The Mighty Mullet
Bogans and fashionistas continue to mull over when exactly the word ‘mullet’ was first applied to...
Classic TV Catchphrases
Keep cool till after school. Jeez Wayne. Nice one Stu. The money or the bag? You're not in Guat...
Mark Hadlow - Top Five
Mark Hadlow's screen career spans everything from 1979 TV series Children of Fire Mountain, to em...
Te Reo Music on the Airwaves
In 1991 Moana and the Moahunters mixed house beats with a lyrical plea for the importance of pres...
Celebrating The Exponents
In November 2015 The Exponents received the Herald Legacy Award, for 'notable and celebrated Kiwi...
Bogan's Heroes
In the UK they’re ‘chavs’, in the US they’re ‘white trash’, but downunder the species is called ‘...
Shane Cortese - Top Five
Actor, singer and dancer Shane Cortese picks his five favourite titles on NZ On Screen. Cortese’s...
Vintage Food Shows
Without food life would not only be boring, but impossible. Television networks obviously agree: ...
NZ Novelty Songs
The ‘novelty song’ occupies a peculiar niche in pop culture, with a definition as loose as baggy ...
Kiwi Soaps
It is time to pull back the curtains on classic Kiwi TV soaps of yesteryear. Soap operas official...
Remembering Ramai
A pioneer of New Zealand cinema, Ramai Hayward is credited as this country’s first Māori filmmake...
Shona Laing - Venerable Tui
Pioneering singer-songwriter Shona Laing was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame in ...
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...
Ralph Hotere on Screen
This Spotlight collection showcases Ralph Hotere (Te Aupōuri), one of New Zealand's most celebrat...
Halloween Screen Screams
Halloween is the time when monsters walk the streets, goblins tap on the door, vampires prefer ja...
Kiwi Features at the 2019 NZ International Film Festival
The Kiwi feature films at the 2019 NZ International Film Festival lean heavily towards documentar...
Television Puppets
Online parody show Like Mike has added a new member to New Zealand's prestigious puppet alumni — ...
Don McGlashan - The Don
If anyone could claim to be a genre-crossing Godfather of Godzone screen and song it’s Don McGlas...
Celebrating Father's Day
It's time to put dads, grandads and father figures under the spotlight! NZ On Screen have gathere...
Supergroove
Funksters Supergroove marshalled raps, riffs and energy to burn. Winners of a Herald Legacy Award...
Kiwi Architecture on Screen
The concept of the New Zealand home — and who has the means to own one — can be a contentious top...
Celebrating NZ Poetry
This Spotlight celebrates New Zealand's rich history in poetry, with contributions by some of our...
NZ Tourism Films
‘Don’t leave town till you’ve seen the country’ was the catchphrase for an 80s advertising campai...
Paul Stanley Ward - Top Five
Paul Stanley Ward had a hell of a time picking his top five. That's probably because after workin...