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Top 40 NZ TV Classics

Curated by NZ On Screen team 48 items
This Kiwi TV collection brings together 40 local TV series that have become classics.
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Top 40 NZ TV Classics
Top 40 NZ TV Classics
Curated by NZ On Screen team

The solid gold hits

This collection of 40 classic Kiwi TV series offers up images spanning 50 years. The titles range from Gloss to Gliding On, from Olly Ohlson to Nice One Stu, from Ready to Roll to wrestlers. In this special backgrounder, Stuff's James Croot writes about favourite moments of Kiwi TV. The list is in rough chronological order of when each series debuted.

Profiles

Profile picture of Peter Sinclair
Peter Sinclair
Presenter
Profile picture of Selwyn Toogood
Selwyn Toogood
Presenter
Profile picture of Pat Evison
Pat Evison
Actor
Profile picture of Ian Mune
Ian Mune
Actor, Writer, Director
Profile picture of Ilona Rodgers
Ilona Rodgers
Actor
Profile picture of Olly Ohlson
Olly Ohlson
Presenter
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Simon Barnett
Presenter
Profile picture of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Broadcaster
Profile picture of Robyn Malcolm
Robyn Malcolm
Actor

Television

Town and Around: Wellington Highlights
Television 1968
40 Years of Country Calendar
Television 2005
C'mon - Series One, Final Episode
Television 1967
Pukemanu - Pukemanu Welcomes You (first episode)
Television 1971
It's in the Bag - Dunedin (1974)
Television 1974
Play School - Presenter Compilation
Television 1980 - 1987
Spot On - First Episode
Television 1974
Close to Home - First Episode
Television 1975
Telethon - 1981 highlights
Television 1981
On the Mat - 17 March 1981
Television 1981
Romper Room - Opening Titles
Television 1975
Moynihan - You Can't Win 'Em All (Episode Two)
Television 1976
Top Town - 1977 Final
Television 1977
Hunter's Gold - First Episode
Television 1976
The Governor 1 - The Reverend Traitor (First Episode)
Television 1977
Fair Go - 30 Years on Television
Television 2007
A Dog's Show - 1981 Final
Television 1981
A Week of It - Christmas Special
Television 1979
It is I Count Homogenized - Episode
Television 1983
Gliding On - No Smoke Without Fire (First Episode)
Television 1981
After School - Māorimind (Episode)
Television 1981
Landmarks - A Land Apart
Television 1981
Hudson and Halls - Episode Seven (1982)
Television 1982
Mortimer's Patch - Day of Judgement (First Episode)
Television 1980
Chic Chat - 1981 Episode
Television 1981
Terry and the Gunrunners - Full Series
Television 1985
Hotshotz
Television 1989
Gloss - First Episode
Television 1987
The Best of The Billy T James Collection
Television 1992
Holmes - Dennis Conner Interview (First Episode)
Television 1989
The Boy from Andromeda - The Guardian
Television 1990
What Now? - 1991 Christmas Special
Television 1991
Shortland Street - First Episode
Television 1992
Nightline - 20th Anniversary Episode
Television 2010
The Son of a Gunn Show - Christmas Special
Television 1992
Outrageous Fortune - First Episode
Television 2005

Acknowledgement

This collection would not be possible without the ongoing help of TVNZ and the TVNZ Archive. Many thanks to our colleagues at both these organisations.