We use cookies to help us understand how you use our site, and make your experience better. To find out more read our privacy policy.

Collections

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

Featured

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
Collection image for The Radio Collection
Collection image for The Most Legendary NZ TV Moments

The Most Legendary NZ TV Moments

Where were you when Thingee's eye popped out? This collection showcases the top 10 titles from our previous two Legendary Moments collections.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 10 Items

Collection image for The Music Festivals Collection

The Music Festivals Collection

The counterculture, the mud, the hangovers – and the music! From New Zealand's very own Woodstock to Gisborne's hot ticket, Rhythm and Vines, this collection covers the long history of music festivals in Aotearoa.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 16 Items

Collection image for Kiwi Ingenuity

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

Collection image for Cats and Dogs

Cats and Dogs

A collection of screen cats and dogs. The purrfect canine and feline mix. So Sit! Watch. And enjoy...

Curated by NZ On Screen team 30 Items

Collection image for The Animation Collection

The Animation Collection

From talking chickens to dancing Cossacks, feast on this collection of Kiwi animation - from early stop motion shenanigans to Bride of Frankenstein.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 57 Items

Collection image for The Nature Collection

The Nature Collection

This collection showcases New Zealand's impressive record in nature and wildlife films. Check out whales, wild deer, and a menagerie of curious birds — limestone caves and Antarctic volcanoes.

Curated by Peter Hayden 37 Items

Collection image for Artists on Screen Collection

Artists on Screen Collection

For this screen showcase of NZ visual arts talent, critic Mark Amery selects his top arts documentaries profiling NZ artists, both lauded and unheralded.

Curated by Mark Amery 11 Items

Collection image for Nuclear-free New Zealand

Nuclear-free New Zealand

On 8 June 1987 Nuclear-free NZ became law. This collection honours the policy with a selection of related documentaries, dramas and music videos.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 22 Items

Collection image for Kiwi Oscar Heroes

Kiwi Oscar Heroes

A collection of films that have seen Kiwis winning glory at the Academy Awards — or coming very close.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 15 Items

Collection image for Best of the 90s

Best of the 90s

This collection celebrates the best of 1990s television, film and music video – from Ice TV and Havoc, to memorable TV moments like O for Awesome.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 13 Items

Collection image for Auckland

Auckland

This collection celebrates Auckland onscreen. Reel through the moods and the multicultural, metro, muggy charms of New Zealand’s largest city.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 64 Items

Collection image for The Sam Neill Collection

The Sam Neill Collection

Actor, director, makes the odd bottle of pinot noir: a collection celebrating the screen work of Sam Neill.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 34 Items

Collection image for Better Safe than Sorry

Better Safe than Sorry

Long before Ghost Chips, and "don't use your back like a crane", life in NZ was fraught with hazards, as shown by this collection of vintage safety films.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 12 Items

Collection image for The Hello Sailor Collection

The Hello Sailor Collection

A collection devoted to legendary Ponsonby rock'n'rollers Hello Sailor.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 22 Items

Collection image for Cover Songs

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

Collection image for Best of the 80s

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

Collection image for The Janet Frame Collection

The Janet Frame Collection

This tribute collection celebrates acclaimed NZ writer Janet Frame's life and work on screen, including applauded Vincent Ward and Jane Campion works and more.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 6 Items

Collection image for The Car Collection

The Car Collection

Car races, demolition derbies and a famous yellow mini ...The Car Collection is loaded with vehicles of every make and vintage, plus appearances by Bruce McLaren, Scott Dixon, Bruno Lawrence, and two clever canines.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 34 Items

Collection image for The World War I Collection

The World War I Collection

Over 100,000 NZers served overseas in WWI. This collection is an evolving onscreen remembrance.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 27 Items

Collection image for Before They Were Famous

Before They Were Famous

Buckle up as we blast from the past Russ le Roq, game show host Paul Henry, and catwalk model Rachel - it's our Before They Were Famous collection.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 55 Items

Collection image for Sir Howard Morrison Collection

Sir Howard Morrison Collection

Sir Howard Morrison was a Kiwi show business icon. This collection pays tribute to 'Ol' Brown Eyes' on screen, from classic concerts to comedy gags and more.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 21 Items

Collection image for The Topp Twins Collection

The Topp Twins Collection

A collection celebrating Kiwi singing and comedy legends the Topp Twins.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 43 Items

Collection image for Legendary NZ TV Moments

Legendary NZ TV Moments

This collection celebrates the legendary moments that NZers gawked at, chortled with, and choked on our Choysa over as they played out on our screens.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 17 Items

Collection image for The Gaylene Preston Collection

The Gaylene Preston Collection

A collection full of riches, devoted to the work of Dame Gaylene Preston. The award-winning Kiwi filmmaker has been charting stories of love, war, calamity, and inspirational women for more than four decades. Featuring her early work, memorable documentaries, full-length movies, and more...

Curated by NZ On Screen team 50 Items

Collection image for More Legendary NZ TV Moments

More Legendary NZ TV Moments

This collection celebrates more of the legendary moments that we chortled with, and choked on our tea over. The follow-up to Legendary NZ TV Moments.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 11 Items

Collection image for The Peter Jackson Collection

The Peter Jackson Collection

Led by revealing early 'behind the scenes' docos, this collection pays tribute to the extraordinary career of filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 23 Items

Collection image for The Coming-of-Age Collection

The Coming-of-Age Collection

From The God Boy to Boy, plus singers, whale riders and more — NZ On Screen presents its Coming-of-Age Collection.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 32 Items

Collection image for The Florian Habicht Collection

The Florian Habicht Collection

From demolition derby drivers to spookmakers and performance artists: a collection celebrating the work of filmmaker Florian Habicht.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 13 Items

Collection image for The Tony Williams Collection

The Tony Williams Collection

This collection showcases the career of NZ screen industry pioneer Tony Williams, director of many of our iconic TVCs (Crunchie, Bugger, Spot, Dear John).

Curated by the NZ On Screen team 21 Items

Collection image for The Wahine Disaster

The Wahine Disaster

A collection of documentaries about the Wahine Disaster of April 1968

Curated by NZ On Screen team 9 Items

Collection image for The Ray Columbus Collection

The Ray Columbus Collection

A nod to the mod – a career-spanning collection that salutes the legendary Ray Columbus.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 12 Items

Collection image for The Temuera Morrison Collection

The Temuera Morrison Collection

From Rangi's Catch to Once Were Warriors: a collection celebrating the career of actor Temuera Morrison.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 17 Items

Collection image for NZ Short Film Collection

NZ Short Film Collection

This selection – in partnership with the New Zealand Film Commission – showcases choice, award-winning examples of Kiwi short filmmaking.

Curated by Juliette Veber 11 Items

Collection image for Rugby

Rugby

This collection celebrates rugby in New Zealand as it's been seen onscreen: from classic bios and tour docos, to social history, dramas and protest.

Curated by the NZ On Screen team 54 Items

Collection image for Anzac Day Collection

Anzac Day Collection

This collection brings together 50+ titles covering Kiwis at war. Iconic documentaries and films tell stories of terrible cost, heroism and kinship.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 71 Items

Collection image for NZ Comedy is a Bit S**t ...But in a Good Way

NZ Comedy is a Bit S**t ...But in a Good Way

A collection exploring the mindspinning idea that Kiwi comedy be a bit shit and quite good, all at the same time.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 30 Items

Collection image for The Taika Waititi Collection

The Taika Waititi Collection

From acting to funny accents, to directing blockbuster movie hits — a collection devoted to the many talents of Taika Waititi.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 16 Items

Collection image for Kiwi Music Videos: The Award-Winners

Kiwi Music Videos: The Award-Winners

Guitars, Diamonds and Smiles: a collection of award-winning music videos which spans three decades.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 40 Items

Collection image for Snow

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

Collection image for Turning Up the Volume

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

Collection image for Kiwi Love Songs

Kiwi Love Songs

From Blam Blam Blam to Tiki Taane, a collection of classic love songs spanning 50 years.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 31 Items

Collection image for The Dance Collection

The Dance Collection

A celebration of dance: from the grace of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, to Dancing with the Stars and global sensation Parris Goebel, this collection has the moves covered.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 30 Items

Collection image for NZ Music Month

NZ Music Month

This NZ Music Month collection showcases music television in Aotearoa, spun from a playlist of classic documentaries and beloved music shows.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 51 Items

Collection image for The Dragon Collection

The Dragon Collection

A collection showcasing classic Kiwi band Dragon.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 14 Items

Collection image for NZ On Air - 30th Birthday Collection

NZ On Air - 30th Birthday Collection

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of funding organisation NZ On Air: from Jacinda Ardern to Oscar Kightley, famous Kiwis talk about their favourite New Zealand TV programmes and music videos.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 24 Items

Collection image for Chinese in New Zealand Collection

Chinese in New Zealand Collection

Documentary, comedy, drama, and even some martial arts: a collection celebrating Chinese in New Zealand.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 32 Items

Collection image for 25 Years of Television

25 Years of Television

Three television specials and a run of live performances from 1985, celebrating the 25th anniversary of New Zealand television

Curated by NZ On Screen team 15 Items

Collection image for The World War II Collection

The World War II Collection

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day on 15 August 2020, The World War II Collection serves as an on-screen remembrance to the 140,000 Kiwis that served and more than 11,000 that lost their lives.

Curated by NZ On Screen team 45 Items

More Collections