL BAILLIE

TV Films

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27

MEAN GIRLS

TVNZ 2, 8pm

High school comedy from when Lindsay Lohan was Hollywood's It girl. Tina Fey penned this enduring examination of school cliques and cruelty, which has earned a cult following and even inspired a Broadway musical. (2004) ★★★★

THE CASTLE

TVNZ 1, 8.30pm

Yes, if the All Blacks win against the Wallabies earlier in the evening and you are an Australian supporter in need of consolation, here's something we prepared to cheer you up and make you homesick, too. You're welcome. Suffer in yer jocks. (1997) ★★★★

SUICIDE SQUAD

Antiheroes assemble

Three, 8.30pm

A DC Comics supervillain team meeting that has the likes of the Joker (Jared Leto), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Deadshot (Will Smith) and others pressganged into stopping the zombie hordes of the apocalypse. Despite having so many colourful characters, it's all bit of a dull slog and has had a much better reboot since. (2016) ★★★

QUEER

On a bender

Rialto, 8.30pm

Italian director Luca Guadagnino (

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Hatches and despatches

Commentary - The Good Life

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Best local laughs

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1 mins

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The wives of Tamanuitera

Ma lives in Raumati, a 45-minute drive from the city.

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6 mins

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Racing a deadline

A transition plan for the end to greyhound racing in New Zealand has yet to emerge, raising fears for the future of the dogs.

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8 mins

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A spinning world

Watching icebergs can not only send imaginations off on tangents, it once set in motion a whole new science.

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5 mins

December 27 2025 - January 9 2026

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Best on telly

From sweeping epics to domestic nightmares, the year in television didn't lack for big ideas or ways to rattle viewer expectations. Here, RUSSELL BAILLIE and RUSSELL BROWN offer their picks for the top 10 dramas, along with the best in local comedy and documentaries.

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5 mins

December 27 2025 - January 9 2026

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Best of the big screen

Listener film reviewers SARAH WATT and RUSSELL BAILLIE name their top 10 of the year, with a guide to where you can find them.

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4 mins

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ADORABLE BIG FRUIT LOOP

Auckland author and Listener contributor Nicky Pellegrino on her rescue greyhound, Harry.

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3 mins

December 27 2025 - January 9 2026

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Up onto the roof and down again

Each summer, we commission nine of Aotearoa’s finest writers to tell us a short tale. This year’s theme is distraction. Here are the first three.

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5 mins

December 27 2025 - January 9 2026

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