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The Best TV Shows on TVNZ 2

Every TVNZ 2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Icons of TVNZ 2, Shortland Street and Street Legal made their debut in 1992 and 2000, setting industry standards. With its programming history stretching from 1992 to N/A, TVNZ 2 offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. Stay up-to-date with over 20 of TVNZ 2’s elite series, with our list refreshed for November 2024.

  • Street Legal
    Street Legal (2000)10.0

    Street Legal is a New Zealand drama focused on the lives of a small group of lawyers. A total of 52 episodes were aired and reruns currently can be seen around the world. The show was produced by Screenworks.

  • Down for Love
    Down for Love (2022)10.0

    We all want to love and be loved. From first dates and first times to being friend-zoned, this heartwarming reality show follows several New Zealanders with Down syndrome as they navigate the joys and difficulties of dating and finding true love.

  • Creamerie
    Creamerie (2021)8.3

    Creamerie is set in a post-apocalyptic future where a viral plague has wiped out 99% of men, and Earth has become a planet run by and for women. There’ll be plenty to laugh at when three Kiwi-Asian women running a dairy farm encounter – shock, horror – a man!

  • Renters
    Renters (2011)8.0

    You won't believe how some tenants treat other people's homes in this fly-on-the-wall series.

  • Step Dave
    Step Dave (2014)7.5

    Dave, a 24-year-old ordinary kiwi slacker, finds his life turned upside down when he meets the girl of his dreams Cara - and her three kids. Step Dave is a light-hearted, feel-good family drama which demonstrates one of the realities of modern life that families come in all different shapes and sizes.

  • Have You Been Paying Attention?
    Have You Been Paying Attention? (2019)7.5

    New Zealand's best and brightest comedians showcase their current affairs prowess unpacking the hot topics of the week: politics, sports, pop culture news and international affairs to test just who’s been paying attention…

  • Taskmaster NZ
    Taskmaster NZ (2020)7.5

    Jeremy Wells and his loyal assistant Paul Williams torment some of Aotearoa's best, brightest, and most available comedians. Who will earn the Taskmaster's respect and a gold statue of his head?

  • Beyond the Veil
    Beyond the Veil (2022)7.0

    Horror has a long and spooky history on our television screens. Shows such as The Twilight Zone, The X Files and Goosebumps have all successfully made us afraid of the dark, sent shivers down our spines, or both. TVNZ’s new anthology series Beyond The Veil does exactly that

  • Wellington Paranormal
    Wellington Paranormal (2018)6.9

    New Zealand's capital is a hotbed of supernatural activity... so Officers Minogue and O'Leary, who featured in the vampire documentary What We Do In The Shadows, take to the streets to investigate all manner of paranormal phenomena.

  • Time Trackers
    Time Trackers (2008)6.0

    Time Trackers is a children's television series produced for the Seven Network in and TV2 in New Zealand The 13 half-hour episodes first screened in 2008. The series is a co-production of Gibson Group in New Zealand and Taylor Media in Australia.

  • SPCA Rescue
    SPCA Rescue (2023)6.0

    Follow the inspiring mahi of dedicated SPCA staff and volunteers as they give everything they have to protect neglected, injured or abandoned animals.

  • Go Girls
    Go Girls (2009)5.5

    Amy, Britta and Cody are three young women suffering their quarter century crisis: 25 and what have they achieved? They make a vow that in one year they’ll each fulfill their ambition. Their mate-since-childhood Kevin, admires their pluck but, to be honest, since Amy, Britta and Cody are currently Tragically Poor; Tragically Unknown; and Tragically Single, he reckons it’s going to be a bit of an ask.

  • Shortland Street
    Shortland Street (1992)5.3

    The lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale.

  • Moon TV
    Moon TV (2006)N/A

    Moon TV is a New Zealand television comedy show. It is produced by Leigh Hart. In 2006 the show received NZD$176,324 in funding from New Zealand On Air for six half-hour episodes, to screen on TV2. The show has run for five seasons, all available for purchase on DVD. The sixth season began on 25 August 2010.

  • Celebrity Treasure Island
    Celebrity Treasure Island (2019)N/A

    Kiwi stars face off in paradise for the chance to win money for their chosen charities. With eliminations each week until the final celebrities remain, it will be a treasure hunt to end all treasure hunts!

  • Kura
    Kura (2020)N/A

    Billy-John is sick of doing nothing, going nowhere, and nothing ever-changing so he decides to leave small-town Papakura and head for the bright lights of the Gold Coast. He just needs to break the news to his best mate, his girlfriend, and his ragtag but close-knit family.

  • You Got This!
    You Got This! (2020)N/A

    Hosted by Bree Tomasel, You Got This! sees Kiwi bubbles go head-to-head in a hilarious competition that has contestants use what materials they already have at home for the challenges. From whānau to flat mates, it’s time for teams to put their bubbles to the test!

  • Toi Time
    Toi Time (2022)N/A

    Meet Tama, Māia, Jojo, Buzz and their whānau Aunty Anika, Wolfy, Oma and Mōhio as they dance, sing and have fun around their whare. Produced by Rogue Productions for TVNZ

  • Close Encounters Down Under
    Close Encounters Down Under (2023)N/A

    From the Australian Outback to the alps of New Zealand, Close Encounters Down Under investigates some of the most bizarre alien contacts of all time.

  • New Zealand Idol
    New Zealand Idol (N/A)N/A

    NZ Idol, more commonly known as New Zealand Idol, was the New Zealand version of the Idol series originated as the hit British TV series Pop Idol. New Zealand first saw the Idol format when TV2 aired American Idol 2, which garned impressive ratings. After Australian Idol also received good ratings in New Zealand, TVNZ decided to order the first season of NZ Idol, which was broadcast on TV2. After the third season in 2006, TVNZ made a decision not to fund or broadcast a fourth season, thus placing New Zealand Idol on indefinite hiatus, with no plans to run a fourth season. NZ Idol was produced by South Pacific Pictures in association with Grundy and developed by Fremantle Media.