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Classic and curious collections, hand-picked by NZ On Screen and special guests

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The Radio Collection

A collection that highlights the impact, achievements (and some shock-jock antics) of the radio industry an Aotearoa.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 28 Items
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The Fishing Collection

Fishy tales from one of New Zealand's most popular pastimes: a collection about fishing.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 15 Items

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The Paul Holmes Collection

"Those were our people today, and that's Holmes tonight" went the sign-off to Paul Holmes' nightly show. This collection is a tribute to his career.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 36 Items

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Black Gold

This legacy collection draws on archive footage, some rarely seen, to celebrate the stories behind Kiwis going for Olympic and Commonwealth gold.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 34 Items

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The Horse Collection

This collection features all things equine on NZ screens – horse documentaries, dramas, newsreels, and more.

Curated by the NZ On Screen team 22 Items

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Turning Up the Volume

Press play on NZ On Screen's biggest collection yet. From hip hop to Howard Morrison, explore Kiwi pop through songs, documentaries and in-depth playlists.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 77 Items

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The Shortland Street Collection

A celebration of long-running soap Shortland Street, including calamities, music, bloopers and more.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 46 Items

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The Sam Hunt Collection

A collection celebrating Sam Hunt – a man for whom poetry is his lifeblood; a poet whose words have provided a backdrop to New Zealand lives.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 8 Items

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Fool's Gold

Check out some memorable Kiwi leg-pulling in this collection of spoofs and mockumentaries.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 15 Items

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Cover Songs

Crummer sings Clapton, Head Like a Hole sings Springsteen: a collection of popular New Zealand cover songs.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 24 Items

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The Don McGlashan Collection

Don McGlashan plays drums, horns and guitars, has crafted classic songs with Blam Blam Blam, The Mutton Birds and as a solo artist, and has won multiple awards for his soundtracks. This collection pays tribute to a talented man.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 32 Items

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The Sheep Collection

New Zealand is said to have earned its prosperity "off the sheep's back." This collection features everything sheep-related onscreen.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 22 Items

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The Hot Seat

The hot seat: not always the most comfortable place on screen – for interviewer or interviewee. This collection looks at some iconic Kiwi contributions.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 9 Items

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The 48Hours Collection

A collection devoted to New Zealand's annual 48Hours competition for films made furiously fast.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 23 Items

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The Bird Collection

A collection devoted to our feathered friends — from nosey kea to noisy kākāpō, to miraculous rescue missions and birds whose only remaining home is the museum.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 53 Items

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Best of the 60s

Before X Factor there was New Faces, before Masterchef, Graham Kerr, before Country Calendar there was, er, Country Calendar. Check out the Best of the 1960s.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 17 Items

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Top 10 NZ Feature Films

NZ On Screen has selected an all-time NZ feature film Top 10. Whet your appetite for our finest features via choice 10-minute excerpts of the movies.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 10 Items

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Kiwi Comedy On TV

This collection celebrates Kiwi comedy on TV: the caricatures, piss-takes, and sitcoms that have cracked us up for over five decades.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 42 Items

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The Sir Edmund Hillary Collection

This collection celebrates the onscreen legacy of Sir Edmund Hillary, with documentaries, newsreels, dramas and classic TV interviews.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 24 Items

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Horror

Vampires, zombies, mutant sheep, and the Bride of Frankenstein: a collection devoted to Kiwi horror.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 48 Items

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Kiwi Ingenuity

Embodied in heroes from Pearse to PJ, Kiwi ingenuity is a quality dear to our national sense of self. This collection celebrates Kiwi ingenuity onscreen.

Curated by the NZ On Screen team 30 Items

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Snow

The Snow collection features titles about New Zealand's mountains and ice, with everything from ski ballet to polar ice-fishing.

Curated by the NZ On Screen team 30 Items

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Best of the 80s

This 1980s collection shows the screen icons from the decade of shoulder pads and the sharemarket crash – from Billy T's yellow towel, to Karyn Hay's vowels.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 15 Items

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NZ On Screen Turns 10

From Britten to Bugger, this collection celebrates 10 years of NZ On Screen — and the most viewed titles for each of those 10 years. Enjoy!

Curated by NZ On Screen team 10 Items

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Sculpture

A collection about some of New Zealand's notable sculptors and their work.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 14 Items

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