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Celebrating Dave McArtney

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave McArtney achieved fame with Kiwi music legends Hello Sailor...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 12 Items

When NZ Made World News

In late 2012, an unusual world first got overseas media looking in Aotearoa's direction: Campbell...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 8 Items

Top 10 for 2021

We wrap up 2021 with a Top Ten of NZ On Screen's most viewed content. Enduring favourite Outrageo...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 10 Items

Best of the Behind The Scenes

There is no doubt that the success of a television series, film or commercial rests on hard work,...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 18 Items

Hello Sailor

Hello Sailor's long stay in the sun saw them living in Ponsonby and LA, becoming a legendary live...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 10 Items

Flying Conchords

You would need a special diagram to chart the screen endeavours of Flight of the Conchords talent...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 19 Items

NZ Tourism Films

‘Don’t leave town till you’ve seen the country’ was the catchphrase for an 80s advertising campai...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 13 Items

Shane Cortese - Top Five

Actor, singer and dancer Shane Cortese picks his five favourite titles on NZ On Screen. Cortese’s...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 5 Items

Silver Scrolls

Every year the APRA Silver Scroll is handed out as New Zealand's premier song-writing trophy. Thi...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 25 Items

Kiwi Features at the 2021 NZ International Film Festival

Covid played games with New Zealand's biggest film festival in 2021, with the Auckland leg being ...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 11 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

Chic Littlewood

This Spotlight collection celebrates the screen work of versatile entertainer Chic Littlewood. Bo...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 5 Items

The Mighty Mullet

Bogans and fashionistas continue to mull over when exactly the word ‘mullet’ was first applied to...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 14 Items

Celebrating The Exponents

In November 2015 The Exponents received the Herald Legacy Award, for 'notable and celebrated Kiwi...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 9 Items

Kiwi Soaps

It is time to pull back the curtains on classic Kiwi TV soaps of yesteryear. Soap operas official...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 12 Items

Kiwi Documentaries at the 2017 NZ International Film Festival

When temperatures drop in the winter months, it can be hard to leave home until chocolate supplie...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 12 Items

When Good TV Shows Go Bad

NZ On Screen's usual brief is to showcase the television shows and films that have been notably g...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 5 Items

Neil Finn

With Split Enz, Crowded House and time as a solo artist, Neil Finn is one of our most celebrated ...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 13 Items

Beauty Queens

This Spotlight collection offers high stakes drama, beautiful women in beautiful gowns, and the o...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 6 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

Utu

In 1983 director Geoff Murphy stormed out of the scrub of the newly-reborn NZ film industry with ...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 7 Items

Antarctica

New Zealand has a long connection to Antarctica, as demonstrated by this Spotlight collection: fr...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 17 Items

Accent on Kiwi

Thus linguistic spotlight takes a look at sux pieces of fentestic New Zealand television that foc...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 6 Items

NZ TV's Sauciest Moments

Some television moments stay in mind, years after they were seen. There can be many reasons why t...

Curated by the NZ On Screen team . 7 Items