Whale HERO
Premiere of a Pioneering Documentary Series

Whale with Steve Backshall

7:30pm Sundays from 16 August

This incredible documentary series sheds new light on the world of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Adventurer and conservationist Steve Backshall travels from the Azores to the Arctic, capturing breathtaking underwater footage in each unique habitat.

Get Your Game On!

Allblacks
ALL BLACKS Franchise Matches

2026 Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Tour

See coverage details here.

Stormers v All Blacks Sat 8 Aug 9:30am
Sharks v All Blacks Wed 12 Aug 9am

Check the TV Guide for Three for more broadcast coverage.

NRL
Select Games LIVE START

NRL

See coverage info.

Eels v Cowboys Sat 15 Aug 7pm LIVE START
Broncos v Warriors Sat 15 Aug 11:15pm 
Knights v Sea Eagles Sat 22 Aug 7pm
Rabbitohs v Warriors Sat 22 Aug 9pm
Roosters v Dolphins Sat 29 Aug 6:55pm LIVE START
Warriors v Knights Sun 30 Aug 6:30pm

See the TV Guide for Sky Open for more free-to-air coverage.

NBL
Grand Final LIVE

Sal's NBL

Sun 9 Aug 3pm

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

NPC26
LIVE

NPC

From 30 July

Marking a landmark 50 years of the competition in New Zealand, the epic round-robin clashes on the field continue, with Rounds 1-5 playing out across the month.

See the TV Guide for upcoming NPC matches in the coming week.

NRLW26
Selected Games LIVE START

NRLW 2026

Catch the action every Sunday

Tigers v Warriors Sun 16 Aug 3:15pm LIVE START
Roosters v Warriors Sun 23 Aug 3:30pm LIVE START
Warriors v Dragons Sun 30 Aug 1:30pm

English Premier League

EPL

Sundays 10am from 23 Aug

Ipswich v Sunderland Sun 23 Aug 10am
Spurs v Newcastle Sun 30 Aug 10am

FE London

Formula E Highlights

Click for details.

Hankook London E-Prix Highlights 
Sun 16 Aug 2pm & Mon 17 Aug 4:30pm

Lpga2026portland

PGA, LPGA, DP World Tour Highlights

See coverage details

PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship Highlights Tue 11 Aug 4:30pm
LGPA Tour: The Standard Portland Classic Highlights Tue 18 Aug 4:30pm & Thur 20 Aug 4:30pm
DP World Tour: Danish Golf Championship Highlights Thu 20 Aug 4pm
PGA Tour: Fedex St Jude Championship Highlights Fri 21 Aug 4:30pm
PGA Tour Champions: Rogers Charity Classic Highlights Sat 29 Aug 4pm

Indycar

IndyCar Highlights

Wednesdays 4:30pm

Grand Prix of Portland Highlights Wed 12 Aug 4:30pm
Indy at Markham
Highlights Wed 19 Aug 4:30pm
Freedom 250 GP of Washington DC Highlights Wed 26 Aug 4:30pm
Milwaukee Mile Race 1 Highlights Wed 2 Sep 4:30pm
Milwaukee Mile Race 2 Highlights Wed 3 Sep 4:30pm

Ufc330prelims
LIVE

UFC330 Prelims

Sun 16 Aug 11am
Supercars

Supercars Queensland Raceway Highlights

Mon 24 Aug 3:30pm
F1 Dutch GP
The Final Lap

F1 Dutch GP Highlights

Mon 24 Aug 4:30pm
Msx HERO
Premieres 10 August

Ms. X

Mondays 8:40pm

A darkly comic, action-packed six-part dramedy that tells the good-person-gone-bad story, through the eyes of a suburban kiwi mum. Gritty, surreal, funny, and uncomfortably plausible, Ms. X is a story of friendship, reinvention, and the extraordinary things ordinary people will do to survive suburbia.

Made with the support of NZ on Air. 

Our pick of the best new shows this month, and a few honourable mentions.

Ryanbridgetoday

Ryan Bridge TODAY

Weekdays 7am

A familiar face, a trusted voice, and a new era of morning news for New Zealanders. Ryan Bridge TODAY will deliver breaking news, politics, business, sport, weather, and the stories that matter most to New Zealanders, complemented by expert analysis and compelling interviews. 

Docnz
Six Compelling Stories

Documentary New Zealand

8:30pm Mondays from 17 August

TVNZ's Documentary New Zealand strand returns with six compelling stories from around New Zealand. This month, see our modern day digital vulnerabilities examined in Hacked, explore why we have sex the way we do in What Happened to Sex, and follow a groundbreaking journey of young New Zealanders living with OCD in Exposure
 
To come: Robyn Malcolm: Menopause and Us; Sleep; Meet the Preppers.
 
All made with the support of NZ On Air. 

Whale
New Nature Doco

Whale with Steve Backshall

Sundays 7:30pm from 16 Aug

A pioneering documentary series shedding new light on the world of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Adventurer and conservationist Steve Backshall travels from the Azores to the Arctic, capturing breathtaking underwater footage in each unique habitat.

Coastalwonders
Original New Series

Coastal Wonders

Sundays 7:30pm

In this original new series, Grand Designs host and architect Tom Webster takes us on a remarkable South Pacific coastal journey, showcasing amazing villas and homes that inspire, excite and capture our imagination, exploring how the places we live can shape our wellbeing and happiness.
 
Made with the support of NZ On Air.

A Woman Of Substance

A Woman of Substance

Sundays 8:30pm

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.

Msx
NEW

Ms. X

Mondays 8:40pm

A darkly comic, action-packed six-part dramedy that tells the good-person-gone-bad story, through the eyes of a suburban kiwi mum. Gritty, surreal, funny, and uncomfortably plausible, Ms. X is a story of friendship, reinvention, and the extraordinary things ordinary people will do to survive suburbia.
Made with the support of NZ on Air. 

Paddygowerhasissues
NEW SEASON

Paddy Gower Has Issues

Tuesdays 7:30pm

New Zealand’s favourite journalist, Paddy Gower, and the hilarious Karen O’Leary return in the multi-award-winning current affairs programme, Paddy Gower Has Issues.

Made with the support of NZ On Air.

WM Thisishome
NEW Drama

This is Home

Premieres Wed 26 Aug

With a stellar cast, including Miriama McDowell, Keporah Torrance, Jim Moriarty, Troy Kingi and Scotty Cotter, This is Home follows grown-up sisters Kara and Nina, forced to live under the same roof again for the first time since their teens. As they struggle with financial strains, personal setbacks, and unresolved sibling conflicts, tensions rise and secrets begin to surface.

Porter

The Porter

Wednesdays 8:30pm

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.

Clarksons Farm
NEW SEASON

Clarkson's Farm

Wednesdays 7:30pm

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.

Settling
NEW

Settling

Thursdays 8:30pm

When 30-something writer, Harriet “Harry” Brewer finds herself heartbroken and back living with her mother in Auckland, the last person she expects to change her life is her old high school best friend Salman Abbasi, now a divorced single dad and dentist who has similarly given up on love.  
Made with the support of NZ on Air.

Platoon
NEW Docuseries

Platoon

Thursdays 8:30pm from 20 Aug

In this docuseries, one newly assembled platoon in the British Army prepares for possible frontline deployment in Eastern Europe. Filmed over six brutal months of training, they must grow into a band of brothers so tight they will lay down their lives for each other.

Guymontspellingbee
NEW SEASON

Guy Mont Spelling Bee

Thursdays 7:30pm

Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee is back for Season 3! And somehow transforms everyone’s least favourite high school activity into a fast-paced, offbeat, and hilarious panel show that will have audiences laughing from start to finish.

Made with the support of NZ On Air.

Hoff Roading
NZ Travel Doc

Hoff Roading

Thursdays 8:30pm

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.

Rebus
Based on best-selling novels by Ian Rankin

Rebus

Fridays 9:30pm from 28 Aug

In Edinburgh's murky underbelly, Detective Sergeant John Rebus is drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal. Based on the best-selling novels by Ian Rankin. Stars: Richard Rankin (Outlander), Lucie Shorthouse (We Are Lady Parts)

MIA

M.I.A.

Fridays 9:40pm

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

Thegame
NEW Action Thriller

The Game

Fridays 9:30pm from 24 Aug

The Game tells the story of Huw Miller, a police detective still haunted by the one case that he failed to solve – a stalker who taunted his town, mercilessly toying with his victims before eventually killing them. Stars Jason Watkins (The Crown), Robson Green (Grantchester).

Believeme

Believe Me

Coming in August

This four-part true crime drama chronicles the harrowing story of serial rapist John Worboys – the ‘Black Cab Rapist’ – and the courageous women who fought a landmark legal battle against the Metropolitan Police after authorities botched their initial reports.
 
Starring Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Aasiya Shah, and Daniel Mays.

Promisingyoungwomanv2 HERO
Channel Premiere

Promising Young Woman

Sat 15 Aug 7:30pm

Years after a tragic event shattered her future, a brilliant medical school dropout lives a secret double life, seeking a unique brand of vengeance against predators. 

Threekings

Three Kings

Mon 10 Aug 8:30pm

A group of adventurous soldiers at the end of the Gulf War are determined to steal a huge cache of hidden gold. Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Cliff Curtis

Herbs

Herbs: Songs of Freedom

Mon 10 Aug 8:30pm

Director Tearepa Kahi delivers far more than a conventional music documentary. This is an evocative portrait of a band whose influence extended well beyond the stage.

Cityofember

City of Ember

Fri 14 Aug 7:30pm

For generations, citizens of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. However, Ember's generator is failing. Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Toby Jones

Promisingyoungwoman

Promising Young Woman

Sat 15 Aug 7:30pm

A brilliant medical school dropout lives a secret double life, seeking a unique brand of vengeance against predators. 

Thevow

The Vow

Fri 21 Aug 7:30pm

After a disastrous car accident, Paige suffers from severe memory loss. Her husband tries everything to win her heart back. Stars: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill

Men

Men

Sun 23 Aug 8:45pm

Seeking a peaceful retreat after a personal tragedy, a woman rents a quiet English countryside manor, only to be stalked by a shapeshifting, nightmarish local presence. Starring Jessie Buckley.

Saints&Warriors
Documentary

Saints and Warriors

Mon 24 Aug 8:30pm

Director Patrick Shannon’s documentary follows the legendary Skidegate Saints basketball team from Haida Gwaii as they pursue another title at the renowned All Native Basketball Tournament.

Themountain

The Mountain

Fri 28 Aug 9pm

Mallory longs for adventure and meets Sam, a sick runaway brazen with her ambition to summit the local mountain. Together, they journey to the summit to find the healing magic of the gods. (2024) 

Powerrangers

Power Rangers

Sat 29 Aug 7:30pm

When Earth is on the verge of an alien invasion, five teenagers, who are infused with superhuman abilities, must harness their newfound powers to battle the threat - as the Power Rangers.

See our TV guide for programme schedules across all channels

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