The Best TV Shows on TVNZ+

Every TVNZ+ Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Peruse our comprehensive roster of TVNZ+’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of August 2025. Notable series such as Bird's-Eye View and John Campbell Investigates from TVNZ+ first graced the screens in N/A and N/A. TVNZ+ has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from N/A all the way to 2025.

  • House of Drag
    House of Drag (2018)8.0

    Hosted by iconic Kiwi drag queens Kita and Anita, this brand-new elimination style reality series follows nine dragstars competing in outrageous challenges each week to keep their place in the stunning House of Drag mansion!

  • Creamerie
    Creamerie (2021)8.0

    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!

  • Kid Sister
    Kid Sister (2022)7.0

    Lulu, a loveable train wreck, goes on a laugh-out-loud ride as she struggles to balance her love of family and culture with finding her own path… one mistake at a time.

  • Educators
    Educators (2019)6.0

    Set behind the scenes of an ordinary Kiwi secondary school, following the hopelessly and hilariously inept people in charge of educating the next generation.

  • RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
    RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (2021)5.2

    Drag queen contestants compete in an elimination-style contest and strut their stuff in a variety of challenges - all to prove that they’ve got what it takes to be Down Under's next Drag Queen Superstar!

  • Inside Taronga Zoo
    Inside Taronga Zoo (2020)5.0

    In this compelling, access-all-areas documentary series, viewers get an intimate look at just what it takes to run one of the world’s most famous and magnificent zoos.

  • Good Grief
    Good Grief (2021)5.0

    Two very different sisters inherit a funeral home - and its eccentric employees - from their koro. While Ellie is determined to uphold her grandfather's legacy, Gwen can't wait to get to Bali and become a DJ. Can they figure out their lives while staring death in the face?

  • Kura
    Kura (2020)2.0

    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.

  • Camp Be Better
    Camp Be Better (2024)2.0

    17-year-old outsider Niah is surrounded by spoiled rich kids after somehow ending up at Camp Be Better, a cushy alternative to community service for the offspring of the rich and famous.

  • Bird's-Eye View
    Bird's-Eye View (N/A)N/A

    A flock of feathered friends sit together to ponder and debate the bizarre behaviour of humans in their natural habitat.

  • John Campbell Investigates
    John Campbell Investigates (N/A)N/A

    John Campbell hits the road to take a deeper look at the issues affecting New Zealanders. From slash to ram raiding, John gets answers from those in power, and gives voice to those feeling powerless.

  • Origins
    Origins (2020)N/A

    Scotty Morrison explores the history of the Maori people.

  • Unbreakable
    Unbreakable (2020)N/A

    Join a cast of nine remakable Kiwis with disabilities as they shoot for the moon. Their ambitions are huge but so are the obstacles. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

  • Talkback
    Talkback (2021)N/A

    Malcolm White is the hard-talking, right-leaning king of talkback radio. But when a younger, left-leaning personality takes the number one spot, how far will Malcolm go to rule the airwaves again?

  • The Pact
    The Pact (2021)N/A

    When a family member is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides they want to end their life, fundamentally different beliefs threaten to blow the family apart. Will they be able to come together before it’s too late?

  • 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

  • Last at 11
    Last at 11 (2022)N/A

    Last at 11 is a mockumentary series that allows the audience access to TeamNZ and information about their America's Cup campaign, all-the-while wrapped up in an entertaining comedy.

  • Lu & the Bally Bunch
    Lu & the Bally Bunch (2023)N/A

    Navigating preschool life can be tricky! Lu the affectionate ladybird is used to getting her own way - but now, alongside her new classmates, she must learn what it means to be a good friend.

  • Testify
    Testify (2024)N/A

    A charismatic young pastor clashes with his father’s powerful evangelical church. He forms an unlikely alliance with a queer podcaster, and they uncover a conspiracy of historic sexual abuse.

  • Badjelly
    Badjelly (2025)N/A

    A fresh reimagining of Spike Milligan's Badjelly the Witch, the classic tale of a lost cow, a mysterious forest and a sinister sorceress. Featuring the voices of Miriam Margolyes, Rhys Darby & Rose Matafeo.