List Of New Zealand Television Series
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Current shows


Drama

*'' The Brokenwood Mysteries'' (2014–present) *''The Cul de Sac'' (2016–present) *''Dear Murderer'' (2017–present) *'' The Gulf'' (2019–present) *'' The Market'' (2005-present)


Sports

* ''CRC Motorsport'' * '' Big Angry Fish'' (2012–present) * ''The Crowd Goes Wild'' * ''Fishing & Adventure'' (2013–present) * ''ITM Fishing Show''


Religious

* ''NZ Destiny Church'' * ''NZONE Focus'' * ''Praise Be''


Soap opera

* '' Shortland Street'' (1992–present)


Lifestyle and documentary

* '' Country Calendar'' (1966–present) * ''
Fair Go ''Fair Go'' is a New Zealand consumer affairs television programme hosted by Pippa Wetzell and Hadyn Jones. First aired in 1977, it is New Zealand's second longest-running local programme (after '' Country Calendar''). It is also highest-rate ...
'' (1977–present) * ''
Intrepid Journeys ''Intrepid Journeys'' is a New Zealand television series, which screens on TV ONE in New Zealand and on Vibrant TV Network in the United States. Making its debut in 2003, the show focuses on New Zealand celebrities who travel to exotic countries ...
'' (2003–present) * '' Motorway Patrol'' (1999–present) * '' ''Reunited'' (2022–present) * '' SCU: Serious Crash Unit'' (2004–present) * ''
Sensing Murder ''Sensing Murder'' is a television show in which three psychics are asked to act as psychic detectives to help provide evidence that might be useful in solving famous unsolved murder cases by communicating with the deceased victims. The progra ...
'' (2006–present) * ''
Ten 7 Aotearoa ''Police Ten 7'' is a New Zealand reality television show, devised, created and produced by Ross Jennings for Screentime with the assistance of the New Zealand Police for TVNZ 2. The show profiles wanted offenders and asks the public (viewers) t ...
'' (2002–2023)


Children's

* ''The Adventures of Tumeke Space'' (2021–present) * ''The Barefoot Bandits'' (2016–present) * ''Brain Busters'' (2020–present) * '' Bumble'' (2020–present) * ''Darwin & Newts'' (2018–present) * ''The Drawing Show'' (2019–present) * ''The Exceptional Squad'' (2020–present) * ''Jandal Burn'' (2019–present) * ''Kai Five'' (2018–present) * ''Quimbo's Quest'' (2019–present) * ''Takaro Tribe'' (2017–present) * ''Tales of Nai Nai'' (2019–present) * ''The Vloggingtons'' (2018–present) * '' What Now'' (1981–present)


Reality

*'' The Bachelor NZ'' (2015–present) *'' The Block NZ'' (2012–present) *''
Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
'' (2005–2009, 2015, 2018–present) *''Haka Life'' (2017-present) *'' My Kitchen Rules NZ'' (2014, 2017–present) *''
Survivor NZ ''Survivor NZ'' was a New Zealand reality game show based on the international '' Survivor'' format. The series premiered on 7 May 2017 on the TVNZ 2, which also holds the broadcast rights to ''Australian Survivor''. The show was renewed for a se ...
'' (2017–present)


Comedy

*'' 7 Days'' (2009–present) *''
Agent Anna ''Agent Anna'' is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series, created by Maxine Fleming with Vanessa Alexander and devised by Robyn Malcolm. It is produced by Great Southern Film and Television and funded by NZ on Air and Television New Zeal ...
'' (2013–present) *'' Funny Girls'' (2015–present) *''
Girl vs. Boy Girl vs. Boy is a New Zealand teen situation comedy filmed in Seatoun, Wellington and produced by KHF Media, NZ on Air and TVNZ. The series takes place in the perfect, tight knit suburb of The Bay, where the dramatic breakup of Hailey (Carol ...
'' (2012–present) *'' Golden Boy'' (2019–present) *'' Mean Mums'' (2019–present) *'' Taskmaster NZ'' (2020–present)


News

*''20/20'' *''60 Minutes'' *''The Crowd Goes Wild'' *''A Current Affair'' (2021–present) *'' Marae'' *''PRIME News: First at 5:30'' (2004–present) *'' The Project'' (2017–present) *''
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'' (2009–present) *''
Seven Sharp ''Seven Sharp'' is a half-hour-long New Zealand current affairs programme produced by Television New Zealand. The programme was created after the discontinuation of ''Close Up''. It is broadcast live from the TVNZ studio it shares with ''1 News ...
'' (2013–present) *''
Sunday Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the weekend. It is often considered the first day of the week. For most observant adherents of Christianity, Sunday ...
'' (2002–present) *''
Tagata Pasifika Tagata Pasifika is an English language New Zealand programme which screens on TVNZ's TV ONE and on Māori Television. This programme is made to specifically meet the niche market of New Zealand's Pacific Islander ( Pasifika) population. Conte ...
'' *''
Te Karere ''Te Karere'' is a news and current affairs show that was New Zealand's first Māori language television programme. ''Te Karere'' is broadcast on Television New Zealand's TVNZ 1 at 3:55 pm on weekdays and repeated 1:05 am and 5:35 am the f ...
'' (1990s–present)


Past shows


Drama

* '' 800 Words'' (2016–2018) * ''
The Almighty Johnsons ''The Almighty Johnsons'' is a New Zealand fantasy comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures and aired from 7 February 2011 to 23 September 2013. Production ...
'' (2011–2013) * ''AFK'' (2015–2018) * ''
The Blue Rose ''The Blue Rose'' is a New Zealand crime drama television series, which was created by Rachel Lang and James Griffin and produced by South Pacific Pictures. It stars Antonia Prebble as Jane and Siobhan Marshall as Linda. Marshall and Prebble had ...
'' (2013) * '' Burying Brian'' (2008) * '' City Life'' (1996–1998) * '' Close to Home'' (1975–1983) * '' A Country GP'' (1984–1985) * '' Cover Story'' (1994–1996) * '' The Cult'' (2009) * ''Dirty Laundry'' (2016) * ''Doves of War'' (2006) * ''
Duggan Dugan or Duggan ( ga, Uí Dhúgáin) is an Irish surname derived from Ó Dubhagáinn. History A family of the name Dugan had its territory near the modern town of Fermoy in north Cork, and were originally the ruling family of the Fir Maighe t ...
'' (1997–1999) * '' Filthy Rich'' (2016–2017) * '' Gloss'' (1987–1990) * '' Go Girls'' (2009–2013) * ''
The Insider's Guide To Happiness ''The Insiders Guide To Happiness'' is a New Zealand drama series that explores the lives of a group of six previously unconnected people. Each life is connected by a bizarre car accident, the outcome of which forces them to examine and explore t ...
'' (2005) * ''
The Insider's Guide To Love The Insiders Guide To Love is a New Zealand drama series directed by Brendan Donovan which went to air on TVNZ from 2005 to 2006. Plot The series explores the lives of a group of seven previously unconnected people. Each is implicated in a biz ...
'' (2006) * ''
Interrogation Interrogation (also called questioning) is interviewing as commonly employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, intelligence agencies, organized crime syndicates, and terrorist organizations with the goal of eliciting useful informa ...
'' (2005) * '' Jackson's Wharf'' (1999–2001) * '' Marlin Bay'' (1991–1994) * ''Mataku'' (2002-2005) * '' Mercy Peak'' (2001–2003) * '' Mortimer's Patch'' (1980–1984) * '' Nothing Trivial'' (2011–2015) * '' Orange Roughies'' (2006–2007) * '' Outrageous Fortune'' (2005–2010) * '' Pukemanu'' (1971) * ''
Rude Awakenings ''Rude Awakenings'', a New Zealand comedy-drama television series, aired on TV One (New Zealand), TV One on Friday evenings. The first episode aired on 9 February 2007. By March it was averaging almost 320,000 viewers. It has been confirmed t ...
'' (2007) * '' Shark in the Park'' (1989–1992) * ''
Step Dave ''Step Dave'' is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series written by Kate McDermott. It began airing its first series in New Zealand on 11 February 2014. It was renewed for a second series, which began airing on 1 September 2015. Jono Kenyo ...
'' (2013–2015) * '' Street Legal'' (2000–2003) * '' The Strip'' (2002–2003) * '' Tales of the South Seas'' (1997) * '' This Is Not My Life'' (2010) * '' Westside'' (2015–2020)


Comedy

* '' Bro'Town'' (2004–2009) * '' Diplomatic Immunity'' (2009) * '' Gliding On'' (1981) * '' Hounds'' (2012) * '' The Jaquie Brown Diaries'' (2008–2009) * '' Jono and Ben'' (2012–2018) * '' The Jono Project'' (2010–2012) * '' Melody Rules'' (1993–1995) * ''
Pulp Sport ''Pulp Sport'' was a New Zealand television show that mixed sport with various styles of comedy. The hosts Jamie Linehan and Ben Boyce acted under their respective pseudonyms Bill and Ben, performing a half-hour of various sports based skits. T ...
'' (2003–2009) * ''
The Ring Inz ''The Ring Inz'' is a New Zealand comedy television show which ran from 2017 to 2019 on Māori Television. The show is about an underachieving '' kapa haka'' group which makes it to the national competition on a fluke, and tries to prepare for ...
'' (2017-2019) * '' Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby'' (2005–2006) * '' Short Poppies'' (2014) * '' Super City'' (2011–2012) * '' Wanna-Ben'' (2010–2011) * '' Willy Nilly'' (2003)


Lifestyle and documentary

* '' Brunch'' (2012) * ''
Dark Tourist ''Dark Tourist'' (also known as ''The Grief Tourist'') is a 2012 American psychological thriller film directed by Suri Krishnamma, written by Frank John Hughes, and starring Michael Cudlitz, Melanie Griffith, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Cudlitz ...
'' (2018) * '' Epitaph'' (2001) * '' Ghost Hunt'' (2005–2006) * '' Holmes'' (1989–2004) * '' Home Front'' (2000-2005) * ''Mitre 10 Changing Rooms'' * ''Mitre 10 D.I.Y. Rescue'' * ''
Mitre 10 Dream Home ''Mitre 10 Dream Home'' is a reality television series that screened on TV2 in New Zealand, originally presented by Jayne Kiely, with Simon Barnett presenting series 11. Two couples are challenged to show the country whether or not they are able ...
'' (1999–2009)


Game shows

*''Blind Date'' *'' Captive'' (2004) *'' Deal or No Deal'' (2007–2008) *'' The Weakest Link'' (2001–2002) *'' Wheel of Fortune'' (1991–2009) *'' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire''


Reality

*''
100 Hours "100 Hours", a joint production between TVNZ and the Netherlands' IDTV, was a New Zealand television show filmed in Avalon, New Zealand that aired on TV2 on Sunday evenings in 2002. The show was hosted by Evie Ashton. There were around two thous ...
'' (2002) *'' The Apprentice New Zealand'' (2010) *'' Flatmates'' (1997) *'' Going Straight'' (2003) *'' Henderson to Hollywood (TV mini-series)'' (2007) *''
MasterChef New Zealand ''MasterChef New Zealand'' is a New Zealand competitive reality television cooking show based on the original British version of ''MasterChef''. The first episode aired on 3 February 2010 at 7:30pm on TV One. Throughout its history, the show ha ...
'' (2010–2014) *'' The X Factor'' (2013, 2015)


Children's

* '' Amazing Extraordinary Friends'' (2006–2008) * '' Being Eve'' (2001–2002) * '' Bumble'' (1999–2002) (expected to be brought back in revival series in late 2020) * ''
Children of the Dog Star ''Children of the Dog Star'' is a science fiction television program for children produced in New Zealand in 1984. It consists of six episodes of 24-minutes each. It was written by Ken Catran and directed by Chris Bailey, with the novelisation wr ...
'' (1984) * ''
Children of Fire Mountain ''Children of Fire Mountain'' was a 13-part miniseries from New Zealand made in 1979. That year it received the Feltex Television Awards for "Best Drama", "Best Script", and Terence Cooper as "Best Actor" for his role as Sir Charles Pemberton. In ...
'' (1979) * ''Fanimals'' (2018–2019) * '' The Kids from OWL'' (1980s) * ''
The Killian Curse ''The Killian Curse'' is a New Zealand kidult horror-fantasy television show, directed by Thomas Robins and Wayne Vinton. Starring Nick Blake and local New Zealand children, ''The Killian Curse'' tells the 21 stories of the students from Roo ...
'' (2006) * ''
Maddigan's Quest ''Maddigan's Quest'' is a fantasy-based television series set in a post-apocalyptic future. It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Rachel Lang and Gavin Strawhan. The show originally screened ...
'' (2006) * '' Mirror, Mirror'' (New Zealand and Australian co-production) (1995) * ''
The Son of a Gunn Show ''The Son of a Gunn Show'' was a New Zealand after-school, children's television show, hosted by Jason Gunn, that aired on TVNZ from 1992, to the final episode in 1995. It was produced in the Christchurch TVNZ Building and finished when the pr ...
'' (1992–1995) * ''
Sticky TV ''Sticky TV'' was a New Zealand children's programme created by Pickled Possum Productions that was on New Zealand screens between 2002 and 2017. It aired on TV3 from 2002–11, before moving to FOUR, until July 2016 when it moved back to Thre ...
'' (2002–2017) * '' Terry and the Gunrunners'' (1985) * '' The Tribe'' (1998–2003) * ''
Under the Mountain ''Under the Mountain'' is a 1979 children's book by New Zealand writer Maurice Gee. It has been adapted into a 1981 television miniseries, a 2009 film and stage show. Plot Beneath the extinct volcanoes surrounding the city, giant creature ...
'' (1981) - miniseries


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