Homegrown Law and Order
Who doesn’t love a dramatic ’whodunnit’, particularly when the good guys win? The cop show format...
Kiwi Oscar Heroes
When the final Lord of the Rings won Oscar glory on 29 February 2004, jokes were made about runni...
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...
Kiwi Features at the 2016 Film Festival
Amidst the globespanning programme of the 2016 NZ International Film Festival, some Kiwi gems cou...
Shortland Street - Memorable Exits
There’s nothing like a shock exit to keep the momentum of a long-running soap going. Shortland St...
Shortland Street Cliffhangers
Cliffhangers have been keeping Shorty fans in suspense over the Christmas break for many years. H...
Classic Kiwi Music Festivals
This collection offers the chance to sample music festival options from years gone by, as campers...
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year events attract crowds from Auckland to Dunedin. This Spotlight collection brings...
Royal Tours
On Prince William’s first Royal Tour downunder his encounter with a native buzzy bee attracted wo...
NZ's Favourite Screen Cats
Despite their status as the kings and queens of the internet, Cats are strangely lowly represente...
Happy Queen's Birthday
Queen’s Birthday is celebrated in New Zealand each year on the first Monday in June. This Spotlig...
Classic NZ Name Songs
Names are part of the bedrock of history; they also make up a highly hummable thread in the story...
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...
Classic RWP Rock Star Interviews
This Spotlight collection features classic interviews with international music stars visiting NZ....
Greenstone Turns 30
In its three decades, Aotearoa New Zealand production company Greenstone has produced over 2500 h...
When NZ Made World News
In late 2012, an unusual world first got overseas media looking in Aotearoa's direction: Campbell...
The Many Faces of Taika Waititi
The latest movie from Taika Waititi conquered Kiwi cinemas after winning the first of many enthus...
Dragon - Full Moon and Thunder
Legendary New Zealand band Dragon scaled the heights then threw out its lead singer, only to brin...
Country Calendar
New Zealand's longest-running television programme is over 50 years old. Country Calendar first d...
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...
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 ...
Cool Running
From moa hunters to Olympic medalists Kiwis have a passionate running man tradition. This Spotlig...
The Chills
This Spotlight collection celebrates the work of iconic Kiwi band The Chills. In October 2015 the...
48Hours — Ruth and Vanessa's Faves
It was a tough ask, but 48Hours national managers Ness Patea and Ruth Korver managed to pick seve...