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What Now
''What Now'' is a New Zealand children's television programme that premiered on Saturday 9 May 1981. It is currently filmed before a live audience at a different school in New Zealand, which is selected every week. The show airs every Sunday at 8.30 am on TVNZ 2 and has segments such as Tamariki Titans, DareDevil Levels and Hoover Hover. It has no adverts, due to the Broadcasting Act 1989 which states that no commercial advertising can be shown on New Zealand television between 6 am and noon on Sundays. History ''What Now'' (alternatively titled as ''What Now?'' or ''WN'') was created in 1981 by TVNZ producer Rex Simpson before he left the state broadcaster in 1988 to set up a children's department for then upcoming new channel, TV3. The show was originally half an hour in duration and screened on Saturday mornings on TVNZ 1 between 10-10.30am. The original hosts in the first year were Steve Hooper along with four children, Merryn Pugh, Richard Hillock, Oliver H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitebait Productions
WhitebaitMedia is a local independent New Zealand production company producing Children's television series, children's programmes. It was founded by Janine Morrell-Gunn in 1998. History Morrell-Gunn worked as an executive producer for TVNZ's Children's Unit while it was based in Christchurch, New Zealand. When the Unit moved to Wellington's Avalon studios, in 1998, Morrell-Gunn remained in Christchurch to start her own company, Whitebait Productions. Whitebait's first commission was ''Bumble (TV series), Bumble'', a preschool series about a bee and his friends. The first actor to wear the Bumble suit was her husband, Jason Gunn. Whitebait Productions has also produced the ''Jessie.com'' series for What Now TV (which sold to Disney Australia, and English programmes for Japan), the interactive pop talent quest ''Wannabes'' for Three (New Zealand), Three, and the series ''Tuhono'', a youth hip-hop show, for Māori Television. The show Animal Academy was produced by Whitebait also f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot On (New Zealand)
''Spot On'' is a New Zealand children's television programme that aired between from 1973 to 1988. The format was a weekly programme with three presenters, based on the format of the British programme '' Blue Peter'' where they would introduce their young audience to experiences they may not be familiar with, going out in the field and participating in jobs, events, or sports, to learn what is involved. Examples include fire-fighting, flying in rescue helicopters, visiting a chocolate factory, rock climbing and abseiling, or travelling to other countries. Studio-bound sketches and interviews filled out the half-hour show. Commonly one presenter was replaced each year. The programme was produced by TVNZ at their Dunedin studios, except for the final two seasons produced at the TVNZ Studio 4 facility in Christchurch. Presenters * Ray Millard * Erin Dunleavy * Douglas Blair * Evelyn Skinner * Ian Taylor * Danny Watson * Margaret Rishworth (Campbell) * Marcus Turner * Helen Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Television
2004 in television may refer to: * 2004 in American television * 2004 in Australian television * 2004 in Belgian television *2004 in Brazilian television *2004 in British television * 2004 in Canadian television * 2004 in Croatian television * 2004 in Danish television * 2004 in Dutch television * 2004 in Estonian television * 2004 in French television * 2004 in German television * 2004 in Irish television * 2004 in Italian television * 2004 in Japanese television * 2004 in Mexican television * 2004 in New Zealand television * 2004 in Norwegian television * 2004 in Philippine television * 2004 in Polish television * 2004 in Portuguese television * 2004 in Scottish television * 2004 in Spanish television * 2004 in Swedish television *2004 in Turkish television This is a list of Turkish television related events from 2004. Events *15 May - The 49th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena. Ukraine wins the contest with the song "Wild Dances", performed by Ruslan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NZ On Air
NZ On Air (NZOA; mi, Irirangi te Motu), formally the Broadcasting Commission, is an autonomous Crown entity and commission of the New Zealand Government responsible for funding support for broadcasting and creative works. The commission operates largely separate from government policy but must follow directions from the Minister of Broadcasting. NZOA is responsible for the funding of public broadcasting content across television, radio and other media platforms. It is also a major investor in New Zealand independent producers. NZ On Air is the operating name of the Broadcasting Commission formed in the Broadcasting Act 1989 alongside the Broadcasting Standards Authority, meant to encourage individuals to pay the historical Broadcasting Fee that funded public broadcasters. In 1999 the Broadcasting Fee was abolished, and NZOA now receives funding directing from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Activities NZ On Air's activities can be broken up into several areas: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Gunn
Jason Gunn (born 26 December 1968) is a New Zealand television and radio personality. He is known for '' The Son of a Gunn Show, What Now, Dancing with the Stars, Wheel of Fortune'', and ''The Rich List'', and also afternoon shows on radio stations Classic Hits and More FM. Early career Gunn said he learned many of his presenting skills in his first few months at Christchurch from the experienced children's TV crew and presenters around him. He hosted '' After School'' (1989) and co-hosted '' The Son of a Gunn Show'' (1992–1995) and '' Jase TV'' (1992) with his sidekick Thingee, a grey puppet with bulbous eyes. Gunn and Thingee also starred in ''Jase and Thingee's Big Adventure'', a straight-to-video kids movie based on ''The Son of a Gunn Show''. Thingee infamously lost an eye during the filming of a ''Son of a Gunn'' episode. As the show was pre-recorded, the footage never made it to air until several years later when a late-night comedy programme ended up showing the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. It is New Zealand's sixth most populous city, with a population of . The total area administered by the council is around the lower half of the Hutt Valley and along the eastern shores of Wellington Harbour, of which is urban. It is separated from the city of Wellington by the harbour, and from Upper Hutt by the Taita Gorge. Lower Hutt is unique among New Zealand cities, as the name of the council does not match the name of the city it governs. Special legislation has since 1991 given the council the name "Hutt City Council", while the name of the place itself remains "Lower Hutt City". This name has led to confusion, as Upper Hutt is administered by a separate city council, the Upper Hutt City Council. The entire Hutt Valley includes both Lower and Upper Hutt cities. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalon Studios
Avalon is a suburb of Lower Hutt in New Zealand, formed as a private residential development in the 1970s on land formerly occupied by market-gardens on the left (eastern) bank of the Hutt River. It features mostly California-inspired designed houses, often split-level, with 3 or 4 bedrooms. It also features one of the biggest park/playground in Lower Hutt The Hutt City Council formally defines Avalon as the area bounded by Percy Cameron Street and the Wingate Overbridge in the north, the Hutt Valley rail line in the east, Fairway Drive and Daysh Street in the south, and the Hutt River in the west. Avalon Studios Avalon came to the attention of most New Zealanders as the early centre of the country's nationwide television-broadcasting production, particularly with the opening of the purpose-built Avalon Studios in 1975. Given that New Zealand started regular public television-broadcasting for the first time in 1960, and instituted networked television in 1969 with only a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hern
Thomas Hern (born 10 December 1984) is a New Zealand actor and independent film producer. He is known for producing NZ feature films ''The Dark Horse'', '' Everything We Loved'', and ''Pork Pie'' (a reboot of Kiwi classic ''Goodbye Pork Pie''). Hern also produced the action-comedy Guns Akimbo, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving and TIFF Midnight Madness award-winner ''Shadow in the Cloud''. As an actor Hern has played Ram, the young paraplegic, polygamist villain in cult sci-fi series The Tribe and the comic-relief character Devin Del Valle in the 2004 television show ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder''. Between 2006 and 2007, Hern also appeared in South Pacific Pictures-produced New Zealand television series Shortland Street as Baxter Cormack. Hern also appeared in Revelations, Interrogation, Maddigan's Quest, as well as in many supporting and presenting roles. His filmography includes various TV and radio commercials and voiceovers. Thomas Hern was born in Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia Prebble
Antonia Mary Prebble (born 6 June 1984) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Loretta West in the hit NZ comedy-drama '' Outrageous Fortune'', as Trudy in '' The Tribe'', as Jane in '' The Blue Rose'', and as Rita West, the grandmother of her character in ''Outrageous Fortune'', on the prequel series '' Westside''. Internationally she's best known for her role as Clare Langtree, the Gatekeeper in the 2006 series ''Power Rangers Mystic Force''. Early life and education Born on 6 June 1984 in Wellington, New Zealand, Antonia Mary Prebble is the middle of three children of John Prebble, a Sussex-born barrister and solicitor and a law professor at Victoria University of Wellington, and Nicola Mary Riddiford, an English teacher; Prebble has an older sister, Becky, and a younger brother, Ben, both of whom studied law. Her uncle Richard Prebble is a former politician, her uncle Mark Prebble is the former head of the State Services Commission, and her uncle Tom Prebble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Taylor (broadcaster)
Carolyn Keep (née Taylor; born 16 August 1980) is a New Zealand television personality and presenter. Taylor is known as one of the prominent faces for New Zealand Children's television in the late 1990s, as one of the hosts for ''What Now''. Taylor began her broadcast career the young age of 18 years old, before television, Taylor had studied in Wellington at the Victoria University of Wellington. Taylors’ other ventures included the short-lived series, '' Ghost Hunt'', that aired on TV2 in 2005. Taylor also appeared on the 2007 television reality show, ''Treasure Island'', and ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a contestant in 2019. Early life Taylor was born in Auckland. She grew up in Hokitika and then moved with her family to Upper Hutt, Wellington. Taylor attended Hokitika Primary School and Upper Hutt College. Career Taylor first started as a presenter in the late 1990s for the New Zealand children's television show ''What Now,'' beginning her job as a presenter at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 In Television
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1997 In Television
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