List of programmes broadcast by TVNZ
This is an incomplete list of television programmes, past and present, screened on Television New Zealand that were made in New Zealand.
Programs
Regular Shows (screened throughout the year)
| Show | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 20/20 | Current affairs documentary show hosted by Miriama Kamo. Reporters are: Pete Cronshaw, Sonya Wilson and Beth Roche. | |
| Breakfast Business | Weekday morning Business show hosted by Corin Dann. Reports from Owen Poland, Justine Turner, Michelle King, Lisa Davies and Pushpa Jabin. | |
| Business Weekend | Weekend version of the weekday morning show. Hosted by Corin Dann. | |
| Asia Down Under | 22 February 2001 | A magazine series reflecting the life, concerns and interests of the Asian community in New Zealand. Spin-off of Asia Dynamic. Presented By Melissa Lee. |
| Attitude | Current affairs show regarding the disabled. Presented by Curtis Palmer. | |
| Breakfast | 1997 | Morning talkshow. Currently hosted by Pippa Wetzell and Paul Henry with news updates by Peter Williams and also featuring Tamati Coffey as the roving reporter and weather presenter. |
| Country Calendar | 1966 | New Zealand farming show; the longest running show on New Zealand television. Produced by Frank Torley. Some Reporters include Vivienne Jeffs, Tony Benny and Jerome Cvitanovich. |
| Close Up | Current affairs show hosted by Mark Sainsbury and Paul Henry. Formerly hosted by Susan Wood. | |
| Eye to Eye with Willie Jackson | 2006 | Current affairs debate talk show hosted by Willie Jackson |
| Fair Go | 7 April 1977 | Long running consumer watchdog show. Hosted By Kevin Milne. Current reporters are: Hannah Wallis, Phil Vine, Gordon Harcourt, Ruwani Perera and Tanya Spinka. |
| Game of Two Halves | Sports quiz show hosted by Martin Devlin with Matthew Ridge and Marc Ellis as team "captains". The show was previously hosted by Tony Veitch until Veitch was suspended pending investigation after allegations of serious assault, which he confessed to on national TV. He later resigned from his positions at TVNZ. | |
| Good Morning | Talk show hosted by Brendon Pongia, Sarah Bradley and Steve Gray. Former hosts include Liz Gunn and Mary Lambie. | |
| Intrepid Journeys | Reality/travel show where celebrities travel to foreign countries and do "as the Romans do" | |
| Mai Time | 1996 | |
| Marae | Maori affairs show. Presented By Shane Taurima. Political reports by Arana Taumata. | |
| ONE News | November 1969 | News service, regular updates live from 6am weekdays with main bulletin at 6:00 pm everyday. Includes Midday and Tonight. |
| Police Ten-7 | 2002 | Reality police/criminal series hosted by Graham Bell; Season six started February 2007 |
| Praise Be | Christian hymns show. As of 2006 in its 21st season. Currently hosted by Chris Nichol; former host: Graeme Thomson | |
| Rural Delivery | Farming affairs show. Presented By Roger Bourne. | |
| Saturday Disney | Children's show | |
| Shortland Street | 25 May 1992 | As of 2009, currently in its 17th season. Soap opera. |
| Squirt | Saturday morning children's show; hosted by Ryan Inglis; former hosts include Dominic Bowden | |
| Studio 2 | Weekday children's show hosted by Matt Gibbs and Dayna Vawdrey. Also featuring Vicki Lin. | |
| Sunday | Sunday evening current affairs show. Presented by Cameron Bennett. Featuring reports from John Hudson, Ian Sinclair, Janet McIntyre and Simon Mercep. | |
| Tagata Pasifika | Pacific Islander affairs show; Hosted by Robbie Magasiva and Beatrice Faueumina; also screened on Maori Television | |
| Te Karere | Current affairs show hosted in Te Reo Maori by Scott Morrison. Former host: Tini Molyneaux | |
| The Go Show | Weekday toddler show. Similar to Hi-5 | |
| Tiki Tiki | Maori language children's show; formerly hosted by Te Atirau Paki | |
| Top of the Class | 30 April 2006 | Reality show putting famous New Zealanders back into school with their younger "clone" version of themselves. |
| Waka Huia | Maori history program. Presenters and reporters are Mereana Kahukura and Meihana Te Huia. | |
| What Now? | 1981 | As of 2006, currently in its 25th season; the longest running children's show on New Zealand television; Hosted by DJ Richie and Charlie Panapa |
| XSTV | Series highlighting the world of skateboarding, BMX racing and other extreme sports. |
Seasonal Shows
| Show | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Tube | 2008 | Show where viewers send in their own home movies. Similar to America's Funniest Home Videos.
Hosted By Millen Baird. |
| Animal House | 9 March 2005 | Series highlighting the New Zealand SPCA. |
| Artsville | 2005 | Documentary arts series; |
| Auction House | 30 April 2006 | Reality show about auctioneers and real estate. |
| Best in Show | Reality show about New Zealand dogs and their owners. | |
| Border Patrol | Reality show, Narrated by Tim Balme. | |
| Coastwatch | Similar to Border Patrol. Narrated by Jason Hoyte. | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2005 | Reality television show; Season two began in May 2006; Hosted by Jason Gunn and Candy Lane. |
| Eating Media Lunch | 2003 | Hosted by Jeremy Wells |
| Frontseat | 2005 | Arts show hosted by Oliver Driver |
| How Clean Is Your House? | 2005 | Hosted by Carolyn Jones and Evon Blackwell-Chin. |
| Kiwifruit | Gay magazine show starring Amanda Rees, Kevin Alexander and Matu Ngaporo; replacement of QueerNation | |
| Learner Drivers | Reality show following the trials of people getting their driver licenses. | |
| Let's Get Inventin' | Children's invention show | |
| Mitre 10 Dream Home | 1999 | Reality show where two couples compete to build the house of their dreams with the winner taking away the house and the second place team given the option to buy the house. Hosted by Jayne Kiely |
| Motorway Patrol | 2001 | Reality series |
| Mucking In | 2003 | Lifestyle/makeover series hosted by presenter Jim Mora and gardener Tony Murrell |
| My House, My Castle | Hosted by Robert Harte | |
| Neighbours at War | 2006 | Reality series |
| New Zealand Surf League | Sports show showcasing the New Zealand Ironman finals. Hosted by Cory Hutchings | |
| New Zealand's Brainiest Kid | Children's quiz show hosted by Bernadine Oliver-Kirby | |
| Orange Roughies | May 2006 | Drama series;. |
| Piha Rescue | 2005 | Reality show about Lifeguards at Aucklands Piha Beach. Narrated By John Sumner. |
| QTV | 2005 | Children's science show |
| Raise My Kids | 2005 | Reality show seeing if couples who want children can raise someone else's children for a week. |
| Redemption Hill | 2006 | Reality television show about delinquent children; Season 1 ended April 2006 |
| Secret New Zealand | ||
| Sensing Murder | Psychic crime investigations show hosted by Rebecca Gibney. Spans New Zealand and Australia. Currently in its second season (2007). The psychics are Deb Webber, Sue Nicholson and Kelvin Cruickshank. | |
| Shock Treatment | 2006 | Reality television show where celebrities are surprised and put through the wringer. |
| Special Investigators | 8 May 2006 | Documentary series about the New Zealand Government Accident Compensation Investigators. |
| SportsCafe | Original run 2003–2005 on TV2 and returned to air in 2008. | Sports variety show; Originally started on SKY Sport in 1995, moved to TV2 in 2003 and ended after the celebrity drug scandal of 2005. Returned to air in July 2008. |
| 10 Years Younger | Hosted by Fiona MacDonald, New Zealand version of the UK show. | |
| The Lost Children | Period drama series | |
| The Singing Bee | 2008 | New Zealand version of a show where the first few lines of a popular song is sung when the music stops the contestant must continue singing the lyrics. Hosted by Jordan Vandermade. The show was negatively panned by the public. |
| The Zoo | Reality show set in Auckland Zoo | |
| Top Town | 1976–1990 and returned in 2009 | Show where locals from towns around New Zealand competed in various challenges against locals from other towns. The 2009 Version was Hosted By
Marc Ellis and Hayley Holt. |
| Treasure Island | Reality television show; Survivor-like, only mainly with celebrities. | |
| Unauthorised History of New Zealand | 2005 | Hosted by Jeremy Wells |
Cancelled/Ended programs
| Show | Screened | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 10AM | 1990 | Arts and lifestyle magazine program |
| 14 Days on Trial | 1989/90 | Documentary about New Zealand pioneers |
| 3.45 Live | 1989–1990 | Older children's and teenagers' after-school show hosted by Ricky Morris and Fenella Bathfield in 1989 and Phil Keoghan and Hine Elder in 1990. |
| 5.30 with Jude | Talk show hosted by Jude Dobson | |
| 60 Minutes | 1993–2001 | Current affairs show. Rights bought by TV3 |
| AA Torque Show | 2005 | |
| After 2 | 1989–1991 | Children's show aimed at preschoolers and younger school children replaced the earlier part of After School (TV Series) while 3.45 Live replaced the later part. Was hosted by Jason Gunn and Thingee. |
| After School | 1983–1988 | Children's after-school show originally hosted by Olly Ohlson and in 1988 Jason Gunn and Thingee. |
| April's Angels | 1998 | Hosted by April Ieremia, the team every week take place in a community project. |
| A Question of Sport | 1988 - 1991 | Sports Quiz show where two teams of New Zealand sporting personalities competed against each other. The winning team each week had the choice of charity to donate prize money to. |
| Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? | 2007 | |
| A Taste of New Zealand | Cooking Show. Hosted by Peta Mathias. | |
| The Billy T. James Show | 1983–1985 | Comedy show, starring Billy T. James. Show later screened on TV3 in 1990 a year before his death. |
| Blind Date | 1989–1990 | Dating match show, hosted by Dave Jamieson and Suzy Aitken |
| Bumble | Toddler show featuring Bumble the Bee and his friends | |
| Carters DIY Dads | Reality show | |
| Changing Rooms | 1998 - 2002 | New Zealand version of TV show where two households redecorate each others houses. Hosted by Kerry Smith and Andy Dye. |
| Chic Chat | Children's program hosted by Chic Littlewood and Alma Woods. | |
| Close to Home | 1975–1987 | |
| Close Up | 1980s | Weekly current affairs show screened Thursday nights on TV1 this show has no connection to the show of the same name screening on weeknights on TV1 today. |
| Country GP | Period soap which succeeded Close to Home. | |
| Crime Scene | 1997 - 2000 | |
| Crime Watch | 1980s-1996 | Show presented by the New Zealand Police showing reconstructions, security footage and other details of recent unsolved crimes. Superseded by Crime Scene and now Police Ten 7. |
| DIY Rescue | 2001–2003 | Reality show where the team come and fix DIY disasters or unfinished DIY work. Presented by Lisa Manning. |
| Facelift | 2005 | Comedy show that made fun of current events, politics and anything else on New Zealand television using characters dressed with scuplted face to resemble a various politicians and TV stars. |
| Face the Music | 1992–1994 | Quiz show about music hosted by Simon Barnett |
| Finding J. Smith | 2003 | Game show where teams had to find a certain J. Smith (the most common name) in New Zealand. Had the largest prize in New Zealand of NZ$250,000 for a game show and was used to heavily promote the then new Vodafone Live! service. |
| FlipSide | 2002–2004 | Youth news and entertainment talk show hosted by Mike Puru. |
| Foreign Correspondent | 1980s - 1990s | Current affairs show featuring overseas stories presented by TVNZ Foreign Correspondents. |
| Fresh and Fancy Fare Country Fare |
1985–1986 | Cooking series narrated by Gordon Jackson. |
| Frontier Of Dreams | 2005 | Series about the history of New Zealand |
| Frontline | 1988-1995 | News and current affairs show screened Sunday nights on TV1. |
| Fun Factory | 1979 | Children's program hosted by Mike Wilson. |
| Ghost Hunt | Reality show hunting famous New Zealand ghosts | |
| Give It a Whirl | 2005 - 2006 | Documentary music show. |
| Gliding on | 1980s | Adapted from Roger Hall's Glide Time play, a sitcom about workers in a government department. |
| Gloss | 1987–1990 | Soap set in the world of fashion publishing, starring Ilona Rodgers. Also featured notable New Zealand actors Danielle Cormack and Geeling Ng. |
| Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? | 1998 | Reality show hosted by Suzanne Paul |
| Headliners | 2004–2005 | Entertainment news show hosted by Jason Reeves and Renee Wright. Cancelled at end of 2005 for a ONE News revamp. |
| Heartland | 1993 - 1995 | Presented by Gary McCormick. Each week Gary followed the locals in a different community in New Zealand. |
| Holmes | 1989–2004 | Moved to Prime Television New Zealand; current affairs show hosted by Paul Holmes |
| Hudson and Halls | 1976–1985 | Cooking and entertainment show. |
| Hunter's Gold | 1977 | Scott Hunter tries to track down his father in New Zealand's gold-prospecting country in 1860. |
| I Like That One Two | 1986 | Viewers choice show, featuring clips from TV shows that viewers had requested by postal mail. A similar show was also screened in 1989 called Your Choice. |
| Insider's Guide To Love | 2004 | Drama series |
| Internet Island | 2001 | New Zealands worst reality show where a group of people were placed in a house and had to survive with nothing but an Internet connected computer. |
| It's in the Bag | 1970s–1990 | Originally on radio and hosted by Selwyn Toogood the show moved to TV during the 1970s and was hosted by John Hawkesby during the 1980s. |
| Jackson's Wharf | 1999–2000 | Drama series set in the fictional town of Jackson's Wharf |
| Jandals Away | 11 March 2006 | Sitcom; Starring David Fane; Season 1 ended May 2006; Moved to the afternoon, season 2 began July 2006. Also featuring Dancing With The Stars singer Bella Kololo. |
| Jeopardy | 1992–1993 | Quiz show where constestants are given the answer and have to match the question, hosted by Mark Leishman |
| Just Kidding | 1995 - 1996 | Hosted by Marcus Lush, a show similar to Candid Camera. |
| Karaoke High | 2006 | New Zealand drama show screened during the summertime as a replacement for Shortland Street. Featured New Zealand actress Miriama Smith. |
| Kiwi Video Show | 1995–1998 | The successor to New Zealand's Funniest Home Videos. |
| Krypton Factor | 1987–1991 | Challenge between four contestants having to compete in Mental Agility, Observation, Physical Ability, Intelligence and General Knowledge tests. Hosted by Dougal Stevenson |
| Last Man Standing | 2005 | Jointly made Australian–New Zealand drama series. Cancelled after one season |
| Living the Dream | 2004 | Licensed version of Joe Schmo. A reality TV show featuring several actors pretending to be contestants in a game show and one man who thinks it's all real. |
| M2 | 2000–2003 | Music show that ran from midnight until 6 a.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; Hosted by Dominic Bowden, Jacquie Brown and Joe Cotton. |
| Making Italy Home | 2005 | Reality show about the Waters family who relocate from Havelock North to Italy. |
| Marc & Matthew's Rocky Road | 2005–2006 | Hosted by Marc Ellis and Matthew Ridge |
| Market Forces | Sequel to Gliding On, covered the change from government department to state-owned enterprise. | |
| Marlin Bay | 1992 | Drama series, starring Ilona Rodgers and Andy Anderson. |
| McDonald's Young Entertainers | Children's variety show hosted by Jason Gunn | |
| McPhail and Gadsby | 1980s | Satirical sketch show, centring on politics, starring David McPhail and Jon Gadsby, and written by the pair with A. K. Grant. |
| Mercy Peak | Drama series. Featured actress Theresa Healey. | |
| Miss Popularity | Canned after one season. Hosted by Vadim Dale. | |
| Mitre 10 Mega: The Fence | Reality show | |
| Mortimer's Patch | 1980–1984 | Police drama, starring Terence Cooper. |
| NewsNight | 1994 | Late night news show on TV2 presented by Marcus Lush, targeted towards a younger audience. |
| New Zealand's Funniest Home Videos | 1990–1993 | Hosted by Ian Taylor (1990), Kerry Smith (1991–2), Jason Gunn (1993), based on the format of America's Funniest Home Videos. |
| New Zealand Idol | 2004 - 2006 | Hosted by Dominic Bowden, New Zealand version of Pop Idol or American Idol |
| New Zealand's Worst Driver | 2005 | Based on the UK series, eight very bad drivers participate in various driving challenges with the most improved driver taking home a new car and the loser given the title of New Zealand's Worst Driver and having his vehicle crushed. Hosted by D'Arcy Waldegrave. |
| No Opportunity Wasted | 12 November 2006 | Created by Phil Keoghan, 26 contestants are given 72 hours, $3,000 and the opportunity to fulfill a long-held dream or desire. |
| On the Mat | Wrestling show. | |
| Police College | 11 April 2006 | Reality show following the recruits of the New Zealand Police College |
| Popstars | 1999 | Created True Bliss. Only ran for one season but the format was taken overseas and many more manufactured groups were created around the world. |
| Press for Service | 1980s | In time slot, the A. K. Grant-created successor to Gliding on. Lasted one season. |
| Pulp Comedy | Stand-Up comedy show | |
| Ready Steady Cook | 1999 | Cooking show where two teams of celebrities compete to cook the best meal in a certain time. |
| Renters | 2003 and 2005 | This reality show follows several Rental Property Managers showing houses badly treated by tenants and dealing with tenants who are late in paying their rent. |
| Queer Nation | 1993–2005 | Longest running queer issues show in the world. |
| Radio with Pictures | Late-night music program. | |
| Risk | 2001 | Game show and Lottery show hosted by Matthew Ridge and Marc Ellis, replaced TeleBingo in 2001 and did even worse in the ratings. |
| RTR RTR Countdown Video Hits |
1975–2006 | Long running music show; ended 2006 |
| Ride with the Devil | 4 September 2007 at 23:00 of TV2 | |
| Roche | 1985 | Dramas in a family-owned trucking firm. |
| Romper Room | 1977 | Children's show, which included Yvonne Moore as one of its hosts. |
| Rookie Vets | Reality show that follows students at Massey University who are aspiring become vets | |
| Sale of the Century | 1989–1993 | Quiz show hosted by Steve Parr and Jude Dobson. |
| Scarfie Days | 2007 | A look at the lives of students studying at the University of Otago. |
| Seven Periods With Mr. Gormsby | 2005 - 2006 | Satirical comedy series |
| Shark in the Park | 1989–1990 | Action–drama series set in a Wellington police station, starring Jeffrey Thomas and Nathaniel Lees. |
| Showstoppers | Variety show | |
| So You Wanna Be a Popstar? | Celebrity music singing contest similar to New Zealand Idol | |
| Son of a Gunn | 1992–1994 | Children's show hosted by Jason Gunn & Thingee |
| Soup | 2002 | Clay animation children's TV series |
| Spot On | 1970s - 1988 | Youth related news and entertainment show. |
| Street Legal | Law drama series starring Jay Laga'aia | |
| Strip Search | Reality show fronted by ManPower Australia founder, Billy Cross in finding a male revue show in New Zealand. Created KiwiFire. | |
| TeleBingo | 1996–2001 | Quiz and lottery show, rated well until 2001 when the show was shifted to a later time slot. Presented by Simon Barnett and Ingrid Mole. |
| Terry Teo | Children's show | |
| The Bugs Bunny Show The Cartoon Company |
1991–1994 | Looney Tunes cartoon show hosted by Fenella Bathfield and then Fiona Anderson |
| The Dog Show | Sheepdog trials | |
| The Market | ||
| The Mole | Reality show | |
| The OUTHouse | 2005 | Magazine show aimed at gays and lesbians. Ran for a trial ten episodes as a possible QueerNation replacement. |
| To Catch a Thief | 2005 | Two ex-thieves Abraham Pehi and Veronica Jacomb, find a house that is an easy target for thieves and teach the occupants a lesson by organising to break into the house and take as many possession possible. They then help to fix the security flaws in the house. This series was rescreened in January 2008. |
| Top of the Pops | 2004–2006 | Live music show hosted by Bede Skinner; Ended in 2006 after 3 seasons. Picked up by C4 in May 2006 |
| Trading Places | 1998–1999 | Reality show where two contestants must swap occupations for a day. |
| Treasure Hunt | 1990 | Hosted by Nick Tansley, contestants in a studio had to guide Nick (who travelled between locations in a helicopter) to the hidden treasure using clues given before a certain time. |
| Two on One | 1980–1982 | Variety show, starring Ray Woolf. |
| University Challenge | 1976–1989 | Quiz show between teams of students representing Universities around in New Zealand |
| Under the Mountain | 1982 | The mini-series based on a novel by Maurice Gee. It was seen in the United States on The Third Eye on Nickelodeon. |
| W3 | 1980s | Children's quiz show hosted by Selwyn Toogood. |
| Weddings | 1995 - 2000 | Presented by Jayne Kieley this reality series followed a couples wedding and preparation for the wedding. |
| Wheel of Fortune | Original run 1991–1996 and returned 2008-2009 | Originally hosted in the 1990s by Phillip Leishman and with Lana Coc-kroft as the token blonde who turned around the letters. This show returned to New Zealand television in 2008 now hosted by Jason Gunn and Sonia Gray.
Sonia Gray was temporarily replaced by Greer Robson when she went on maternity leave. However, in an unexpected move, the series was cancelled on the 2nd May 2009 due to low ratings, decreased advertising revenue and high production costs. |
| A Week of It | 1970s | Satirical sketch show. |
| Your Choice | 1989 | Viewers choice show, featuring clips from TV shows that viewers had requested by postal mail. A similar show was also screened in 1986 called I Like That One Two. |