List of New Zealand television series

This is a list of New Zealand television series. Shows included feature from TVNZ, Mediaworks, Māori Television, Sky Network New Zealand, and CTV.

This television-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Current shows

Drama

• Harry (2013–present)
• Step Dave (2013–present)
• Westside (2015–present)

Sports

• 3 Motorsport
• Big Angry Fish (2012–present)
• The Crowd Goes Wild
• FNF: Friday Night Football
• ILT Club Rugby
• ITM Fishing Show
• ONE Sport
• Rugby League 40/20
• Soccer Tips
• Sports Tonight
• Super Rugby Highlights Show
• Toyota Grassroots Rugby

Arts and culture

• Artsville
• Hindsight
• Kapa Haka Kids
• New Artland
• The New Old
• The Sitting
• Waka Huia

Religious

• NZ Destiny Church
• NZONE Focus
• Praise Be

Soap opera

• Shortland Street (1992–present)

Lifestyle and documentary

• Beyond The Darklands (2007–present)
• Campbell Live (2005–2015)
• Close Up (2004–2012)
• Country Calendar (1966–present)
• Descent to Disaster (2012)
• Destination New Zealand (2007–present)
• Fair Go (1977–present)
• First Crossings (2012)
• Hunting Aoteroa
• I Know A Sheila Like That
• Intrepid Journeys (2003–present)
• Keep Calm And Carry On (2012)
• Last Chance Dogs (2012)
• Masterchef Masterclass (2011–present)
• Masterchef New Zealand (2010–present)
• Motorway Patrol (1999–present)
• New Zealand's Next Top Model (2009–present)
• The NZ Wars
• Police Ten 7 (2002–present)
• The Politically Incorrect Guide to Grown-Ups (2012)
• SCU: Serious Crash Unit (2004–present)
• Sensing Murder (2006–present)

Children's

• The 4.30 Show (2014–Present)
• The Adventures of Massey Ferguson
• Cool Kids Cooking
• The Erin Simpson Show
• IAMTV
• Kidzone
• Ours
• Puzzle Inc.
• Roll Play
• Small Blacks TV
• Sticky TV (2002–present)
• Tiki Tour
• What Now (1981–present)
• You and Me (1993-2000)

Entertainment

• The Beat Goes On
• Code
• FOUR Live
• Homai Te Paki Paki
• It's In The Bag
• The Papa Ruru Show
• U Live

Reality

• Dancing with the Stars (2005–present)
• New Zealand's Got Talent (2008–present)
• The Block NZ (2012–present)
• The X Factor (2013–present)
• My Kitchen Rules NZ (2014–present)
• The Bachelor NZ (2015–present)

Comedy

• 7 Days (2009–present)
• Auckland Daze (2011–present)
• Best Bits (2012)
• bro'Town (2004–2009)
• Flat3 (2013–present)
• Golden (2012)
• Hounds (2012)
• Jono and Ben (2012–present)
• The Jono Project (2010-2012)
• A Night At The Classic (2010-2012)
• Short Poppies (2014)
• Super City (2011–present)
• WANNA-BEn (2010-2012)

News

• 20/20
• 60 Minutes
• Back Benches (2008–2012)
• The Court Report
• The Crowd Goes Wild
• CTV News
• Good Morning
• Marae
• Media7
• Native Affairs
• News Night New Zealand
• PRIME News: First at 5:30
• Q+A (2009–present)
• Rob's Country
• Rural Delivery
• Saturday Breakfast
• Seven Sharp
• South Today
• Sunday
• Tagata Pasifika
• Target
• Te Karere (1990s–present)
• TVNZ News At 8
• TVNZ News Now

Past shows

Drama

• The Almighty Johnsons (2011–2013)
• The Blue Rose (2013)
• Burying Brian (2008)
• City Life (1996–1998)
• Close to Home (1975–1983)
• Country GP (1984)
• Cover Story (1994–1996)
• The Cult (2009)
• Doves of War (2006)
• Duggan (1997–1999)
• Gloss (1987–1990)
• Go Girls (2009–2013)
• Homeward Bound (1992)
• The Hothouse (2007)
• The Insider's Guide To Happiness (2005)
• The Insider's Guide To Love (2006)
• Interrogation (2005)
• Jackson's Wharf (1999–2001)
• Marlin Bay (1991–1994)
• Mercy Peak (2001–2003)
• Mortimer's Patch (1980-1984)
• Nothing Trivial (2011–2015)
• Open House (1986-1987)
• Orange Roughies (2006–2007)
• Outrageous Fortune (2005–2010)
• Plainclothes (1995)
• Pukemanu (1971)
• Rude Awakenings (2007)
• Shark in the Park (1989–1992)
• Street Legal (2000–2003)
• The Strip (2002–2003)
• Tales of the South Seas (1997)
• This Is Not My Life (2010)

Comedy

• Back of the Y Masterpiece Television (2002)
• Bro'Town (2004–2009)
• Diplomatic Immunity (2009)
• Facelift
• For the Love of Mike (1991)
• Hounds (2012)
• The Jaquie Brown Diaries (2008–2009)
• Jono's New Show (2008-2010)
• Letter To Blanchy (1994-1997)
• Market Forces (TV series)|Market Forces (1997–1999)
• Melody Rules (1993–1995)
• A Night At The Classic (2010-2012)
• Pulp Sport (2003-2009)
• Serial Killers (TV series)|Serial Killers (2004)
• Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (2005–2006)
• Spin Doctors (TV series)|Spin Doctors (2001–2003)
• Wanna-Ben (2010-2011)
• Willy Nilly (2003)

Lifestyle and documentary

• Epitaph
• Ghost Hunt (2005-2006)
• Holmes (1989–2004)
• Mitre 10 Changing Rooms
• Mitre 10 D.I.Y. Rescue
• Mitre 10 Dream Home (1999–2009)

Game shows

• Captive (2004)
• Deal or No Deal (2007–2008)
• The Rich List
• The Weakest Link (2001-2002)
• Wheel of Fortune (1991–2009)
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand

Reality

• 100 Hours (2002)
• Going Straight (2003)
• Wannabes (2005)
• The Apprentice New Zealand (2010)
• MasterChef New Zealand (2010-2014)

Children's

• Amazing Extraordinary Friends (2006–2008)
• Being Eve (2001–2002)
• Children of Fire Mountain (1979)
• The Kids from OWL (1980s)
• The Killian Curse (2006)
• Maddigan's Quest (2006)
• Mirror, Mirror (New Zealand and Australian co-production) (1995)
• Son of A Gunn
• Terry and the Gunrunners (1985)
• The Tribe (1998–2003)
• Under the Mountain (1981) - miniseries

Full list

• 7 Days
• Animal House
• The Apprentice New Zealand
• Asia Downunder
• Attitude
• Audi New Zealand Season
• The Billy T James Show
• Border Patrol
• Chelsea New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker
• Coasters
• Dog Squad
• EML: Eating Media Lunch
• Etipath
• Game of 2 Halves
• Global Radar
• The Good Word
• Homegrown
• Hounds
• ITM Fishing Show
• Kiwis At War
• Moon TV USA
• Neighbours At War
• NZ Idol
• NZ Stories
• Off The Radar
• Outdoors With Geoff
• Real Crime
• Real Life
• The Singing Bee
• Surviving Teen Driving
• This Is Not My Life
• Town And Around
• The Zoo

Local TV

• Adult Education
• Body Fuel
• Destination Unknown
• IT Taranaki
• Jobs
• Know Your Rights
• Let's Talk
• The Owl and the Pussycats
• Pasifika
• Somali Community TV
• Southern Nature
• Talking Trucks
• Teacher Aide
• Union Viewpoint

See also

• List of Australian television series
• List of Canadian television series
• List of UK television series
• List of US television series