BRING IT ON!

Commonwealth Games 2026

Opening Ceremony 6:30am Friday 24 July

Get non-stop, free-to-air coverage of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, kicking off with LIVE coverage of the Opening Ceremony from 6:30am on Friday 24 July.

Watch live coverage overnight and highlights across the day on Three via the Sky Sport Gold channel simulcast. Check the TV Guide for Three to see full Glasgow 2026 coverage details.

Get Your Game On!

Dragons v Wests Tigers Sat 4 Jul 7pm LIVE START
Tigers v Warriors Fri 10 Jul 11:30pm
Bulldogs v Raiders Saturday 11 July 7pm LIVE START
Raiders v Rabbitohs Saturday 18 July 7pm
Warriors v Dragons Saturday 18 July 9pm
Rabbitohs v Storm Friday 24 July 11pm

Get non-stop, free-to-air coverage of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, kicking off with LIVE coverage of the Opening Ceremony from 6:30am on Friday 24 July.

Watch live coverage overnight and highlights across the day on Three via the Sky Sport Gold channel simulcast. Check the TV Guide for Three to see full Glasgow 2026 coverage details.

Hurricanes Poua v Blues Sat 4 July, 2.30pm
Matatu v Hurricanes Poua Sat 11 July, 2pm
Matatu v Blues Sat 18 July, 2.30pm

All LIVE START on Sky Open.

Nelson Giants v Franklin Bulls Sun 5 Jul 2pm
Wellington Saints v Canterbury Rams Sun 12 Jul 3pm
Canterbury Rams v Auckland Tuatara Sun 19 Jul3pm

National Provincial Championship (NPC) kicks off with Waikato v Bay of Plenty on July 30th, and Tasman v North Harbour on July 31st.

Selected matches on TVNZ 1 - see Freeview TV Guide for match coverage in the coming week.

F1 British Grand Prix Highlights Mon 6 Jul 4:30pm
F1 Belgium Grand Prix Highlights Mon 20 Jul 4:30pm

Round 1 Highlights Fri 17 Jul 4:30pm
Round 2 Highlights Sat 18 Jul 1:30pm
Round 3 Highlights Sun 19 Jul 2pm
Round 4 Highlights Mon 20 Jul 3:30pm

PGA Tour: Corales Puntacana Championship Highlights Friday 24 July 4.30pm

Detroit Grand Prix Highlights Wed 8 Jul 4:30pm
Music City Grand Prix Highlights Wed 22 Jul 4:30pm

Premiere Friday 17 July

M.I.A.

Fridays 9:40pm

From the co-creator of Ozark comes this propulsive, revenge thriller.

Etta dreams of life in Miami's glittering world, until tragedy shatters her family's drug-running business and pulls her into the city's underbelly.

Our pick of the best new shows coming in July, and a few honourable mentions.

Ben Fogle heads to China to see its staggering sights, meet its biggest characters, and go beyond the stereotypes to discover its true story. Over this three-part series, Ben delves into an epic 3,000-year tale of how China became what it is today.

Based on the multi-million bestselling novel and global phenomenon written by Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE.

Emma Harte, an impoverished ambitious maid in Yorkshire, England goes on a dizzying journey to become the world’s richest woman, gazing down from a sprawling luxury New York penthouse. A rags-to-riches tale of women through the 20th century, Emma defies the expectations of her society, fearlessly challenging the roles she's given, smashing glass ceilings, and never, ever deviating from her masterplan: Get to the top. Whatever it takes.

Retired Detective Alex Ridley is lured back into service as a consultant detective when his former protegee, Carol Farman, needs help cracking a complex murder case. Stars: Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty, Silent Witness), Bronagh Waugh (Hollyoaks, Unforgotten).

Hundreds of people in London are dropping dead from a batch of cocaine spiked with fentanyl. This is a problem for ex-undercover cop Eliot Carter, because he supplied the drugs.

Dexter Morgan recovers from a near-fatal gunshot wound and sets out for New York City, determined to find Harrison and make things right. However, with Captain Angel Batista hot on his trail, Dexter realises his past is rapidly closing in on him.

Flo, Sadie, and Dee are 20-something year old Wellington flatmates – BFFs, apparently. But something big is about to go down as each of the girls start spinning out of control.
Made with the support of NZ on Air.

Rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Set after the event of the first world war, a group of African-Canadian and African-American rail workers band together to establish the first Black union organisation.

Join former Top Gear host-turned-Britain's best-known but least-qualified amateur farmer Jeremy Clarkson for another year in the life of his Diddly Squat Farm. In an effort to increase his annual profit (£144 last year) he's diversifying, in the shape of cows, more chickens and his own restaurant.

A TikTok lip-sync to Barry Manilow's 'Mandy' unexpectedly launches William White into viral stardom, and into the hearts of a generation of women.

This two-part documentary unpacks the rise, the fandom and the chaos that follows when fantasy crashes into reality.

Pip is back. Following the resolution of the Andie Bell case, the story continues with the fallout of Pip's podcast, bringing new mysteries, threats, and trials to the town of Little Kilton.

Struggling to come to terms with the death of her fiancé, Lillian (Satchwell) finds comfort in seeking out the recipients of his organs, triggering a tangled chain of connection. A story about hope, relationships and the preciousness of life, Brooke Satchwell (Black Snow) stars in this unfiltered exploration into losing the love of your life.

What do an internationally renowned Hollywood superstar and a little ol’ country at the bottom of the world have in common? Absolutely nothing. So thank goodness comedian Rhys Darby is here to show international icon David Hasselhoff around his stomping ground of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Babies is a gripping, tender and urgent love story that explores the resilience of a couple navigating the heartbreak of pregnancy loss.

The series follows Lisa (Siobhán Cullen) and Stephen (Paapa Essiedu), a couple in their 30s whose hope is tested as they endure multiple miscarriages. While confronting unimaginable grief, their bond shines through with humour, warmth, and unwavering love.

Etta Tiger Jonze seeks to avenge her family's murder and become the most powerful crime queen pin in South Florida.

Local Doco

The Haka Party Incident

Monday 20 July 8:30pm

The Haka Party Incident revisits the 1979 confrontation between Māori and Pasifika activists and University of Auckland engineering students who had long performed a mock haka as part of their graduation tradition. Repeated, polite requests to ‘cease and desist’ the practice were ignored.

Upcoming film picks

Browse TV Guide for more movies & docs

A couple persuade Dr Alan Grant to give them a tour of Isla Sorna. After their plane lands, Dr Alan and his team are attacked by lethal dinosaurs that possess advance communicative abilities. Starring Sam Neill.

The Matrix - Mon 6 July 8:30pm
The Matrix Reloaded - Mon 13 Jul 8:30pm
The Matrix Revolution - Mon 20 Jul 8:30pm

The Haka Party Incident revisits the 1979 confrontation between Māori and Pasifika activists and University of Auckland engineering students who had long performed a mock haka as part of their graduation tradition. Repeated, polite requests to ‘cease and desist’ the practice were ignored.