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Homegrown Law and Order

Who doesn’t love a dramatic ’whodunnit’, particularly when the good guys win? The cop show format...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 16 Items

Kiwi Features at the 2016 Film Festival

Amidst the globespanning programme of the 2016 NZ International Film Festival, some Kiwi gems cou...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 8 Items

Shortland Street - Memorable Exits

There’s nothing like a shock exit to keep the momentum of a long-running soap going. Shortland St...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 5 Items

Com pu pu pu pu pu pu…computer games!

In 1979 the techno-pop mix of synth and rock in 'Computer Games' sparked an arcade fire, with the...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 6 Items

Kiwi Oscar Heroes

When the final Lord of the Rings won Oscar glory on 29 February 2004, jokes were made about runni...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 11 Items

Top 10 for 2022

We wrap up 2022 with a Top 10 of the year's most viewed content on NZ On Screen. Included are som...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 10 Items

Shortland Street Cliffhangers

Cliffhangers have been keeping Shorty fans in suspense over the Christmas break for many years. H...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 7 Items

Classic Kiwi Music Festivals

This collection offers the chance to sample music festival options from years gone by, as campers...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 5 Items

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year events attract crowds from Auckland to Dunedin. This Spotlight collection brings...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 15 Items

Royal Tours

On Prince William’s first Royal Tour downunder his encounter with a native buzzy bee attracted wo...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 8 Items

NZ's Favourite Screen Cats

Despite their status as the kings and queens of the internet, Cats are strangely lowly represente...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 10 Items

Top 10 for 2023

We wrap up 2023 with this Top 10 of the year's most viewed content on NZ On Screen. Included are ...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 10 Items

Happy Queen's Birthday

Queen’s Birthday is celebrated in New Zealand each year on the first Monday in June. This Spotlig...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 14 Items

48Hours — Ruth and Vanessa's Faves

It was a tough ask, but 48Hours national managers Ness Patea and Ruth Korver managed to pick seve...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 7 Items

Cover Songs

The Beatles, Hendrix, The White Stripes, Cat Power, Aretha ... popular music is strewn with acts ...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 23 Items

David Blyth Unleashed

Director David Blyth has turned Bruno Lawrence green, made vampires fly and exposed the dark unde...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 6 Items

Classic NZ Name Songs

Names are part of the bedrock of history; they also make up a highly hummable thread in the story...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 15 Items

Number One Hits: 1960 - 1969

Songs by New Zealand artists were rare in the charts in the early 1960s; it would be April 1967 b...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 6 Items

Margaret Mahy - Video Pirate

This Spotlight collection showcases the life and work of writer Margaret Mahy. The Hans Christian...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 14 Items

Classic RWP Rock Star Interviews

This Spotlight collection features classic interviews with international music stars visiting NZ....

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 8 Items

Greenstone Turns 30

In its three decades, Aotearoa New Zealand production company Greenstone has produced over 2500 h...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 20 Items

Great New Zealand Weather Songs

Kiwi conversation would be that much the poorer (or should that be richer?) without that old pere...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 14 Items

The Māori Strum

The ‘boom-chucka-boom-chucka’ “Māori strum” turned a British song – Ten Guitars – into an unoffic...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 10 Items

Kiwi Features at the 2018 NZ International Film Festival

The 2018 NZ International Film Festival launched in Auckland on 19 July 2018, before travelling t...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 10 Items