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Te Matatini 2025

Daily from Tuesday 25 February

Hosted by Te Kāhui Maunga in New Plymouth, 55 roopu compete across five days vying for the coveted title Te Matatini Champions.

Pōwhiri Monday 24 February from 10:00 am
Preliminary Competition daily Tuesday 25 - Friday 28 February from 8am
Finals and Prize Giving on Saturday 1 March from 8.30am

Co-broadcast on TVNZ 2 from Tuesday, watch on Whakaata Māori & TVNZ 2.

See our TV guide for programme schedules across all channels

TV Guide

Top Picks This Week

On 21st December 1988, 259 passengers and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, 38 minutes after take-off, with a further 11 residents losing their life as the plane came down over the quiet, Scottish town. This gripping drama tells the true story of Dr. Jim Swire (Colin Firth) who, in the wake of the disaster and his daughter’s death, is nominated spokesperson for the UK victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice.

Premieres Sun 16 Feb.

Phil Breslin meets weapon makers and science experts, lifting the lid on the genius of Australia's oldest and most innovative weapons. Featuring Moogy Sumner.

We're heading back to Mount Affinity, as local crime series The Gone returns for a nail-biting second season this week. Picking up after the shocking events of season one, Detectives Theo Richter and Diana Huia are set to go their separate ways, with Richter heading back to Ireland and Huia returning to the city. But when Irish journalist Aileen Ryan vanishes, the pair must reunite to investigate her disappearance - and unravel more of the dark secrets that lie just beneath the surface of the small rural community.

When hard-charging Chief of Internal & Family Medicine Dr. Amy Elias suffers a brain injury during a car accident and loses her memory of the last eight years, she is forced to reacclimate to the present - with no recollection of a her own personal life and bereft of her medical knowledge. Starting her career again as an intern, can she rebuild her life from the fractured pieces which remain?

This brand new show starts Monday 17 February on TVNZ 1.

Join host Greg Davies and team captains Daisy May Cooper and Noel Fielding, as classic British comedy series Never Mind The Buzzcocks premieres on TVNZ 2 on Tuesday 18 February.

The cultural phenomenon returns for its latest season! A decade since the reality juggernaut first began in 2015, the new season premieres Monday 3 February and will be the most explosive one yet, showcasing moments never seen before in the history of the show.

William Shatner returns for the fifth season of this gripping series exploring of the world's most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries, on to which scientists, historians, and witnesses seek to finally shed light.

Premiere Wed 12 Feb.

A childless couple discovers a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. Starring Noomi Rapace and Hilmir Snaer Gudnason.

In this hilarious new series, we follow the adventures of Vince Walters, a self-absorbed TV host in his forties, who has always put his career before his family.
Made with the support of NZ on Air.

Premiere Thu 13 Feb.

Graham Norton welcomes the biggest stars of film, TV and music in the 2025 season of The Graham Norton Show.

The Gallaghers may not have much in the way of money or rules, but they know who they are - and they're absolutely, wildly, unapologetically Shameless.
This wildly engaging and fearlessly twisted drama stars the brilliant William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, and Jeremy Allen White.

A stunning four-part series chronicling three critical decades of the fashion world from the early 1990s to the 2010s.

Part 1 airs Thu 13 Feb.

Jeremy Wade explores a range of fascinating and compelling stories from the deep sea. From lost treasures and missing ships to strange ocean bed discoveries and odd scientific phenomena.

Alex Polizzi is back, and casting her net wider as she comes to the rescue of a beleaguered hospitality industry. From staff shortages, spiralling costs and customers with less money to spend, Alex is here to help. The new season starts Friday 21 February.

Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does. Starring Dakota Fanning.

In a brand-new Jumanji adventure, four high-school kids discover an old video-game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting...

A young girl moves from New York to a mythical village in Ireland. Lucy Morton and Fiona Glascott.

A cast of celebrity households comment on the week's television from the comfort of their own couch (UK). Season 2 comes to eden on Fri 21 Feb.

In Disney•Pixar’s vibrant tale of family, fun and adventure, an aspiring young musician named Miguel embarks on an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors. There, the charming trickster Héctor becomes an unexpected friend who helps Miguel uncover the mysteries behind his family’s stories and traditions.

With a new threat to their Penguin Empire, the Mumble family must convince everyone to work together to save their kingdom. On the other hand, Eric has diverse plans for his future.

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Join host Stephen Mangan and team captains Alan Carr and Daisy May Cooper as they team up with the public to win cash in this hilarious word association game. Premieres Saturday 25 January.

It's time to head back to the iconic white tent, as The Great British Bake Off returns for its fifteenth season. Join hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding and judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, as another batch of amateur home bakers put their skills to the test in the ultimate baking battle.

Season 15 starts Thursday 30 January on TVNZ 1.

Olivia Attwood attempts to reform eight unsuspecting bad boyfriends.

Premieres on Thu 13 Feb on TVNZ 2.

Eleven celebrities take on the ultimate round the world adventure as The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition returns for its eighth season. From comedians, to chart topping musicians, reality stars and an Olympic legend each of these famous faces is joined by their favourite person to race across continents and win for their charity. Premieres Sun 26 Jan.

New Zealand's longest running television series is back for 2025, as Country Calendar returns to take another look at rural life across Aotearoa.

The 2025 season premieres on Sunday 16 February.

911 explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders - including police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers - who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping situations. Season 8 premiered 8:55pm on Mon 3 Feb.

Current affairs series that puts a Māori lens on issues that distinguishes it from other current affairs programmes. Hosted by Moana Maniapoto.

Season 7 premieres Monday 17 February on Whakaata Māori.

Expect blood, tears and heart-in-mouth action as explorer Ed Stafford takes on the best explorers in the world in a battle across the screens to be the First Man Out - a show in which survival is only half the battle.

Get your sports fix.

CRC Motorsport brings you all the action from the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series as we follow Shane van Gisbergen's Championship hunt in his maiden season in the main game.

Catch more CRC Motorsports throughout Sunday afternoon on Three.

Next week:
Blues v Chiefs Manawa - Fri 7 Mar 5pm LIVE START

Coverage from round three of Super Rugby Pacific 2025 as the Hurricanes take on Blues at Sky Stadium, Wellington.

Coverage of the NRL Round 1: Raiders v Warriors at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas.

Get ready for an all-new season of NZ Hunter Adventures, as hosts Willie and Greg return with another action-packed season of their cult kiwi classic. Join the guys for another super adventurous ride - tramping, mountaineering, and hunting their way through the most remote and incredible back country locations on offer. The new season starts Friday 23 February.

Fresh off the back of the weekend action, host Kirstie Stanway is joined by All Black legends Goldie and Mils to discuss and analyse all the hot topics.