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The Brokenwood Mysteries(2014-)

TV-14
| 1h 30min per episode | Mystery, Drama, Crime
3.8/5 (with 30 votes)

In a seemingly quiet country town the newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.

Shortland Street(1992-)

NR
| 30min per episode | Soap / Telenovela, Drama
2.8/5 (with 7 votes)

A fast-paced serial drama in an urban setting, this show explores the lives and loves of the patients and staff of a modern metropolitan hospital and contains a heady mix of medical crisis, human drama, comedy, romance and suspense. Follow the lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale, in New Zealand's longest-running drama.

The Almighty Johnsons(2011-2013)

3.9/5 (with 14 votes)

The four Johnson brothers have inherited the powers of the Norse gods. Because the gods lived eons ago, however, time has diluted the powers. The unique ability that each brother possesses isn't very strong, and they still have the same desires and faults that mortals do. Their lives include sibling rivalry, trying to get girls, and hanging out; but they also want to be stronger, and so they embark on a quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy in hope of gaining the full strength of their abilities.

Top of the Lake(2013-2017)

TV-MA
| Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.6/5 (with 155 votes)

A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.

Under the Vines(2021-)

2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards star as two city slickers who inherit a failing vineyard in rural New Zealand.. the only problems are that neither of them has ever done a hard days' work- and they despise one another.

The Luminaries(2020)

1h per episode | Drama, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 36 votes)

The 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.

Gloss(1987)

1h per episode | Soap / Telenovela, Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Gloss was a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987-1990. The series was about a fictional publishing empire run by the Redfern family. It was a starting point for many actors who went on to many productions in New Zealand, Australia and around the world including Temuera Morrison, Miranda Harcourt, Peter Elliott, Lisa Chappell, Danielle Cormack and Kevin Smith. Writers for the show included James Griffin, who went on to write Outrageous Fortune, Rosemary McLeod and Ian Mune. The show's title theme song was performed by Beaver Morrison. The show has not been rescreened since its original screening, but selected extracts have been made available for viewing on NZ On Screen.

The Tribe(1999-2003)

3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

The Tribe is a New Zealand/British post-apocalyptic fictional TV series primarily aimed at teenagers. It is set in a near-future in which all adults have been wiped out by a deadly virus, leaving the children of the world to fend for themselves. The show's focus is on an unnamed city inhabited by tribes of children and teenagers. It was primarily filmed in and around Wellington, New Zealand. The series was created by Raymond Thompson and Harry Duffin and was developed and produced by the Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group in conjunction with the UK's Channel 5. It has aired on over 40 broadcast networks around the world.

Joel & Nish Vs The World(2017-)

44min per episode | Comedy, Documentary
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Best friends Joel Dommett and Nish Kumar travel to locations across the globe to immerse themselves in the lives of the toughest, strongest, fittest people in the world.

Westside(2015-2020)

43min per episode | Comedy, Drama, Crime
3.1/5 (with 6 votes)

The story of legendary safe cracker and career criminal Ted West and his firecracker of a wife, Rita. Combining real events and the rich folklore of the West family and associates, this is rollicking history, and a tempestuous romance, set at a time of great social upheaval.

Outrageous Fortune(2005-2010)

43min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 6 votes)

After her husband is incarcerated, matriarch Cheryl decides that her career criminal family should go straight and abide by the law.

800 Words(2015-2018)

1h per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 9 votes)

A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper. Over the internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful and inquisitive locals ensure his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.

Directed by Pino Amenta - With Erik Thomson, Melina Vidler, Benson Jack Anthony, Rick Donald, Bridie Carter, Michelle Langstone, ...
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The Casketeers(2018-2023)

TV-14
| 23min per episode | Reality-TV
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

Francis and Kaiora Tipene are the passionate proprietors of Tipene Funerals. This is a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of their business and into this little-explored but vital service, where our culture's last taboo is being addressed with dignity and aroha.

The Gone(2023-)

51min per episode | Drama, Mystery
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

It follows Theo Richter, an Irish detective who teams with Kiwi cop Diana Huia to find a young Irish couple vanish from an infamous rural North Island New Zealand town. Amidst the search and a race against time, the pair have to contend with a community’s growing disquiet that the disappearances may be linked to a series of historical murders.

Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud(2011)

40min per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud is a six-part New Zealand television mini-series. The series originally aired from 17 August 2011 to 21 September 2011. It was the first Underbelly series to be created outside of Australia, and depicts events prior to and concurrent with Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.

Kairākau(2016-)

Step inside the world of historic Māori Warriors, Kairākau, as they each battle for life and death in this action drama series.

Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls(2013)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Reality-TV, Action & Adventure
3.6/5 (with 30 votes)

Extreme adventure reality competition with Bear Grylls, who challenges teams of two in the wild.

Being Eve(2001-2002)

30min per episode | Drama, Comedy

Being Eve is a television series from New Zealand, originally shown on TV3 from 2001–2002, and rebroadcast on The N. Being Eve focuses on a teenage girl, Eve Baxter, and her daily problems. Her parents are divorced but live next door to each other. Eve was in love with a boy named Adam. They broke up at the beginning of the second season, and she ends up with another boy named Sam Hooper, whom she had her first kiss with when they were kids.

Go Girls(2009-2013)

45min per episode | Comedy, Drama
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Amy, Britta and Cody are three young women suffering their quarter century crisis: 25 and what have they achieved? They make a vow that in one year they’ll eachfulfilltheir ambition. Their mate-since-childhood Kevin, admires their pluck but, to be honest, since Amy, Britta and Cody are currently Tragically Poor; Tragically Unknown; and Tragically Single, he reckons it’s going to be a bit of an ask.

Coast New Zealand(2016-)

45min per episode | Documentary

Neil Oliver takes a fascination journey around the coast of New Zealand, uncovering stories that make us the island nation that we are today.

Children of Fire Mountain(1981)

25min per episode | Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Children of Fire Mountain was a 13 part miniseries from New Zealand.

Terry Teo(2016)

Young crook turned detective, Terry Teo is on a mission to avenge his father's murder. The 80s comic book hero is back!

With Kahn West

The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook(2018)

45min per episode | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

History is taking to the seas and walking in the footsteps of Captain James Cook. 250 years after Cook began his epic exploration of the Pacific, Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Piano) journeys in his wake uncovering stories that resonate from those times on both sides of the beach. Sam begins with a disclaimer – he is merely an actor – but the story of Cook, and the impact he has had on the Pacific in the 250 years since his first voyage, has always fascinated him.

Dear Murderer(2017-)

A drama about the life and times of larger than life barrister, Michael Bungay. Spanning several decades chronicling good, evil, rights, wrongs, strengths and flaws, all centred around one of NZ's most infamous characters.

Step Dave(2014-2015)

1h per episode | Comedy
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Dave, a 24-year-old ordinary kiwi slacker, finds his life turned upside down when he meets the girl of his dreams Cara - and her three kids. Step Dave is a light-hearted, feel-good family drama which demonstrates one of the realities of modern life that families come in all different shapes and sizes.

Descent from Disaster(2013-)

45min per episode | Documentary

Retrace some of NZ's darkest days to reveal the stories, secrets and lessons learnt from our most famous disasters.

Orange Roughies(2006-2008)

1h per episode | Drama

The show centres around four main characters who are members of an elite New Zealand taskforce based in Auckland NZ, intended to be a combination of police and customs officers. Despite being an elite force, they are, as their commander Ron Maddock reminds them, under-funded, under-resourced and under the hammer. Because of this, the Roughies (as they are called) have to make sure that they perform exceptionally well to avoid being canned, as they are, after all, an experiment. Their members are: Detective Sergeant Danny Wilder, Senior Customs Officer Jane Durant, Detective Constable Zach Wiki and Noel Bullerton.

Hillary(2016-)

2.0/5 (with 2 votes)

The life of the legendary mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, from his lonely childhood, to the man he became - Hillary the climber - a man that conquered Mt Everest, a man loved by a nation.

Street Legal(2000-2003)

1h per episode | Drama
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Street Legal is a New Zealand drama focused on the lives of a small group of lawyers. A total of 52 episodes were aired and reruns currently can be seen around the world. The show was produced by Screenworks.

Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip(2019)

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones is packing his bags, pulling on his hiking boots, and heading out into the wilds to explore New Zealand – from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island.

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