The auditions for the next James Bond have started, firing up the speculation as to who will fill Daniel Craig's tux and togs

A wrap of the day's big stories

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

This week on Short-Cuts, Dan Slevin takes a look at: Moss & Freud (In cinemas), Marty, Life is Short (Netflix), and The Beekeeper (TVNZ).

Aotearoa's very own Wellington Pheonix Tim Payne went from just under 5 thousand Instagram followers to a whopping 1M in a matter of just 48 hours.

Triple word scores will be flying in Christchurch this weekend as the country’s best Scrabble players battle it out.

The winner of Aotearoa’s first ever season of Traitors, the reality show built around lies, deception and betrayal, shares just how he won.

ABC Wantok Program for 29 May 2026.

Anisha heads to Bluff to understand why the wild fishery has struggled in recent years, and how it impacts the town.

Kelly Wilson trains Kaimanawa wild horses at the sanctuary she's built on just over 18 hectares, a few minutes out of Taupo. Jimmy Ellingham paid her a visit to see how she helps get them used to the human touch so they can be rehomed.