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Fair Go presenter Kevin Milne is battling a benign brain tumour and has taken sick leave.  He may need surgery to protect his eyesight and brain.

Dane Moeke's winning performance on Maori Television's Homai Te Pakipaki last month, singing Whitney Houston's "I will always love you" has been watched on YouTube more than 7000 times.

Monday 18 May, 5.30pm

Co-host Sonia Gray returns to Wheel Of Fortune this week after taking maternity leave.

TVNZ has decided not to renew its option on the TV ONE show Wheel of Fortune.

The daily 5.30 show will now finish up mid year, and will be replaced by MasterChef.

TVNZ’s General Manager of Commissioning, Andrew Shaw, said Wheel of Fortune was a very popular and well-made show, but like all local programming it was expensive to make and the impact of the recession meant it was not achieving an adequate return from advertising.

He said despite the best efforts of the producers to cut the cost of production, this had not been successful and TVNZ had made the decision to divert its resources into protecting its peak-time programming.

Andrew Shaw said that the production contract for Wheel of Fortune had contained an option to decide at this point whether to continue or not, since it was known that the trading environment was likely to be difficult.

Greer Robson (Wheel of Fortune) talks about motherhood in today's Sunday Star Times:

"...not having a clue what I was doing.  Then I became a mother of two and was trying to figure out how on earth I was meant to prioritise between two crying babies.  There aren't a lot of backstops for me if illness strikes my family or any other unplanned dilemma that life can throw your way.

My negative feelings tend to occur more often at the end of a long day when I am exhausted and naturally less resilient, so I feel unresourced to deal with the 'challenges' my pre-schoolers - who are also tired by this time - decide to throw my way.

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Is it just me, or does the board on Wheel Of Fortune look really grotty, especailly the bottom?

Monday 6 April, 5.30pm

Wheel Of Fortune is back for another great year of puzzles, cash giveaways and prizes. Home viewers can join the Wheel Watchers Club where they can win up to $1000 cash every day, just by watching the show. A lucky Wheel Watcher will also win a P&O Cruise just by registering.

Wheel Of Fortune hosts Jason Gunn and Sonia Gray will be back to play with three contestants every day, giving away more than a million dollars in cash, plus fabulous cars, electronics, kitchenware, holidays, jewellery, and other great prizes. There are also two home viewer puzzles (renamed Speed Digits) to play on the show each day, as well as new puzzle categories, Free Spin discs. It's going to be a fantastic year for the world's most popular game show, Wheel Of Fortune.

Wheel Of Fortune is back weekday nights at 5.30pm for a new season of puzzles, cash giveaways and prizes, and a new face on the show.

Jason Gunn hosts the show where everyday Kiwis solve word puzzles for the chance to win prizes and cash, and viewers at home can also play along and text in to win.

This year, viewers can join the Wheel Watchers Club, where they can win up to $1000 cash every day, just by watching the show. One lucky Wheel Watcher will also win a P&O Cruise just by registering.

There are also two viewer puzzles (renamed Speed Digits) to play on the show each day, as well as new puzzle categories, Free Spin discs.

Actor Greer Robson-Kirk will join Jason Gunn as co-host while regular co-host Sonia Gray is away having her twins.

"I'm very excited about this opportunity," says Greer.Read more