Sir Howard Morrison passes away and is honored with documentary broadcast

New Zealand is morning the death of one of it’s favourite entertainers – Sir Howard Morrison. Haere e Matua, haere, haere, haere. Ka haere koe ki Te Atua. Moe mai ra i to moenga roa. ‘To Sir with Love’, the tribute programme honouring Sir Howard Morrison will screen tomorrow night at 8:30pm on TV ONE. [ Read More ]

New TVNZ show sees them in a milestone three way partnership

TVNZ have formed a unique partnership for a new TV Show. TVNZ6 has just achieved a great milestone in forging a three party partnership between Te Papa, Vero and TVNZ 6 to create a new way of presenting some of the nation’s treasures to the people to whom they belong. Tales from Te Papa is [ Read More ]

TVNZ announces charity sponsorship over next 2 years

TVNZ has announced the four charitable organisations chosen as the successful recipients of free on-air advertising for the next two years. The TVNZ Community Support Foundation sponsorship provides charities with free air time worth up to $50,000 a month, which allows the recipients to promote their services and drive fundraising activities. This year the chosen [ Read More ]

TVNZ appoints AimProximity as lead agency, drops Saatchi & Saatchi

TVNZ announced today that AimProximity will take over from Saatchi & Saatchi as the lead advertising agency on its business. Jason Paris, Head of Marketing & Head of Digital Media at TVNZ, says the move is part of the organisation’s progression to become New Zealand’s leading television and digital media company. “We have worked with [ Read More ]

Beyond the Darklands – Unveiling the Predators Among Us

Beyond the Darklands – Unveiling the Predators Among Us is a 6 x One Hour Series created by Screentime for TV1- 9:30 Wednesdays The Darklands – “the place where the human condition fades into black … the place where shit comes to shovel” (Nigel Latta – Into the Darklands) How do people become murderers?

TVNZ identifies $25 million in cost savings, proposing 90 redundancies.

TVNZ today announced to its staff its plan to achieve $25 million in cost reductions and savings. TVNZ Chief Executive Rick Ellis said cost reductions and savings would be made from the programme budget, departmental operating budgets and from about 90 proposed redundancies.

John Rowles quits Dancing with the Stars suffering from exhaustion

Statement from John Rowles: “Under medical advice, I have decided to withdraw from Dancing With The Stars. I am suffering from exhaustion, and am unable to continue with the demands of rehearsing for and appearing on Dancing With The Stars. I have been advised to rest.

Paul Holmes, Guyon Espinar and Therese Arseneau present new political tv show

TV ONE’s new Sunday morning political show, Q & A will be presented by TVNZ’s political editor, Guyon Espiner; political analyst, Therese Arseneau and the country’s most popular broadcaster, Paul Holmes. The programme is being produced by TVNZ News and Current Affairs and replaces Agenda.

Kevin Milne celebrates 25 years on Fair Go

Long running TV show, Fair Go marks another milestone tonight when its most famous face celebrates 25 years on the show. Kevin Milne joined Fair Go in 1984 despite being advised by colleagues not to because it had been on-air for several years and they thought it would be replaced with a new show at [ Read More ]

New NZ Dancing with the Stars Celebrity contestants announced

Dancing With The Stars is returning soon and TVNZ has confirmed the eight stars who will take to the floor next year. They are: