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This is an incomplete list of television programmes, past and present, screened onTelevision New Zealand that were made in New Zealand.
| Show | Release date | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1News | 3 November 1969 | TVNZ 1 | News service, regular updates live from 6am weekdays; the main bulletin is at 6:00 pm everyday, with lunchtime and late night bulletins also broadcast on weekdays. |
| 20/20 | 2005 | TVNZ 2 (2005–2016) TVNZ 1 (2016-present) | Current affairs documentary show, hosted byCarolyn Robinson. Reporters are: Emma Keeling, Erin Conroy and Hannah Ockelford. |
| Breakfast | 1997 | TVNZ 1 | Morning talkshow. Currently hosted byJenny-May Clarkson andChris Chang. |
| Country Calendar | 6 March 1966 | TVNZ 1 | New Zealand farming show; the longest-running show on New Zealand television. Produced byFrank Torley. Some reporters includeVivienne Jeffs,Tony Benny andJerome Cvitanovich. |
| Fair Go | 7 April 1977 | TVNZ 1 | Long running consumer watchdog show. Hosted by Haydn Jones and Pippa Wetzell. Current reporters areHannah Wallis, Mark Crysell, Amy Kelley andLibby Middlebrook. |
| The Go Show | 31 October 2005 | TVNZ+ (formerly on TVNZ6, TV2 and KidZone) | Weekday toddler show. Similar toHi-5. |
| Lotto | 1 August 1987 | TVNZ 2 (1987–2015) TVNZ 1 (2015–present) | LiveLotto New Zealand draw at 8:00 pm on Saturdays and 8:20pm on Wednesdays. |
| Marae | TVNZ 1 | Māori affairs show. Presented ByShane Taurima. Political reports byArana Taumata. | |
| TVNZ Sport | TVNZ 1 | Live sports coverage of sports shows screened on TVNZ 1 | |
| Q+A | 2009 | TVNZ 1 | Presented byJack Tame, who interviews politicians on current political issues. |
| Rural Delivery | TVNZ 1 | Farming affairs show. Presented ByRoger Bourne. | |
| Seven Sharp | 2013 | TVNZ 1 | Weeknight current affairs and human interest show presented byHilary Barry andJeremy Wells. This show replaced the long running 7pm current affairs showClose Up and the show's predecessorHolmes. |
| Shortland Street | 25 May 1992 | TVNZ 2 | Long running New Zealand soap opera based at fictional hospital Shortland Street. |
| Sunday | 2002 | TVNZ 1 | Sunday evening current affairs show. Presented byMiriama Kamo. |
| Tagata Pasifika | TVNZ 1 | Pacific Islander affairs show; hosted by Tom Natoealofa and Marama T-Pole; also screened onMāori Television | |
| Te Karere | 1983? | TVNZ 1 | Māori language current affairs show hosted byScotty Morrison. Former host:Tini Molyneux |
| Ten 7 Aotearoa | 2002 | TVNZ 2 | Reality police/criminal series hosted byRob Lemoto and Sam Wallace; 29 seasons as of February 2023. |
| Waka Huia | 1987 | [1][2] | Māori culture and current affairs |
| What Now? | 1981 | TVNZ 2 (1989–present) TVNZ 1 (1981–1989) | The longest-running children's show on New Zealand television; hosted by Erin Wells, Stella Maris and Joseph Coughlan |
| Show | Release date | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bad Seed | 14 April 2019 | TVNZ 1 | Drama series, 5 episodes aired during the week beginning 14 April 2019. |
| Best Bits | 2014 | TVNZ 1 | Comedy shows that looks at the best TV clips from the past week. |
| Border Patrol | 2005 | TVNZ 1 | Reality show, narrated byTim Balme. |
| Coast | 2018 | TVNZ 1 | Documentary series where the story of coastal locations around New Zealand is told. |
| Coastwatch | 2005 | TVNZ 1 | Similar toBorder Patrol. Narrated byJason Hoyte. |
| Descent From Disaster | 2019 | TVNZ 1 | Factual series, New Zealand celebrities tell the story of New Zealand's most famous disasters. |
| Dog Squad | TVNZ 1 | Reality series which follows police dogs. | |
| Dog Squad Puppy School | 2020 | TVNZ 1 | Spin off toDog Squad series, this series focuses on the pups being trained for New Zealand's most elite organisations. |
| Eat Well For Less New Zealand | 2020 | TVNZ 1 | New Zealand version of British seriesEat Well For Less. |
| Educators | 8 May 2019 | TVNZ+ | Comedy series. |
| First Dates New Zealand | 2020 | TVNZ 2 | Reality series based on the British series ofFirst Dates. |
| Fresh Eggs | 2019 | TVNZ 2 | Comedy series |
| Goodnight Kiwi | 2019 | TVNZ+ | Various New Zealand celebrities read children's bed time stories, with the first episode featuring Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern. The title is a reference to the TVNZ closedown sequence used in the 1980s and 1990s featuring theGoodnight Kiwi or TV Kiwi as the character was known. |
| Go Girls | 2009 | TVNZ 2 | Drama series |
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | 2019 | TVNZ 2 | Celebrity quiz show where celebrity contestants are asked questions on news events and TV events that have occurred in the past week. |
| Highway Cops | 2012 | TVNZ 1 | Show that follows highway patrol police. |
| I Am | 2018 | TVNZ 1 | Factual Documentary series where a New Zealander tells his or her story. Each episode a New Zealander will tell a story about living with a certain health condition or surviving a certain event. |
| I Date Rejects | 2019 | TVNZ+ | Comedy Series |
| Last Chance Dogs | 2012 | TVNZ 2 | Show about dogs who are at risk of being confiscated from their owners. |
| Late Night Big Breakfast | 2014, 2020 | TVNZ 1,TVNZ Duke | Comedy parody show of a late night talk show. |
| Let's Get Inventin' | 2006 | TVNZ 2 | Children's invention show |
| Living with the Boss | 2020 | TVNZ 1 | Reality series where the CEO or owner of a New Zealand business lives with an employee for a week. |
| Motorway Patrol | 2001 | TVNZ 2 | Reality series following theNew Zealand Police Highway Patrol in action showing footage of people being stopped for traffic offences or accidents on the Auckland motorways. |
| Mucking In | 2003 | TVNZ 1 | Lifestyle/makeover series hosted by presenterJim Mora and gardenerTony Murrell. |
| My Kitchen Rules New Zealand | 2014 | TVNZ 1 | New Zealand version ofMy Kitchen Rules |
| Nabbed | 2014 | TVNZ 2 | Reality series following NZ police. |
| Neighbours at War | 2006 | TVNZ 2 | Reality series |
| New Zealand Surf League | Sports show showcasing the New ZealandIronman finals. Hosted byCory Hutchings. | ||
| New Zealand's Got Talent | 8 September 2008 | TVNZ 1 | New Zealand version of theGot Talent series. Original season screened onPrime in 2008; series 2 began on TV One in 2012. |
| Piha Rescue | 2005 | TVNZ 1 | Reality show about lifeguards at Auckland's Piha Beach. Narrated By John Sumner. |
| Rapid Response | 2010 | TVNZ 1 | Reality show following the New Zealand ambulance service, |
| Renters | 2003, 2005 and 2011–present | TVNZ 2 | 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. |
| Snack Masters | 2022 | TVNZ 2 | This reality cooking show, hosted byKim Crossman andTom Sainsbury, challenges chefs to replicate well-known snacks. |
| The Brokenwood Mysteries | 2014 | TVNZ 1,Prime | With the assistance of Detective Kristin Sims, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd investigates a wide range of murder mysteries in Brokenwood, a small town in the countryside of New Zealand. |
| The Casketeers | 2018 | TVNZ 1 | Documentary and reality series that goes behind the scenes of a New Zealand funeral director Tipene Funerals. |
| The Great Kiwi Bake Off | 2019 | TVNZ 2 | Reality cooking/baking series. |
| The Year That Was | 2012 | TVNZ 2 | A standup comedian talks about a particular year to a live audience; the show features clips from that year. |
| This Is Your Life | 1984 | TVNZ 1 | New Zealand version of the show where the host surprises guests with a show documenting their lives, with audience participation from their friends and family. Usually screened once a year or every few years; in the early series the show screened more often. Originally presented byBob Parker, later shows have been presented byPaul Holmes and for a few yearsPaul Henry. |
| This Town | 2013 | TVNZ 1 | Show that looks at small towns in Heartland New Zealand focusing mostly on the people that live in these towns. Each week it looks at small towns in a different area of New Zealand. |
| Treasure Island | 2000–2008, 2019 | TVNZ 2 | Reality television show;Survivor-like, only mainly with celebrities. |
Shows that screened intentionally for just one season or for just a few weeks.
| Show | Release date | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| From the Archives | 1 June 2010 | TVNZ Heartland | A series looking back at television in New Zealand, presented byAndrew Shaw. Each show featured highlights or an entire show from a particular decade. The series is shown onTVNZ Heartland and was the very show to feature on the channel. Later episodes contained older shows with a theme such as gardening shows, cooking shows and an episode dedicated toTop Town. |
| Frontier of Dreams | 2005 | One | Series about the history of New Zealand. |
| Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy | 2019 | TVNZ 1 | 5 part documentary series that looked at the past of New Zealand comedy. |
| Karaoke High | 2006 | TV2 | New Zealand drama show screened during the summertime as a replacement forShortland Street. Featured New Zealand actressMiriama Smith. |
| North | 2011 | One | Presented by Marcus Lush, this successor to the seriesSouth looks at the northern part of New Zealand. |
| Off the Rails | 2005 | One | Presented by Marcus Lush, this series follows the New Zealand rail network from Bluff to the most Northern railway line in New Zealand visiting local people and attractions along the way. |
| Police College | 11 April 2006 | TV2 | Reality show following the recruits of the New Zealand Police |
| Scarfie Days | 2007 | TV2 | A look at the lives of students studying at theUniversity of Otago. |
| Snotties | 2006 | TV2 | A look at aspiring naval officers. |
| South | 2009 | One | Presented by Marcus Lush, this series looks at the southernmost part of New Zealand. |
| The Eggplant | 2020 | TVNZ+ | A series designed to help young Kiwis navigate one of the greatest mysteries of the 21st century – the internet. |
| Show | Release date | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Tube | 2008 | TV2 | Show where viewers send in their own home movies. Similar toAmerica's Funniest Home Videos. Hosted by Millen Baird. |
| 10 Years Younger | 2005–2009 | One | Hosted byFiona MacDonald, the New Zealand version of theBritish show. |
| 10AM | 1990 | Arts and lifestyle magazine programme | |
| 14 Days on Trial | 1989/90 | Documentary about New Zealand pioneers | |
| 3.45 Live | 1989–1990 | TV2 | Older children's and teenagers' after-school show hosted byRicky Morris andFenella Bathfield in 1989 andPhil Keoghan andHine Elder in 1990. |
| 5.30 with Jude | One | Talk show hosted byJude Dobson | |
| 60 Minutes | 1993–2001 | TV2 moved toOne | Current affairs show. Rights bought byTV3. |
| AA Torque Show | 2005 | One | Picked up byPrime in 2007 |
| The Adam and Eve Show | 2015–2017 | TV2 | Children's afternoon show hosted byAdam Percival andEve Palmer aired 4.30 in 2015 and 2016 and 3.30 pm in 2017. Replaced 4.30 show and Erin Simpson Show. |
| After 2 | 1989–1991 | TV2 | Children's show aimed at preschoolers and younger school children; replaced the earlier part ofAfter School while3.45 Live replaced the later part. Hosted byJason Gunn andThingee. |
| After School | 1983–1988 | One from 1987, moved toTV2 | Children's after-school show originally hosted byOlly Ohlson and in 1988Jason Gunn andThingee. |
| Animal House | 9 March 2005 – 2011 | TVNZ 1 | Series highlighting the New ZealandSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. |
| The Apprentice New Zealand | 2010 | TV2 | New Zealand version ofThe Apprentice, hosted byTerry Serepisos |
| April's Angels | 1998 | TV2 | Hosted byApril Ieremia; the team every week takes part in a community project. |
| Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? | 2007 | TV2 | |
| Asia Down Under | 22 February 2001 | One | A magazine series reflecting the life, concerns and interests of the Asian community in New Zealand. Spin-off ofAsia Dynamic. Presented ByMelissa Lee. |
| Artsville | 2005–2011 | TVNZ 1 | Documentary arts series |
| Auction House | 30 April 2006 – ? | TVNZ 1 | Reality show about auctioneers and real estate. |
| Back Benches | 2008–2012 | TVNZ 7 | Political talk show. Ended when TVNZ 7 was closed down in 2012. Picked up by Prime in 2013. |
| TheBilly T. James Show | 1983–1985 | Comedy show starringBilly T. James. Show later screened on TV3 in 1990, a year before his death. | |
| Blind Date | 1989–1991 | TV2 | Dating match show, hosted byDave Jamieson andSuzy Aitken |
| Breakfast Business | 1997 | One | Weekday morning business show, hosted byCorin Dann. Reports from Owen Poland,Justine Turner,Michelle King,Lisa Davies andPushpa Jabin. |
| The Bugs Bunny Show The Cartoon Company | 1991–1994 | TV2 | Looney Tunes cartoon show hosted byFenella Bathfield and thenFiona Anderson |
| Bumble | 1999–2002 | TV2 | Toddler show featuring Bumble the Bee and his friends, the show also aired in Australia. |
| Business Weekend | One | Weekend version of the weekday morning show. Hosted byCorin Dann. | |
| Carters DIY Dads | Reality show | ||
| Changing Rooms | 1998–2002 | One | New Zealand version of the TV show where two households redecorate each other's houses. Hosted byKerry Smith andAndy Dye. |
| Chic Chat | Children's programme hosted byChic Littlewood andAlma Woods. | ||
| Close to Home | 1975–1987 | One | New Zealand drama series |
| Close Up | 198? | One | Weekly current affairs show screened Thursday nights on TV1. This show has no connection to the show of the same name that screened weeknights on TV1 between 2004 and 2012. |
| Close Up | 2004–2012 | One | Weeknightly current affairs show hosted byMark Sainsbury. Originally hosted bySusan Wood. |
| Compass | 1960s | AKTV2, WNTV1, CHTV3, DNTV2 | News and documentary style show. |
| Country GP | Period soap which succeededClose to Home. | ||
| Crash Course | 2010 | TV2 | Road safety show presented by race car driverGreg Murphy |
| Crime Scene | 1997–1998 | TV2 | |
| Crimewatch | 1987–1996 | One | Show presented by theNew Zealand Police, showing reconstructions, security footage and other details of recent unsolved crimes. Based on the British series of the same name. Superseded byCrime Scene andTen 7 Aotearoa. |
| The Cult | 2009–2010 | TV2 | A serial drama television series in which a group of people try to rescue their loved ones from a mysterious cult called Two Gardens. Produced byGreat Southern Television. |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2005–2009 | One | Reality television show where celebrities compete in a dance competition with a professional dancer as their partner. Hosted byJason Gunn andCandy Lane. |
| Dig This | 1972–1986 | One | Gardening show hosted byEion Scarrow. |
| DIY Rescue | 2001–2003 | TV2 | Reality show where the team come and fix DIY disasters or unfinished DIY work. Presented byLisa Manning. |
| A Dog Show | 1980s | One | Rural New Zealand show where South Island farmers compete against North Island farmers to round up sheep with their dog only using a dog whistle. The winner received a trophy. Show presented by John Gordon. |
| Eating Media Lunch | 2003–2008 | TV2 | Hosted byJeremy Wells |
| The Erin Simpson Show | 2009–2013 | TV2 | Daily teen affair/entertainment show, hosted byErin Simpson. The show was produced in Christchurch byWhitebait Studios. |
| Eye to Eye with Willie Jackson | 2006 | One | Current affairs debate talk show, hosted byWillie Jackson |
| Face the Music | 1992–1994 | TV2 | Quiz show about music, hosted bySimon Barnett |
| Facelift | 2005–2007 | One | Comedy show that made fun of current events, politics and anything else on New Zealand television using characters dressed with sculpted faces to resemble various politicians and TV stars. |
| Filthy Rich | 2016 | TV2 | Drama series |
| Finding J. Smith | 2003 | TV2 | Game show where teams had to find a certain J. Smith (the most common name) in New Zealand. Had the largest game show prize in New Zealand, NZ$250,000, and was used to heavily promote the then newVodafone Live! service. |
| FlipSide | 2002–2004 | TV2 | Youth news and entertainment talk show, hosted byMike Puru. |
| Foreign Correspondent | 1980s – 1990s | One | Current affairs show featuring overseas stories presented by TVNZ foreign correspondents. |
| Free Time | 1983–1988 | One from 1987 moved toTV2 | School holiday replacement, screened in place ofAfter School during school holidays. |
| Fresh and Fancy Fare Country Fare | 1985–1986 | Cooking series narrated byGordon Jackson. | |
| Friday Night | 1988 | Friday night programme featuring overseas material (including Red Dwarf), live bands, comedy, a viewer participation game and information on upcoming events. Hosted by Alasdair Kincaid and others. | |
| Frontline | 1988–1994 | One | News and current affairs show screened Sunday nights on TV1. |
| Frontseat | 2005–2009 | One | Arts show hosted byOliver Driver |
| Fun Factory | 1979 | Children's programme hosted byMike Wilson. | |
| Game of Two Halves | 2005–2008 | One | Sports quiz show hosted byMartin Devlin, withMatthew Ridge andMarc Ellis as team "captains". The show was previously hosted byTony Veitch until he was suspended pending investigation after allegations of serious assault, which he confessed to on national TV. He later resigned from his positions at TVNZ. |
| Ghost Hunt | Reality show hunting famous New Zealand ghosts | ||
| Give It a Whirl | 2005–2006 | Documentary music show. | |
| Gliding On | 1980s | One | Adapted fromRoger Hall'sGlide Time play, a sitcom about workers in a government department. |
| Gloss | 1987–1990 | TV2, orTV One | Soap set in the world of fashion publishing, starringIlona Rodgers. Also featured notable New Zealand actorsDanielle Cormack andGeeling Ng. |
| Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? | 1998 | TV2 | Reality show hosted bySuzanne Paul |
| Havoc and Newsboy's Sellout Tour | 1998–2000 | TV2 | Presented byMikey Havoc andJeremy Wells; the show travelled around New Zealand with the presenters reviewing events and local places of interest in a humorous way. |
| Headliners | 2004–2005 | One | Entertainment news show hosted byJason Reeves andRenee Wright. Cancelled at the end of 2005 for aONE News revamp. |
| Heartland | 1993–1995 | One | Presented byGary McCormick. Each week Gary followed the locals in a different community in New Zealand.[3] |
| High Life | 1990–1995 | One | New Zealand version of the 1984-1994 television showKids Incorporated. |
| Holmes | 1989–2004 | One | Moved toPrime Television New Zealand; current affairs show hosted byPaul Holmes |
| How Clean Is Your House? | 2005–2007 | One | Hosted byCarolyn Jones andEvon Blackwell-Chin. |
| Hudson and Halls | 1976–1985 | One | 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 | 2 | Viewers' choice show, featuring clips from TV shows that viewers had requested by postal mail. A similar show was also screened in 1989 calledYour Choice. |
| Insider's Guide To Love | 2004 | TV2 | Drama series |
| Internet Island | 2001 | TV2 | Reality show where a group of people were placed in a house and had to survive with nothing but an Internet connected computer. |
| Intrepid Journeys | 2001 | One | Reality/travel show where celebrities travel to foreign countries and do "as the Romans do" |
| Island Wars | 2009 | TV2 | Reality show where a group of people were placed on an island in a battle against New Zealanders and Aussies. |
| It's in the Bag | 1970s–1990 | One | Originally on radio and hosted bySelwyn Toogood, the show moved to TV during the 1970s and was hosted byJohn Hawkesby during the 1980s. |
| Jackson's Wharf | 1999–2000 | TV2 | Drama series set in the fictional town of Jackson's Wharf |
| Jandals Away | 11 March 2006 | Sitcom, starringDavid Fane. Season 1 ended May 2006. Moved to the afternoon, and Season 2 began July 2006. FeaturedDancing with the Stars singerBella Kololo. | |
| Jeopardy! | 1992–1993 | TV2 | Quiz show where contestants are given the answer and have to match the question; hosted byMark Leishman |
| Just Kidding | 1995–1996 | TV2 | Hosted byMarcus Lush; a show similar toCandid Camera. |
| Kiwi Living | 2015–2016 | One | New Zealand lifestyle series |
| Kiwi Video Show | 1995–1998 | TV2 | The successor toNew Zealand's Funniest Home Videos. |
| Kiwifruit | Gay magazine show starringAmanda Rees,Kevin Alexander andMatu Ngaporo; replacement ofQueerNation | ||
| Krypton Factor | 1987–1991 | TV2 | Challenge between four contestants having to compete in mental agility, observation, physical ability, intelligence and general knowledge tests. Hosted byDougal Stevenson. |
| Last Man Standing | 2005 | Jointly made Australian–New Zealand drama series. Cancelled after one season. | |
| Learner Drivers | 1998 | One | Reality show following the trials of people getting their driver's licenses. |
| Living the Dream | 2004 | Licensed version ofJoe 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 | 2001–2003 | TV2 | Music show that ran from midnight until 6 a.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; hosted byDominic Bowden,Jacquie Brown andJoe Cotton. |
| Mai Time | 1996 | TV2 | |
| The Mainland Touch | 1983–1990 | One (Canterbury) | Regional news show screened exclusively in the upper South Island broadcast from TVNZ studios in Christchurch. Originally screened during a time period where each region screened a regional news show during the network news, later moved to before the network news. |
| Making Italy Home | 2005 | Reality show about the Waters family, who relocate fromHavelock North toItaly. | |
| Marc & Matthew's Rocky Road | 2005–2006 | TV2 | Hosted byMarc Ellis andMatthew Ridge |
| Market Forces | Sequel toGliding On; covered the change from government department to state-owned enterprise. | ||
| Marlin Bay | 1992 | TV2 | Drama series, starringIlona Rodgers andAndy Anderson. |
| Masterchef New Zealand | 2010–2014 | One | Cooking competition show. Moved toTV3 in 2015. |
| MasterMind | 1980s, 2016 | TVNZ 1 | New Zealand version of Britishquiz showMastermind. Originally screened in the 1980s and presented byPeter Sinclair the show was revived in 2016 now presented byPeter Williams |
| McDonald's Young Entertainers | TV2 | Children's variety show hosted byJason Gunn | |
| McPhail and Gadsby | 1980s | One | Satirical sketch show, centring on politics, starringDavid McPhail andJon Gadsby, and written by the pair withA. K. Grant. |
| Media 7 | 2008–2012 | TVNZ 7 | Weekly talk show screening on TVNZ 7, this show contains discussions with politicians and other media personalities from New Zealand. Moved toTV3 after TVNZ went off the air, rebranded as Media 3. |
| Meet the Locals | 2007–2012 | TVNZ 6 (2007–2011) TVNZ 7 (2011–2012) | |
| Mercy Peak | 2001–2004 | One | Drama series. Featured actressSara Wiseman. |
| Mitre 10 DIY Rescue | 2001–2003 | TV2 | Reality show where the DIY Rescue team repair unfinished DIY work done to a home or DIY work that has gone wrong. |
| Mitre 10 Dream Home | 1999–2009 2013 | TV2 | 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 byJayne Kiely until 2009 andSimon Barnett in 2013. |
| Mitre 10 Mega: The Fence | TV2 | Reality show | |
| The Mole | 2000 | TV2 | Reality show |
| Mortimer's Patch | 1980–1984 | Police drama, starringTerence Cooper. | |
| My House, My Castle | 1999–2011 | TV2 | Hosted byRobert Harte; lifestyle housing show |
| New Zealand Idol | 2004–2006 | TV2 | Hosted byDominic Bowden; New Zealand version ofPop Idol orAmerican Idol |
| New Zealand's Funniest Home Videos | 1990–1995 | TV2 | Hosted byIan Taylor (1990),Kerry Smith (1991–2),Jason Gunn (1993). Based on the format ofAmerica's Funniest Home Videos. |
| New Zealand's Worst Driver | 2005 | One | 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 byD'Arcy Waldegrave. |
| NewsNight | 1994 | TV2 | Late night news show on TV2, presented byMarcus Lush, targeted towards a younger audience. |
| Nothing Trivial | 2011–2014 | TVNZ 1 | Drama series |
| No Opportunity Wasted | 12 November 2006 | TV2 | Created byPhil Keoghan & Louise Keoghan; 26 contestants are given 72 hours, $3,000 and the opportunity to fulfill a long-held dream or desire. |
| NZ Story | 2013 | TVNZ 1 | Show where various New Zealanders tell their stories about a historic event in New Zealand. |
| On the Mat | Wrestling show | ||
| Open Home | 1992–1994 | One | Show that gave an open home tour of people's homes, usually luxury homes. The show usually featured a celebrity's home as well. |
| Our First Home | 2015-2016 | TVNZ 1 | Family-based home renovation show presented by Goran Paladin. |
| The OUTHouse | 2005 | Magazine show aimed at gays and lesbians. Ran for a trial ten episodes as a possibleQueerNation replacement. | |
| Palmers Garden Show / Maggie's Garden Show | 1992–2003 | One | Gardening lifestyle show presented byMaggie Barry. Initially screened on Saturday mornings but later moved to Friday evenings. |
| Party Animals | 2003–2004 | TV2 | A children's show with bears for toddlers, the show also aired in Australia |
| Play Your Cards Right | New Zealand version of U.S. game showCard Sharks; hosted by Kenny Cantor | ||
| Popstars | 1999 | TV2 | CreatedTrueBliss. Only ran for one season but the format was taken overseas and many more manufactured groups were created around the world. Returning in 2021. |
| Praise Be | 1985–2016 | TVNZ 1 | Christian hymns show. Most recently hosted byChris Nichol succeedingGraeme Thomson. |
| Press for Service | 1980s | TheA. K. Grant-created successor toGliding On. Lasted one season. | |
| The Price is Right | 1992 | TV3 | A short-lived New Zealand version of the famed, long-running U.S. game show of the same name; hosted by Dave Jamieson. |
| Pulp Comedy | Stand-up comedy show | ||
| Queer Nation | 1993–2005 | Longest-running queer issues show in the world. | |
| A Question of Sport | 1988–1991 | One | 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. |
| Radio with Pictures | TV2 | Late-night music programme. | |
| Raise My Kids | 2005–2007 | One | Reality show seeing if couples who want children can raise someone else's children for a week. |
| Ready Steady Cook | 1999 | TV2 | Cooking show where two teams of celebrities compete to cook the best meal in a certain time. |
| Redemption Hill | 2006 | TV2 | Reality television show about delinquent children; Season 1 ended April 2006 |
| Ready to Roll RTR Countdown Video Hits | 1975–2006 | TV2 | Long running music show; ended 2006 |
| Risk | 2001 | One | Game show and Lottery show hosted byMatthew Ridge andMarc Ellis; replacedTeleBingo in 2001 |
| Roche | 1985 | Dramas in a family-owned trucking firm. | |
| Romper Room | 1977 | Children's show which includedYvonne Moore as one of its hosts. | |
| Rookie Vets | Reality show that follows students atMassey University who are aspiring to becomeveterinarians | ||
| Sale of the Century | 1989–1993 | One | Quiz show hosted bySteve Parr and Jude Dobson. |
| Sensing Murder | 2006–2010 | TV2 | Psychic crime investigations show hosted byRebecca Gibney. Spans New Zealand and Australia. The psychics areDeb Webber,Sue Nicholson andKelvin Cruickshank. |
| Seven Periods With Mr. Gormsby | 2005–2006 | One | Satirical comedy series |
| Shark in the Park | 1989–1990 | One | Action–drama series set in a Wellington police station, starringJeffrey Thomas andNathaniel Lees. |
| Shock Treatment | 2006–2008 | TV2 | Reality television show where celebrities are surprised and put through the wringer. |
| Showstoppers | Variety show | ||
| The Singing Bee | 2008–2009 | TV2 | New Zealand version of a show where the first few lines of a popular song is sung, then when the music stops the contestant must continue singing the lyrics. Hosted byJordan Vandermade. The show was panned by the public. |
| So You Wanna Be a Popstar? | TV2 | Celebrity music singing contest similar toNew Zealand Idol | |
| Son of a Gunn | 1992–1994 | TV2 | Children's show hosted byJason Gunn andThingee |
| Soup | 2002 | Clay animation children's TV series | |
| The South Tonight | 1983–1990 | One (Otago/Southland) | Regional news show screened exclusively in the Otago and Southland regions only, broadcast from TVNZ studios in Dunedin. Originally screened during a time period where each region screened a regional news show during the network news, later moved to before the network news. Presented byHillary Muir-Clark. |
| SportsCafe | Original run 2003–2005 on TV2 and returned to air in 2008. | TV2 | Sports variety show; originally started onSKY Sport in 1995, moved to TV2 in 2003 and ended after thecelebrity drug scandal of 2005. Returned to air in July 2008 for one season. |
| Spot On | 1970s – 1988 | One moved from 1987 toTV2 | Youth related news and entertainment show. |
| Squirt | 1999–2007 | TV2 | Saturday morning children's show; hosted by Ryan Inglis; former hosts includeDominic Bowdenl originally on TV3 |
| Step Dave | 2014–2015 | TVNZ 2 | Drama series about a 24-year-old man Dave dating a 39-year-old solo mother. |
| Street Legal | TV2 | Law drama series starringJay Laga'aia | |
| Strip Search | Reality show fronted byManPower Australia founder Billy Cross in finding a male revue show in New Zealand. CreatedKiwiFire. | ||
| Studio 2 LIVE | 22 March 2004 – 2010 | TV2 | Weekday children's show hosted byMatt Gibb,Dayna Vawdrey andJordan Vandermade. |
| Taonga | 2006 | Taonga is a New Zealand documentary series about New Zealand art and artists that debuted in 2006.[4] | |
| A Taste of New Zealand | One | Cooking show hosted byPeta Mathias. | |
| TeleBingo | 1996–2001 | One | Quiz and lottery show, rated well until 2001 when the show was shifted to a later time slot. Presented bySimon Barnett andIngrid Mole. |
| The Zoo | 2005–2010 | TVNZ 1 | Reality show set inAuckland Zoo |
| To Catch a Thief | 2005 | TV2 | Two ex-thieves,Abraham Pehi andVeronica 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 possessions as possible. They then help to fix the security flaws in the house. This series was rescreened in January 2008. |
| Today Tonight | 1983–1990 | One (Wellington) | Regional news show screened exclusively in the lower North Island (and originally the Upper South Island), broadcast from TVNZ studios in Wellington. Originally screened during a time period where each region screened a regional news show during the network news, later moved to before the network news. |
| Top Half | 1983–1990 | One (Auckland) | Regional news show screened exclusively in the upper North Island broadcast from TVNZ studios in Auckland. Originally screened during a time period where each region screened a regional news show during the network news, later moved to before the network news. Presented byJudy Bailey andJohn Hawkesby. |
| Top of the Class | 30 April 2006 | Reality show putting famous New Zealanders back into school with a younger "clone" version of themselves. | |
| Top of the Pops | 2004–2006 | TV2 | Live music show hosted byBede Skinner; ended in 2006 after 3 seasons. Picked up byC4 in May 2006. |
| Top Town | 1976–1990 and returned in 2009 | TV2 | Show where locals from towns around New Zealand competed in various challenges against locals from other towns. The 2009 version was hosted byMarc Ellis andHayley Holt. |
| Town and Around | 1960s | AKTV2, WNTV1, CHTV3, DNTV2 | Magazine style show; presenters traveled around towns in New Zealand interviewing the locals and talking about issues in the region. As this show featured before TVNZ programming was networked, each area of the country had its own local version. |
| Trading Places | 1998–1999 | TV2 | Reality show where two contestants must swap occupations for a day. |
| Treasure Hunt | 1990 | TV2 | Hosted byNick Tansleyl 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. |
| TVNZ News at 8 | 2008 | TVNZ 7 | One hour news bulletin screened at 8pm. |
| TVNZ News Now | 2008 | TVNZ 7 | 5 minute news bulletin screened on the hour each hour. |
| Two on One | 1980–1982 | One | Variety show, starringRay Woolf. |
| U Late | 2013 | TVNZ U | Late night version ofU Live, this version featured less music and more talk. |
| U Live | 2011–2013 | TVNZ U | Daily presenter based entertainment show featuring movie and music reviews and interviews. Ended when TVNZ U went off the air on 31 August 2013. |
| Unauthorised History of New Zealand | 2005–2008 | One | Hosted byJeremy Wells |
| Under the Mountain | 1981 | TV2 | The mini-series based on a novel byMaurice Gee. It was seen in the United States onThe Third Eye onNickelodeon. |
| University Challenge | 1976–1989 | One | Quiz show between teams of students representing universities around New Zealand |
| W3 | 1980s | One | Children's quiz show hosted bySelwyn Toogood andLockwood Smith. |
| Weddings | 1995–2000 | TV2 | Presented by Jayne Kieley, this reality series followed a couple's wedding and preparation for the wedding. |
| A Week of It | 1970s | Satirical sketch show. | |
| Wheel of Fortune | Original run 1991–1996 and returned 2008–2009 | TV2, moved toOne | Originally hosted in the 1990s byPhillip Leishman and withLana Coc-kroft as the token blonde who turned around the letters. This show returned to New Zealand television in 2008 now hosted byJason Gunn andSonia Gray. Gray was temporarily replaced byGreer Robson when she went on maternity leave. However, in an unexpected move, the series was cancelled on 2 May 2009 due to local production budget cuts and the global recession. |
| XSTV | 2004–2009 | TV2 | Series highlighting the world ofskateboarding,BMX racing and otherextreme sports. |
| Your Choice | 1989 | TV2 | Viewers' choice show, featuring clips from TV shows that viewers had requested by postal mail. A similar show was screened in 1986 calledI Like That One Two. |