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Rachel McKenna is returning shortly to Shortland Street, in a bid to end and sort out the war between Callum and Kieran over the cafe. I'm a bit concerned about it though because the last return of a favourite chracter - Justine Jones - was not handled very well with poor storylines and it was such a waste. Fans were very disapointed with Justine's Ferndale return.

I really don't want Rachel's return to be a disapointment - and I have a feeling that it will be, so Shortland Street had better prove me wrong.

Has anyone else noticed TV3's new look?
It's the second one within a year and I think it is very flash - the channel has been brought into line with the recently-refreshed TV One & TV2 with an even bigger focus on colour. Flashing lights are apart of the new-look; feels slightly americanised though.

Like? Dislike? What do you think?

TV3 is commissioning a sixth season of Outrageous Fortune – and the first to screen in high definition.

It’s expected 18 episodes of the South Pacific Productions hit will air next year, ensuring Tuesdays remain TV3’s most-watched night of the week.
The network is halfway through season five and the ratings are “holding up fine”, programming chief Kelly Martin says.

New Plymouth school kept 3/4 of money raised for a mufti-day dedicated to rasing funds for the Telethon + Kidscan

“Mufti day today for Kids Can Stand Tall Trust for Telethon bring along $2 to support this worthy cause”

Students at the school were told that there was going to be a mufti day to raise money for the Telethon and Kidscan – $2 per student. Being 1300 students at New Plymouth Boys’ High School, thats talking a lot of cash!

Imagine my shock when head boy, William Tennent was on TV this morning, with a cheque for $500 for Telethon. They were all so happy to have raised such a “big” amount of money – what total bullshit.

Here’s what went down on air:

Australian Idol returns to TV2 for its 2009 season, coming to our screens five days behind the show going to air in Australia. The hit series will set about discovering Australia’s next solo singing superstar, with the Australian public voting for their favourites to win the coveted Australian Idol title. In 2009, Australian Idol will take on an exciting new shape, with both performance and eliminations to air in one major two-hour show each week on Friday nights. Hosted by Andrew G, the live two-hour shows will feature guest judges and industry mentors throughout the season alongside judges Dicko, Marcia and Kyle. Ricki-Lee Coulter will also return this season to co-host the live shows and offer her support to contestants throughout the audition process.

The successful partnership between TVNZ and Bebo will end on Sept 5th.

Since they joined forces 18 months ago Bebo and TVNZ have built significant and innovative on-line solutions in the NZ market, growing the respective on-line brands of both companies.

At this point in the on-line development of both companies the parties have not been able to settle on a future commercial structure, and have agreed that the current arrangement will expire on Sept 5th.

Normally I hate surprise parties.But any surprise party that ends with Sheree Gregan in tears after the truly big surprise turns out to be that she has a dead husband is a good party, by my reckoning. And any surprise party that has, as an added two-for-one bonus deal, the news that her dearest brother Nicky was with the guy when he died, now that’s my kind of party. Garth. Who in their right mind would marry someone named Garth? Mind you, since when has Sheree ever been in what you’d call a ‘right’ mind? Still, it’s good to know Sheree has a skeleton in her closet, especially seeing as it’s an actual skeleton.

Just want to say I really like the redition of "End of the Runaway" in Go Girls - especially the version sung at the wedding