COMING SOON

Attenborough's Wild London

Premieres Friday 8 May 8:30pm on TVNZ 1

After a life spent travelling the globe, Sir David Attenborough turns his attention closer to home to explore the wildlife of his hometown.

From urban deer to rooftop peregrines and many others, Sir David reveals the incredible wild encounters to be experienced across the world’s greenest major city. Captured over his centennial year, and marking his 100th birthday, this personal and poignant film is a timely insight into how cities can become homes for wildlife as well as ourselves.

Get Your Game On!

Hurricanes v Crusaders - Fri 1 May 6:30pm LIVE START
Crusaders v Blues - Fri 8 May 6:30pm LIVE START
Moana Pasifika v Hurrianes - Sat 9 May 7pm LIVE
Chiefs v Highlanders - Fri 15 May 6:30pm LIVE START

Join us for live coverage of the 2026 ANZ Premiership season!

Mystics v Tactix - Sat 2 May 4pm LIVE
Steel v Pulse - Sat 2 May 7pm LIVE
Stars v Magic - Sun 3 May 4pm LIVE

Magic v Steel - Sat 9 May 4pm LIVE
Mystics v Pulse - Sat 9 May 7pm LIVE
Stars v Tactix - Sun 10 May 4pm LIVE

Titans v Raiders - Sat 2 May 7.30pm
Eels v Warriors - Sat 2 May 9:30pm
Roosters v Titans - Fri 8 May 9.30pm
Sea Eagles v Broncos - Sat 9 May 9:55pm LIVE

Canterbury Rams v Otago Nuggets LIVE Sun 3 May 3pm
Hawks v Nuggets LIVE Sat 9 May 4:30pm

Semi Final 2 Wellington Phoenix v TBC LIVE START Sun 10 May 2pm

Brentford v Westham - Sun 3 May 10am
Sunderland v Manchester United - Sun 10 May 10am

A very special Crowd Goes Wild that dovetails nicely onto the biggest night of the year for New Zealand sport.

COMING IN MAY

Plastic People

Mon 18 May 8:30pm

For anyone who still believes the plastic problem is someone else’s responsibility, this film offers a sobering corrective.

From a New Zealand perspective, this film lands with particular irony. We pride ourselves on environmental stewardship while consuming imported goods shrink-wrapped in layers of plastic and exporting waste beyond our shores. Plastic People quietly exposes that contradiction without naming Aotearoa directly. You don’t need to see New Zealand on screen to recognise the patterns it documents.

Film picks for May

Browse TV Guide for more movies & docs

A well-meaning but naive man disrupts the lives of his three sisters after getting out of jail.

Quietly powerful and deeply considered, Ngā Ao e Rua is less about crossing between two worlds than understanding - and embracing - that there is, in fact, another one.

Tom Hanks stars in Clint Eastwood's stunning retelling of the true story of airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who successfully landed his damaged plane on the Hudson River, saving the flight's passengers and crew.

A manager of an orphanage in Kolkata travels to New York to meet a benefactor. Starring Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams.

A quietly majestic tribute to a life defined not by conquest, but by curiosity, humility, and unrelenting motion.

For anyone who still believes the plastic problem is someone else’s responsibility, this film offers a sobering corrective.

Browse TV Guide for more movies & docs

NEW SEASON PREMIERES 11 MAY

The Brokenwood Mysteries

Sundays 8:30pm

Brokenwood is back this May, where Detectives Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea), Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland) and Daniel Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri) continue to grapple with the small town’s ever-growing murder rate. From attempted alien abductions to a surﬁng priest with a dark history, this season’s murders once again capture the darkness, humour and eccentricity of New Zealand’s most lethal town.

Our pick of the best new shows coming in May.

New Zealand’s newest spies - and the only three who applied - are recruited by a New Zealand spy agency and tasked with protecting the nation from incoming threats, most notably from their noisy neighbours in Australia.

Starring Rose Matafeo (Starstruck), Paul Williams (Taskmaster NZ), Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords) and Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners), NZ Spy is made with the support of NZ On Air.

In this three-night event, mental health advocate and content creator Jass Thornton (The Girl on the Bridge) tackles the issue of stalking in Aotearoa.

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.

The biggest night of the year for NZ comedy returns in May for two incredible hour shows, kicking off the 2026 NZ International Comedy festival.

Hosted by Dai Henwood and featuring 18 comedians including Hayley Sproull, Paul Ego, Ray O’Leary, Felicity Ward (Aus), Emmanuel Sonubi (UK), and many more.

Check your Freeview TV Guide closer to the day for when it's on.

After a life spent travelling the globe, Sir David Attenborough turns his attention closer to home to explore the wildlife of his hometown.

Game of 2 Halves returns for a new season with a bigger dose of entertainment.

Expanded to a one hour show, the fan favourite sports panel series blends comedy, competition, and sport making it just as enjoyable for casual viewers as it is for die hard sports fans. Hosted by Laura McGoldrick, she will be joined by a rotating panel of comedians, athletes and media personalities including Chris Key, Josh Thomson, Dai Henwood, Joey Wheeler, Olivia McTaggart, and more.

Check What's On for Three to see when it lands (we haven't been told the date & time yet, they're probably busy pulling the show together!)

From attempted alien abductions to a surﬁng priest with a dark history, this season’s murders once again capture the darkness, humour and eccentricity of New Zealand’s most lethal town.

Mei Heron fronts BNZ Business Breakfast - a new weekday morning programme delivering essential business news, the latest economic data, and insights from New Zealand and around the world - helping New Zealanders begin their day informed and ahead.

Brand-new local series Ready Gamer Mum pits the best young gamers against each other in a winner takes all competition. The catch? The only person who can touch the controller is their Mum. Host Tegan Yorwarth oversees 10 hardcore gamers as they help take their parents from n00b to pro - before stepping back as the mums go it alone, competing in a variety of video games in the hopes of winning a $50,000 prize.