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    The Eight Best New TV Shows of 2020

    From a topical horror series and a mind-bending sci-fi thriller to an offbeat Aussie sketch comedy — and they're all available to stream.

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    The New TV Version of Stephen King's 'The Stand' Will Start Streaming Down Under Next Month

    The unsettling plague thriller takes place after a deadly super flu wipes out 99 percent of the world's population.

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    Soon-to-Launch New Disney+ Expansion Star Is Basically Hulu for Viewers Down Under

    It'll feature an extra 1000 titles — including 35 brand new series — in its first year.

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    Nicolas Cage Will Teach You the History of Swear Words in Netflix's Next Must-See Series

    And if the trailer is anything to go by, it's going to be hilarious.

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    'The Handmaid's Tale' Has Been Renewed for a Fifth Season Before Its Fourth Even Airs

    This tale of rebellion and revolution isn't anywhere near done yet.

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    The First Trailers for Disney+'s 'Loki' and 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Shows Are Here

    Alongside 'WandaVision', they'll hit the streaming platform in the first half of 2021.

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    Netflix Has Revealed the 17 Most Popular Movies and TV Shows We've Been Streaming in 2020

    'The Queen's Gambit', 'Tiger King', 'Enola Holmes', 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' — they're all on the list.

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    The Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2020

    From topical dramas and animated delights to rousing flicks about the 90s electronic music scene and out-there sci-fi horror movies.

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    The Creators of 'Black Mirror' Are Making a Netflix Special That Satirises and Savages This Chaotic Year

    It's called 'Death to 2020', and it's expected to release before the year is out.

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    Netflix Is Bringing a New Version of Aussie Series 'Heartbreak High' to Your Streaming Queue

    It'll hit the platform in 2022 — but you can stream all 210 episodes of the original show in the interim.

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    You'll Be Able to Stay Onboard an Immersive 'Star Wars' Spaceship From 2021

    You'll hop onboard for a two-day, two-night experience — and you'll be immersed in a 'Star Wars' adventure the whole time.

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    The Summer Lineup for Wellington's Outdoor Concert Series Is Here

    Wellington City Council's annual open-air concert series returns for three weeks next January.

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    Wellington Street Festival CubaDupa Has Dropped Its First Entertainment Lineup for 2021

    The huge outdoor celebration is back with 470 free performances from local artists.

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    Auckland Arts Festival Will Return Next March With More Than 70 Events Across the City

    The 13th edition of the arts and culture festival will take place from 4–21 March.

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    This New Dining and Music Experience Is Being Held in a Twinkling Glowworm Cave

    Listen to operatic classics in a stunning glowworm cathedral.

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    A Supremely Festive Mariah Carey Christmas Special Is Coming to Apple TV+ Next Month

    The beloved singer will sing, dance and get merry alongside Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg.

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    'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun' Is the Side-Splitting Absurdist Comedy Gem This Hectic Year Needs

    It's available on Netflix now — and you'll want to binge it all in one go.

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    Guns N' Roses Have Announced a 2021 Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand

    According to the rock band, international tours may be on the horizon.

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    Quentin Tarantino Is Turning 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Into Your Next Must-Read Novel

    If you loved the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring movie, you'll soon be able to read Tarantino's novelisation — which'll mark his first fiction book.

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    This Huge Multi-Sensory Van Gogh Exhibition Is Coming Back to New Zealand

    Marvel at the genius of the poster boy for post-impressionism at indoors experiences in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.

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    Marvel's First Disney+ Series 'WandaVision' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in January

    The sitcom-style show focuses on the suburban lives of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany).

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    Netflix Must-See 'The Queen's Gambit' Is the Involving Chess Thriller You Didn't Know You Needed

    The 50s and 60s-set seven-part series is stylish, twisty and inventive — and features a superb lead performance.

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    The Royal New Zealand Ballet Has Announced Its Jam-Packed 2021 Season

    The prestigious dance company is returning to the stage with new performances, Russian classics and a Shakespearean comedy.

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    The Trailer for Christmas Rom-Com 'Happiest Season' Has Arrived to Give This Year Some Festive Cheer

    It stars Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis as a couple heading home for Christmas to meet the parents — who don't know that their daughter is gay.

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    Andy Samberg's New Time-Loop Rom-Com 'Palm Springs' Will Hit Streaming Down Under This Month

    The 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star plays a man forced to attend the same wedding over and over in this must-see Sundance hit.

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    Short-Form Streaming Service Quibi Will Shut Down in December Less Than Eight Months After Launching

    Its bite-sized format — streaming movies and shows in ten-minute portions — failed to attract an audience.

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    Auckland Museum's Next Big Exhibition Will Feature the Tallest Lego Model in the Southern Hemisphere

    The exhibition will showcase some of the biggest, fastest and tallest things you can construct out of Lego.

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    'Halloween Kills' Has Dropped Another Eerie Teaser Because It's That Time of Year

    Michael Myers will return to the big screen in October 2021.

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    The New Trailer for 'The Crown' Season Four Promises Multiple Royal and Political Power Struggles

    This season focuses on the Queen's showdowns with Margaret Thatcher, and the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.

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    Ten Unsettling and Unnerving 2020 Horror Films You Can Stream This Halloween

    It's that time, again — and 2020 has delivered a heap of top-notch new movies perfect for the occasion.

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    Seven of the Spookiest Events Happening in Wellington This Halloween

    From German expressionist horror in a gothic cathedral to a one-day street fiesta, here's where to get your scares (and candy) this Halloween.

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    Award-Winning Aussie Crime Novel 'The Dry' Has Been Adapted Into a Movie Starring Eric Bana

    You can watch the trailer now — and it'll hit cinemas in January.

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    The Trailer for David Fincher's 'Mank' Heads Back to 1930s Hollywood with a Star-Studded Cast

    Featuring Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried, the Netflix film follows screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz as he's writing the screenplay for 'Citizen Kane'.

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    Smash-Hit Musical 'Wicked' Is Coming to Auckland Next Year

    The second-highest grossing musical in Broadway history is coming to Auckland for a short run.

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    'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun' Is Netflix's New Attempt to Lighten Up This Hectic Year

    The six-part sketch comedy series stars Australia's Aunty Donna — and it hits the streaming platform in November.

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    Femflix Is the New Streaming Service Dedicated to Films and Shows Made By, Starring and About Women

    It's available Down Under now, featuring films such as '52 Tuesdays', 'Tracks', 'Suffragette' and 'Julieta'.

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    Te Papa's Next Big Installation Is a Two-Storey Labyrinth of Black Wool from Chiharu Shiota

    The piece from the Japanese artist leads visitors through winding tunnels into a two-storey high artwork.

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    Nicolas Cage Fights Ninjas From Space in the Trailer for OTT New Action Movie 'Jiu Jitsu'

    The film follows a team of fighters forced to face off against alien invaders for control of earth.

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