New Zealand Entertainment News API

Get the live top entertainment headlines from New Zealand with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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This request returns the current top entertainment headlines from New Zealand. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=entertainment&country=nz&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=entertainment" \
  --data-urlencode "country=nz" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "entertainment", "country": "nz", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "entertainment",
    country: "nz",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "entertainment",
    "country"  => "nz",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=entertainment&country=nz&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 16100,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "90dc503b96f773a9b33f2a047680c78c",
            "title": "Vivienne Jolie legally drops Pitt from surname after judge approves name change",
            "description": "Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter Vivienne has dropped Pitt from her surname, becoming the latest of the former couple’s children to legally adopt the...",
            "content": "Maddox has used the name Maddox Jolie professionally, including while working as an assistant director on the film Couture. According to People, his legal name change was approved in September.\nZahara, meanwhile, has publicly identified herself as Za... [932 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/vivienne-jolie-legally-drops-pitt-from-surname-after-judge-approves-name-change/EPSMRQ4XDJCILMTWRYEUAN6YZI/",
            "image": "https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MI3AW46JSFBGXMPJFFFJUAGFPY.jpg?auth=0cfd17202fcab7549d5b6f1dbc7e2e25199163171ee4bfccbe1824bda155a183&width=1200&height=675&quality=70&focal=609%2C272&smart=false",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:36:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a086bc2011f6ea09f34f87b9ef0a588b",
                "name": "NZ Herald",
                "url": "https://www.nzherald.co.nz"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ae961f1dc569a68c94309af32fb3b2d0",
            "title": "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hit by huge blow as key team member 'quits'",
            "description": "Meghan and Harry's production company, Archewell, is now without a documentary TV boss after the departure.",
            "content": "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been handed a huge blow after a major member of their production company team quit the firm. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex set up Archewell Productions in 2020, which produced the Netflix documentary about the pai... [1921 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/2263047/prince-harry-meghan-markle-hit",
            "image": "https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/106/1200x630/7217302.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5fee56bcfa73257762a23904b3dd8aeb",
                "name": "Daily Express",
                "url": "https://www.express.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9059db7d12acd139bf656b331ad328d8",
            "title": "From East of Eden to Minecraft: The New Zealand locations taking over Hollywood",
            "description": "A new wave of Hollywood productions is bringing Aotearoa’s landscapes to big and small screens. From city streets to dramatic natural backdrops, some of New...",
            "content": "Here are all the Kiwi locations set to shine:\nEast of Eden\nHistoric New Zealand locations proved the perfect backdrop for Netflix’s adaptation of the 1952 Steinbeck classic East of Eden, starring Florence Pugh.\nProduction teams took over Ōamaru’s Vic... [5439 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/from-east-of-eden-to-minecraft-the-new-zealand-locations-taking-over-hollywood/Q7W3AJN3RZCJJMBEIXB4QXLUPU/",
            "image": "https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3Q6NQ33C3VEBZELX4LA74AUWNM.jpg?auth=00eca4863903083c8afb4a8acad7b77c87c895dca00ac3af4b2fa768a755ebee&width=1200&height=675&quality=70&focal=2077%2C703&smart=false",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:05:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a086bc2011f6ea09f34f87b9ef0a588b",
                "name": "NZ Herald",
                "url": "https://www.nzherald.co.nz"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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