The NZ Herald [is] on a two-week road trip to gauge the mood of the nation and meet everyday and notable Kiwis making a difference in their communities and the wider world.

It has been more than 20 years since Xena: Warrior Princess ended, yet fans have kept that war cry alive. And they’ve been happy to know the bond between the show’s titular hero played by Lucy Lawless, and her partner in adventure, Renee O’Connor’s Gabrielle, also remains strong.

The two actresses recently talked in an exclusive interview on Zoom about reuniting for the series, where Lawless teased about O’Connor’s role as the cult leader saying that she could be the bad guy or “the good guy in disguise.”

In the upcoming season two finale of Lawless’ cozy murder mystery series My Life Is Murder, O’Connor guest stars. To celebrate this momentous occasion we chatted with them both—and tried not to die—over Zoom.

Xena and Gabrielle are together again in New Zealand — albeit in a modern-day setting.

Lawless and O'Connor—who guest-stars on Lawless' crime dramedy My Life Is Murder—talk about potential Xena reboot ideas, Xena and Gabrielle's status as queer icons, and more.

When New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless and American Renée O’Connor were chosen to play Xena and her companion Gabrielle, they had no idea the series would have such lasting appeal. But in a phone interview they said the show’s underlying humane message still has relevance in the #MeToo era, and when women’s and other people’s rights are being challenged.

To mark the upcoming 15th anniversary of the beloved fantasy series’ finale, EW spoke with Xena: Warrior Princess co-creator Rob Tapert and stars Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor to find out how Xena went from sword-wielding heroine to feminist icon. 

Two decades have passed since television viewers were introduced to the fun, campy and emotional Xena: Warrior Princess. Yet if the response from passionate Xenites of a possible reboot showed us anything this year, it’s that Xena’s legacy and fanbase have remained strong since the show premiered.

Xena: Warrior Princess may have aired its last episode six years ago, but you'd never have known it last weekend in Burbank, Calif., where hundreds of Xena fans — mostly lesbians — turned out for a standing room-only appearance by stars Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor at the 12th Annual Xena Convention.

Although Lucy Lawless, best known for "Xena: Warrior Princess," will appear at 5th Avenue Theatre this weekend playing the lovely lounge singer Dorothy Shaw in "Gentleman Prefer Blondes," the battle queen's legacy is never far away.

The stars of the cult hit reflect on their characters' lesbian appeal and answer the question: could the Warrior Princess kick Buffy the Vampire Slayer's ass?

So it's all over for Xena. After six years of the warrior princess yi- yi-yi-ing her way into battle, the phenomenally popular Fantasy series has joined its parent show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in the tv history books.

Had it been Xena, Warrior Princess, who got married on March 28 and not Lucy Lawless - the stunner from Down Under who plays the Amazonian butt-kicker onTV - things would have been different.

Part "Road Warrior," part "7th Voyage of Sinbad" - with a nod to Terry Gilliam and a leering wink at Hugh Hefner - the on-screen world of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess is a place where the whimsy is as important as the warring.