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The Best TV Shows on TVNZ+

Every TVNZ+ Show Ranked From Best To Worst

With its programming history stretching from 2018 to 2024, TVNZ+ offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. Among TVNZ+’s finest offerings are House of Drag and Educators, which debuted in 2018 and 2019, respectively. As of November 2024, we’ve curated over 20 of TVNZ+’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.

  • Dog Squad Puppy School
    Dog Squad Puppy School (2020)10.0

    Follow the footsteps of the adorable pups training for some of our country's most elite organisations. Leaving their rough and tumble siblings behind, the puppies begin their journeys to become working dogs.

  • 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!

  • 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!

  • Kid Sister
    Kid Sister (2022)7.5

    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.

  • 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.

  • RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
    RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (2021)5.3

    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!

  • Good Grief
    Good Grief (2021)5.2

    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?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Colonial Combat
    Colonial Combat (2020)N/A

    Colonial Combat takes a laugh at our unofficial NZ colonial history. It's a dog eat dog world, where colourful characters compete inside and outside of the ring.

  • 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?

  • Scribe: Return of the Crusader
    Scribe: Return of the Crusader (2021)N/A

    Scribe: Return of the Crusader is an eight-part, mini-doco series on Malo Luafutu and the world that made him.

  • Give Us a Clue NZ
    Give Us a Clue NZ (2021)N/A

    It's family games night for the whole country! Paula Bennett pits Hilary Barry and Tom Sainsbury against each other, in the chaotic revival of the popular charades show.

  • 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.

  • Mt Hutt Rescue
    Mt Hutt Rescue (2023)N/A

    On Mt Hutt, the stakes are as high as the altitude for the ski patrollers, medical teams and road response crew who brave high-pressure rescues amongst this picturesque holiday destination.

  • 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.

  • Camp Be Better
    Camp Be Better (2024)N/A

    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.

  • 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.