List of Warner Bros. Discovery free-to-air programming in New Zealand

This is a list of New Zealand-made television programmes broadcast by Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand.

The free-to-air channels Three, Bravo, Eden, Rush, HGTV, streaming service ThreeNow, and current affairs service ThreeNews are operated by Warner Bros. Discovery.[1]

Bravo

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The following programmes were screened on Bravo.

Current programming

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Reality / non-scripted

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Three

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The following programmes were screened on Three.

Current programming

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Title Genre First air date Series Status Notes Ref(s)
ThreeNews News 6 July 2024 33 Previously 3 National News (1989–98), 3 News (1998–2016), Newshub, (2016-2024)
7 Days Panel show 21 August 2009 (2009-08-21) 14 Season 14 ongoing [3]
CRC Motorsport Sport 17 January 2010 (2010-01-17)
The Block NZ Reality competition 4 July 2012 (2012-07-04) 9 Renewed[4] [5]
Dancing with the Stars Talent show 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31) 3 Renewed[4] Series 6–present, moved from TV One [6]
MasterChef New Zealand Reality competition 26 July 2015 (2015-07-26) 1 Renewed[4] Season 6–present, moved from TV One [7]
Arranged Docuseries 20 March 2016 (2016-03-20) 3 Season 3 ongoing [8]
The Hui Current affairs show 10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 6 Renewed[9] [10]
R&R with Eru & K'Lee Talk show 16 May 2016 (2016-05-16) 4 Previously R&R with Robert Rakete (2016–17) [11]
Married at First Sight NZ Reality 1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) 3 Pending [12]
Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games Sports 17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 4 Pending [13]
Fish of the Day Sports 7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 3 Pending Season 3–present, moved from Prime [14]
Mean Mums Sitcom 16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) 2 Renewed[15] [16]
Golden Boy Sitcom 16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) 2 Pending [17]
New Zealand Today Satire 23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) 2 Renewed[18] [19]
The Gulf Crime drama 26 August 2019 (2019-08-26) 2 Pending [20]
David Lomas Investigates Docuseries 14 April 2020 (2020-04-14) 2 Renewed[4] [21]
2nd Chance Charlie Reality competition 17 June 2020 (2020-06-17) 2 Pending [22]
Head High Drama 28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) 2 Pending [23]
ITM Fishing Sports 1 August 2020 (2020-08-01) 2 Pending Previously The ITM Fishing Show (2008–13) [24]
Patrick Gower: On Docuseries 31 August 2020 (2020-08-31) 4 (films) Renewed[4] Documentary film series [25]
Match Fit Reality 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 1 Renewed[4] [26]
Bay Patrol Docuseries 14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) 1 Pending [27]
The Masked Singer NZ Reality competition 9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) 1 Renewed[4] [28]
Piri's Tiki Tour Docuseries 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 1 Pending Season 4–present, moved from Māori Television [29]
House Rules NZ Reality competition 10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) 1 Pending Season 1–present [30]

Former programming

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Title Genre First air date Last air date No. of
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Aotearoa Music Awards Awards show 19 November 2015 (2015-11-19) 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15) 6 Previously aired on various networks including Three, moved to TVNZ 2. [31]
Moving Out with Kanoa Lifestyle 14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) 19 December 2019 (2019-12-19) 1 [32]
Newshub Late Current affairs show 1 February 2016 (2016-02-01) 31 May 2024 Previously Newsworthy (2015)
Newshub Nation Current affairs show 20 March 2010 (2010-03-20) 2 December 2023 12 Previously The Nation (2010–17)
AM Breakfast Television 13 February 2017 5 July 2024 6

Dramas

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Title Genre First air date Last air date No. of
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The New Adventures of Black Beauty Period family drama 2 June 1990 (1990-06-02) 1990 (1990) 1
Homeward Bound Soap opera 11 June 1992 (1992-06-11) 29 October 1992 (1992-10-29) 1 [33]
Cover Story Drama 1995 1995 1 Moved to TV One for series 2. [34]
The Strip Drama 5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) 11 November 2003 (2003-11-11) 2 [35]
Mataku Anthology drama 3 October 2002 (2002-10-03) 19 December 2002 (2002-12-19) 2 Moved to TV One for season 3. [36]
Outrageous Fortune Comedy-drama 12 July 2005 (2005-07-12) 9 November 2010 (2010-11-09) 6 [37]
Doves of War Thriller 2 February 2006 (2006-02-02) 2006 (2006) 1 [38]
The Almighty Johnsons Fantasy drama 7 February 2011 (2011-02-07) 26 September 2013 (2013-09-26) 3 [39]
Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud Crime drama 17 August 2011 (2011-08-17) 21 September 2011 (2011-09-21) 1 Miniseries [40]
The Blue Rose Crime drama 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) 29 April 2013 (2013-04-29) 1 [41]
Harry Crime drama 8 May 2013 (2013-05-08) 12 June 2013 (2013-06-12) 1 [42]
Hope and Wire Drama 3 July 2014 (2014-07-03) 17 July 2014 (2014-07-17) 1 [43]
Westside Comedy-drama 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31) 16 November 2020 (2020-11-16) 6 [44]
Jonah Drama 18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) 1 Miniseries [45]

Comedies

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Title Genre First air date Last air date No. of
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Notes Ref(s)
Letter to Blanchy Sitcom 1 December 1989 (1989-12-01) Series later picked up by TV One
The Billy T James Show Sitcom 13 June 1990 (1990-06-13) 1990 (1990) 1 [46]
Issues Sketch comedy 14 August 1990 (1990-08-14)
1992
1990 (1990)
1993
3 Previously known as 1990: The Issues (season 1), Moved to TV One for More Issues (season 2), then back to TV3.
Away Laughing Sketch 6 May 1991 (1991-05-06) 1992 (1992) 2
Melody Rules Sitcom 1994 (1994) 1995 (1995) 2 [47]
bro'Town Adult animation comedy 22 September 2004 (2004-09-22) 24 May 2009 (2009-05-24) 5 [48]
Pulp Sport Sports comedy 10 November 2005 (2005-11-10) 16 October 2009 (2009-10-16) 5 Seasons 3–7, Moved from C4. [49]
The Jaquie Brown Diaries Sitcom 25 July 2008 (2008-07-25) 11 December 2009 (2009-12-11) 2 [50]
Comedy Gala Comedy 6 May 2009 (2009-05-06) 27 April 2018 (2018-04-27) 10 Moved from and then back to TVNZ 2. [51]
@Seven Comedy 21 December 2009 (2009-12-21) 22 January 2010 (2010-01-22) 1 [52]
Radiradirah Sketch comedy 21 May 2010 (2010-05-21) 9 July 2010 (2010-07-09) 1 [53]
Wanna-Ben Comedy 8 October 2010 (2010-10-08) 23 March 2012 (2012-03-23) 2 [54]
The Best of Moon TV Comedy 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) 4 February 2011 (2011-02-04) 1
Super City Sketch comedy 11 February 2011 (2011-02-11) 20 September 2013 (2013-09-20) 2 [55]
The Jono Project Sketch comedy 20 May 2011 (2011-05-20) 18 November 2011 (2011-11-18) 1 Moved from C4 after season 1. [56]
Brown Bruthaz Comedy 14 October 2011 (2011-10-14) 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11) 1 [57]
Hounds Comedy 1 June 2012 (2012-06-01) 6 July 2012 (2012-07-06) 1 [58]
Golden Comedy 17 June 2012 (2012-06-17) 22 July 2012 (2012-07-22) 1 [59]
Jono and Ben Satire 13 July 2012 (2012-07-13) 15 November 2018 (2018-11-15) 7 Previously known as Jono and Ben at Ten from seasons 1–3. [60]
Sunny Skies Sitcom 8 February 2013 (2013-02-08) 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) 1 [61]
Chopper's Republic of Anzakistan Comedy 17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) 21 August 2015 (2015-08-21) 1 [62]
Funny Girls Sketch comedy 23 October 2015 (2015-10-23) 20 September 2018 (2018-09-20) 3 [63]
Subject: Dad Comedy 2 February 2018 (2018-02-02) 20 April 2018 (2018-04-20) 1 [64]
  • 7 Days of Sport (2015)[65]
  • A Thousand Apologies (2008)[66]
  • After Hours (2014)[67]
  • AotearoHA: Next Big Things (2011)
  • AotearoHA: Rising Stars (2015)
  • Ben & Steve: World Famous In (2013)[68]
  • Ewen Gilmour: Westie Legend (2015)[67]
  • Love Mussel (2001)[69]
  • The Millen Baird Show (2008)[70]
  • Poking the Borax (2011)[71]
  • The Radio (2013)[72]
  • Skitz (1993–97)
  • Tele Laughs (1996–97)

Reality / non-scripted

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Title Genre First air date Last air date No. of
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Target Consumer protection 1999 (1999) 7 August 2012 (2012-08-07) 14 [73]
Going Straight Reality competition 2003 (2003) 2003 (2003) 1 [74]
Downsize Me! Reality August 2005 (2005-08) November 2008 (2008-11) 3 [75]
So You Think You Can Dance Reality competition 12 February 2006 (2006-02-12) 23 April 2006 (2006-04-23) 1 [76]
Wa$ted! Reality 20 February 2007 (2007-02-20) 8 April 2008 (2008-04-08) 2 [77]
Downsize My Pet! Reality 18 September 2007 (2007-09-18) 13 December 2007 (2007-12-13) 1 [78]
New Zealand's Next Top Model Reality competition 13 March 2009 (2009-03-13) 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) 3 [79]
Destroyed in Seconds Docuseries March 2010 (2010-03) 1 [80]
The Real Hustle New Zealand Docuseries 22 March 2010 (2010-03-22) 24 May 2010 (2010-05-24) 1 [81]
Road Cops Factual 16 August 2010 (2010-08-16) 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16) 4 [82]
Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger Reality 7 February 2011 (2011-02-07) 11 April 2011 (2011-04-11) 1 [83]
The GC Reality 2 May 2012 (2012-05-02) 7 April 2014 (2014-04-07) 2 Moved to Four for series 3. [84]
The X Factor Reality competition 21 April 2013 (2013-04-21) 18 May 2015 (2015-05-18) 2 [85]
The Great Food Race Reality competition 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) 27 April 2014 (2014-04-27) 1 [86]
Cadbury Dream Factory Reality competition 20 February 2014 (2014-02-20) 10 April 2014 (2014-04-10) 1 [87]
The Bachelor New Zealand Dating game show 17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) 3 Moved to TVNZ 2 for series 4. [88]
Come Dine with Me New Zealand Reality competition 15 June 2015 (2015-06-15) 7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) 1 [89]
Grand Designs New Zealand Docuseries 4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) 6 Moved to TVNZ 1. [90]
  • 111 Emergency (2011)
  • Big (2011)
  • The Big Stuff (2008)
  • Cafe Secrets (2011–12)
  • Candid Camera (1991–92)
  • Creative Living (2016)
  • Crime Exposed (2013)
  • Does My Bum Look Big? (2007)
  • Dog Patrol (2011)
  • Drug Bust (2011–12)
  • Emergency Heroes (2009–10)
  • The Family (2003)[91]
  • Family Secret (2013–14)
  • Fusion Feasts (2013–14)
  • Hitched (2009–10)
  • Honey, We're Killing the Kids (2006)
  • New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker (2010–13)
  • Hot Property (2000–03)
  • The Kitchen Job (2008–10)
  • Lost & Found (2015–19)[92]
  • Marae DIY (2015–16, moved from and back to Māori Television)[93]
  • Million Dollar Catch (2009)
  • Money Man (2006–09)
  • Native Kitchen (2015–16)
  • A New Zealand Food Story (2020)[94]
  • Noise Control (2011)
  • On the Grill (2012)
  • Police Stop (1996–97)
  • Reality Trip (2015)
  • Reel Late with Kate (2010–11)
  • The Ridges (2012)[95]
  • Road Madness (2012–15)
  • Lion Red. RUGBY CLUB (1998) About the North Harbour rugby union in the 1998 NPC first division season.
  • Saving Gen-Y (2013)
  • The Secret Lives of Dancers (2010–14)
  • Sing Like a Superstar (2005)
  • Smokefreerockquest (1996, 1998–2000, 2006, 2016)
  • Testing the Menu (2013)
  • Think Tank (2011–13)
  • Thirsty Work (2016)
  • Ansett New Zealand Time of Your Life (1996–97)
  • Under the Grill (2011)
  • What's Really in Our Food? (2008–12)
  • World Kitchen (2009–11)

Awards shows

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Game shows

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Title First air date Last air date No. of
series
Notes Ref(s)
Sale of the Century 5 September 1994 (1994-09-05) 1995 (1995) Moved from TV2 and TV One.
Woolworths Ready Steady Cook 1998 (1998) September 1998 (1998-09) 1 Moved to TV2.
Joker Poker 10 February 2007 (2007-02-10) 25 May 2008 (2008-05-25) 4 [96]
Deal or No Deal 6 June 2007 (2007-06-06) 26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 1 [97]
Would I Lie to You? 12 February 2012 (2012-02-12) 28 September 2012 (2012-09-28) 1 [98]
Family Feud 15 February 2016 (2016-02-15) 27 November 2017 (2017-11-27) 3 [99]
All Star Family Feud 28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 29 November 2018 (2018-11-29) 3 [100]
  • Off the Planet (1997)
  • Perfect Match (1989–1990)
  • The Price Is Right (1992)

News and information

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Title Genre First air date Last air date No. of
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A Current Affair Current affairs 1989 (1989) 16 February 1990 (1990-02-16)
Nightline Late-night news 12 February 1990 (1990-02-12) 20 December 2013 (2013-12-20) [101]
60 Minutes News magazine 25 March 1990 (1990-03-25)
13 February 2002 (2002-02-13)
1992 (1992)
2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
Moved to TV One from 1993–2002, then to Prime.
The Westcott File Current affairs 9 July 1990 (1990-07-09) 1990 (1990)
The Ralston Group Talk show 13 June 1991 (1991-06-13) 23 August 1994 (1994-08-23) 4 [102]
20/20 News magazine 10 January 1993 (1993-01-10) 10 December 2003 (2003-12-10) Moved to TV2, then TVNZ 1. [103]
Sports Tonight Sports news 15 February 2004 (2004-02-15) 21 December 2012 (2012-12-21) [104]
Campbell Live Current affairs 21 March 2005 (2005-03-21) 29 May 2015 (2015-05-29) [105]
Sunrise Breakfast television 2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 9 April 2010 (2010-04-09) [106]
ASB Business News 6 October 2008 (2008-10-06) 8 April 2010 (2010-04-08) [107]
Firstline Breakfast television 7 March 2011 (2011-03-07) 2 April 2015 (2015-04-02) 5 [108]
Three60 Current affairs 6 May 2012 (2012-05-06) November 2015 (2015-11) 4 [109]
Media3 Media affairs 11 August 2012 (2012-08-11) 3 July 2013 (2013-07-03) 2 [110]
3D Current affairs 6 March 2013 (2013-03-06) 14 December 2015 (2015-12-14) 3 Previously known as 3rd Degree (2013–14) [111]
The Vote Current affairs debate show 27 March 2013 (2013-03-27) 6 November 2013 (2013-11-06) 1 [112]
The Paul Henry Show Late-night news 27 January 2014 (2014-01-27) 19 December 2014 (2014-12-19) 1 [113]
Paul Henry Breakfast television 7 April 2015 (2015-04-07) 16 December 2016 (2016-12-16) 2 [114]
Newsworthy Late-night news 8 June 2015 (2015-06-08) 18 December 2015 (2015-12-18) 1 [115]
Story Current affairs 10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) 16 December 2016 (2016-12-16) 2 [116]
The Café Breakfast television 11 April 2016 (2016-04-11) 2020 (2020) 5 [117]
The Spinoff TV Current affairs 22 June 2018 (2018-06-22) 5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) 1 [118]
Rebuilding Paradise with Paul Henry Current affairs 20 April 2020 (2020-04-20) 14 May 2020 (2020-05-14) 1 [119]
  • 5:30 Live (1993–94)
  • Four Corners (1993–94)

Documentaries

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  • Aftershock – Would You Survive? (2008)
  • Both Worlds (2012–18)[120]
  • The Eruption: Stories of Survival (2020)[121]
  • Funny Roots (2012)
  • The Good Shit (2018)[122]
  • Great War Stories (2014–18)[123]
  • House of Champions (2019)[124]
  • Inside New Zealand (1991–2013)
  • The James Gang Rides Again (9 August 1990)
  • Kiwis Coming Home (2021)[125]
  • Missing Pieces (2009–12)
  • Options (1990)
  • Pacman (1990)
  • Prison Families (2013–14)
  • The Race for Motutapu (2018)
  • Reaching for the Skies (1990)
  • Rocked the Nation: 100 NZ Sporting Moments (2011)
  • Stan (2018)
  • Taranaki Hard (2020)[126]
  • Te Mana Te Ihi Te Wairua (1990)
  • Til Death Do Us Part: The Antony de Malmanche Story (2015)
  • The Valley (2017)
  • Waka (1990)
  • Who Owns New Zealand Now? (2017)[127]

Sports

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Title Genre First air date Last air date No. of
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Notes Ref(s)
Gone Fishin' Fishing 20 November 1993 (1993-11-20) 19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) 26 [128]
Outdoors with Geoff Fishing 2003 (2003) 26 March 2016 (2016-03-26) 17 [129]
The ITM Fishing Show Fishing 26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) September 2013 (2013-09) 6 Season 5–10, Moved from TV One after season 4, then back after season 10. [130]
Big Angry Fish Fishing 29 April 2012 (2012-04-29) 8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) 8 [131]
Big Bash Boxing Professional boxing 1 July 2016 (2016-07-01) 12 November 2016 (2016-11-12) [132]
  • Aussie Big League (1993–94)
  • Cup Talk (2011)
  • Golf World (2013–16)
  • Makita Sports Machine (1994)
  • Mobil Motorsport Show (1996)
  • Mobil Sport (1990–95)
  • Reebok 3 Sport Sunday (1992)
  • Sportsworld (1989)
  • Wynn's Sport (1990–91)

Children's and youth programming

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Title Genre First air date Last air date No. of
series
Notes Ref(s)
Infocus News magazine 15 September 1990 (1990-09-15) 1995 (1995)
3pm Children's 3 February 1992 (1992-02-03) 25 December 1992 (1992-12-25)
You and Me Children's 13 July 1992 (1992-07-13) 1998 (1998) [133]
Oscar and Friends Children's animation adventure 30 December 1995 (1995-12-30) 20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 1
Suzy's World Children's education September 1999 (1999-09) September 2002 (2002-09) 4 [134]
Being Eve Comedy-drama 25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) 12 July 2002 (2002-07-12) 2 [135]
Sticky TV Children's 2002
4 July 2016 (2016-07-04)
2011
25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)
Moved to Four, then back to Three again. [136]
Maddigan's Quest Children's fantasy 11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 5 May 2006 (2006-05-05) 1 [137]
The Moe Show Children's 19 December 2016 (2016-12-19) 4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) 2 Seasons 3–4, Moved from Four. [138]
Amped Children's programming 8 April 2020 (2020-04-08) 1 May 2020 (2020-05-01) 1 [139]
  • Aunties' Alphabet (1991)
  • Ice As (2000)
  • Ice TV (1995–1999)
  • Push Play (2010)
  • Short Sportz (1991–93)
  • The Simon Eliot Show (2007–08)

Saturday morning

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Title Genre First air date Last air date No. of
series
Notes Ref(s)
EBS Children's 27 November 1989 (1989-11-27) 1992 Previously known as The Early Bird Show (1989–1990) [140]
Squirt Children's 1 March 1996 (1996-03-01) 1997 (1997) Moved to TV2.
  • Pacific Beat St (2006–10)
  • Ya Hoo (1991–93)

Television films

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Title Genre First air date Notes Ref(s)
Ihaka: Blunt Instrument Crime drama 22 February 2002 (2002-02-22) [141]
Stolen Crime drama 28 July 2010 (2010-07-28) [142]
Toke Crime drama 14 September 2020 (2020-09-14) [143]
  • Aftershock (2008)

ThreeNow

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The following programmes were released on ThreeNow.

Children's programming

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Title Genre First air date Last air date No. of
series
Notes Ref(s)
Lucy Lewis Can't Lose Children's comedy 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 18 September 2017 (2017-09-18) 2 [144]

Former channels

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The following programmes were screened on C4.

Comedy

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Reality / non-scripted

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  • Making Tracks (2008–10)
  • Roll the Dai (2007)
  • Roll the Dai: Outback (2008)
  • Smokefreerockquest (2007–10)
  • Studentville (2006–07)

Documentaries

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  • Rocked the Nation: 100 NZ Music Moments (2008)
  • Rocked the Nation 2: 100 NZ Pop Culture Stories (2009)

Game shows

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  • Pop! Goes the Weasel (2005–07)
  • Celebrity Joker Poker (2007–08)

Awards shows

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News and information

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  • Special Features (2005–08)

Music shows

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  • 6 Degrees
  • 10 Reasons
  • 10 Years Of... (2007)
  • Added This Week (2003)
  • Ampd (2003–06)
  • The Big Breakfast (2007)
  • Blender (2004)
  • The Boost Mobile Holla Hour (2006)
  • C4U (2013)
  • Edge Chart (2003)
  • The Best...
  • Spoon
  • Homegrown (2003)
  • Insert Video Here
  • Intellectual Property (2003–06)
  • The Official NZ Top 40 (2003–10)
  • Select (2003–10)
  • Select Live (2003–10)
  • So Hot Right Now
  • Steel Mill
  • Top 10/100
  • U Choose 40 (2006–11, 2013)
  • Video Hits
  • What's The Theme?
  • Fade To Black

Four

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The following programmes were screened on Four.

Children's programming

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  • Kiwisport TV (2011)
  • The Moe Show (2013–16)
  • Sticky TV (2011–16)

News and information

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Reality / non-scripted

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Awards shows

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