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Christchurch

Christchurch lad, Whenua Patuwai is the first contender in the Under 25 Boys Category.

Described by his friends as a big teddy bear, Whenua’s all time favorite recording artist is Bob Marley but he is not afraid to admit his guilty pleasure is Justin Bieber.

Whenua sung ‘Take it Easy’ by Stan Walker at his TV Auditions and left Ruby Frost speechless “I love your soul, it was amazing, I don’t even know what to say, I was just blown away.”

Follow Whenua on Twitter:
@wpatuwai

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Greymouth

Greymouth born and raised, Jackie Thomas completes the Under 25 Girls category after returning to the competition at the Judges’ Retreats stage after she was eliminated at Bootcamp.

A big fan of artists such as Lionel Richie, Jackie chose an amazing rendition of ‘Skinny Love’ for her TV audition which left Daniel to proclaim “New Zealand has found a new sweetheart.”

Follow Jackie on Twitter:
@jackiesian

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Auckland

Hailing from central Auckland, Eden Roberts is the second contestant in the Under 25 Girls.

A massive fan of the Indie-pop genre, Eden rates Florence and the Machine as her ultimate recording artist and would love to do a duet with Ed Sheeran.

Eden sung an original ‘Blue Home’ for her TV audition which blew Daniel Bedingfield away. “Thank you so much for that. Thank you for working so hard on your craft, Thank you so much.”

Like Eden on Facebook:
facebook.com/edenmusician

This is perhaps the best celebrity weather cameo ever.

TV One’s Breakfast today enlisted Tenacious D duo Jack Black and Kyle Glass to present the morning weather report and they didn’t disappoint.

Watching foreigners trying and pronounce Maori place names first time around is entertaining at the best of times but Black takes it to a whole new level.

Maori Television has sent out a casting call for a new family friendly game show called Whanau Factor.

Producers are looking for stand-out family pairs – grandchild and grandparent, aunties and nephews, kids and mum or dad – who can speak a little te reo Maori and are available to film in Auckland. Contestants must be at least 15 years old with a 15-year age gap between the two teammates.

The 13-part series will be fun, fast-paced and entertaining, with Matai Smith (winner Best Presenter – Entertainment/Factual at the 2012 NZ Television Awards) at its helm. Continue reading »

Most watched

1. One News: 763,940 (TV ONE, 6:00pm – 7:00pm)
2. Sunday: 732,550 (TV ONE, 7:00pm – 7:30pm)
3. MasterChef New Zealand: 586,490 (TV ONE, 7:30pm – 8:30pm)
4. The X Factor: 401,840 (TV3, 7:00pm – 9:20pm)
5. Packed to the Rafters: 388,230 (TV ONE, 8:30pm – 9:30pm) Continue reading »

New Zealander Martin Henderson has nabbed himself the lead role in a new Australian drama series.

The former Shortland Street actor – who has since featured in several US series including Off The Map and House – will play the lead in Channel Ten’s Secrets & Lies.

Henderson will play a character called Ben, an everyday family man who finds the body of a young boy and quickly becomes the prime murder suspect.

The drama begins filming in Brisbane and other locations around Queensland this week. Continue reading »

Smith to return for more Doctor Who

Matt Smith has confirmed that he will be back for the eighth season of Doctor Who. The actor confirmed in an interview that he will return to the UK to film the series after working on a Ryan Gosling movie in the US.

New X Factor USA judges named this week

The new X Factor USA judges will be revealed tomorrow according to Simon Cowell. Two new judges will be announced as replacement for LA Reid and Britney Spears. Continue reading »

After surviving a controversial elimination last week, time finally ran out for Vanessa Baxter on MasterChef NZ.

In last night’s show, the Top Four contestants faced the ultimate invention test – cooking whatever they liked, with whatever ingredients they liked.

Performing for not only for the MasterChef judges, they also faced a very hard taskmaster: guest judge Ben Bayly, executive chef of award-winning Auckland restaurant The Grove.

Paula Saengthian-Ngam’s Thai green curry with fish balls and coconut rice was named the best dish of the day. Continue reading »

Top 20 most time shifted shows

1. CSI:NY: 57150 (TV3, 9:30pm – 10:30pm)
2. C.S.I: 44490 (TV3, 8:30pm – 9:30pm)
3. Whitechapel: 27360 (TV ONE, 9:35pm – 10:35pm)
4. Law & Order Los Angeles: 12030 (TV3, 11:30pm – 12:25am)
5. Saving Gen-Y: 8930 (TV3, 7:30pm – 8:30pm) Continue reading »