Best New Zealand family series

The Tribe is a New Zealand/British post-apocalyptic fictional TV series primarily aimed at teenagers. It is set in a near-future in which all adults have been wiped out by a deadly virus, leaving the children of the world to fend for themselves. The show's focus is on an unnamed city inhabited by tribes of children and teenagers. It was primarily filmed in and around Wellington, New Zealand. The series was created by Raymond Thompson and Harry Duffin and was developed and produced by the Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group in conjunction with the UK's Channel 5. It has aired on over 40 broadcast networks around the world.

Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the UK until 1981. Channel 4 reprised the show in 1987 as Worzel Gummidge Down Under, which was set in New Zealand.

A group of horse-mad teenagers who are regulars at their local stables on the fictional NZ peninsula of Kauri Point. Worrying incidents surrounding a new industrial development prove the catalyst for a series of events that means the group have to risk everything in order to save their horses.

Under the Mountain is an eight-part television series based on the novel of the same name written by Maurice Gee, first transmitted in 1981 and produced by Television New Zealand. Many of the minor roles in this series were played by people who were at the time well known performers in New Zealand.

In the fresh, funny and heart-warming prequel to Sione's Wedding, Pacific Island teenagers and best friends Michael, Albert, Sefa and Stan come of age in inner-city Auckland in 1984.

Classic saga of the merchant and his family shipwrecked on a South Seas island. This adaptation of the Johann David Wyss tale was one of the Pax network's initial offerings.

Teams of Kiwi master brick builders are put through their paces in the New Zealand version of the hugely popular reality challenge. Who will dream, create it, and win it?!

Maddigan's Quest was a fantasy-based television series set in a post-apocalyptic future. It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang. The show originally screened on CBBC in the UK, and was also aired on TV3 in New Zealand, Family Room HD from Voom Networks HD and Nine Network in early 2006.

Jake is drawn into a world of mythical creatures and adventure when he finds a sealskin hidden on the rocky shores of his father's seaside home in Wellington.

The Hard Stuff sees Nigel Latta tackling the key issues facing NZers. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

This heart-warming local series follows a group of remarkable individuals as they pursue their life goals. Unbreakable features a cast of twelve 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.

Following on from the success of Lost & Found, David Lomas is back in this brand new series for Three, investigating New Zealand's family secrets. David travels across the world to find the answers and to reunite families. Have a box of tissues at the ready!

Fifteen-year-old Wendy lives at Lindentree, a riding school and horse stud, with her parents Charles and Helen. Mad about horses and fiercely devoted to family and friends, Wendy's life primarily revolves around winning a place on the national junior show jumping team, and saving Lindentree from outside forces.

On a holiday to Mt Tarawera, teenager Jenny finds an odd shard of metal. In this third episode of the kids sci-fi series she meets its owner: 'Drom' — a survivor of an alien mission to deactivate a planet-annihilating space gun (aka Tarawera itself). They find themselves under siege from a Predator-like 'Guardian' of the gun. If Drom and Jenny and local kids Tessa and Lloyd can't defeat the mechanoid, catastrophe is imminent! The South Pacific Pictures series found international sales and cult repute.

Join Auckland Zoo's primate keeper Amy as she journeys to Sumatra to learn about how money raised by the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund is helping to save wild orangutans and elephants and preserve the ecosystem of the largest forest in South East Asia.

An eight part children's thriller involving stolen jewels and BMX bike riders. With the help of her brother, and new friends as diverse as a computer whizz-kid and a BMX stunt rider, Sandra must somehow outwit a ruthless motorbike phantom.

A Twist in the Tale is a 1998 TV series starring William Shatner. Willam Shatner's A Twist In The Tale was a 15 episode short lived television series in the late 1990s. Every week the narrator/host would have a group of children he would tell a story to. The main children were always in the story itself.

Nadia Lim is here to share deliciously simple dishes that make the most of your kitchen staples during lockdown. Embracing flexibility with tasty, inventive recipes and tips and hacks to feed your family in these unique and challenging times.

Mitre 10 Dream Home is a reality television series that screen on TV2 in New Zealand, originally presented by Jayne Kiely and presented by Simon Barnett in 2013. Two couples are challenged to turn a dilapidated house into their Dream Home. Each week the two teams are to renovate a room or area of the house in just one weekend. Viewers vote for the room they like best with the votes from the viewers and judges help determine which team will win the competition. The winning team take will win the Dream Home they create and the second team will have the option to purchase their Dream Home at a public auction. In 2013 the competition changed from renovating an existing home to building a new home from scratch.

The Cadbury Dream Factory brings Kiwis' dreams to life in the wildest, most unpredictable and highly engaging show of the year! From dreams that are truly life changing, that capture the emotion and the heart, to dreams that inspire the most random acts of spontaneous and hilarious joy. The Cadbury Dream Team is Brooke Howard Smith, Jesse Griffin, Kimberley Crossman, Walter Neilands and Guy Montgomery. They surprise New Zealanders with extraordinary, amazing moments that will capture the heart of the nation.

Diverse, emotional and fascinating, Wife Swap New Zealand follows 16 Kiwi families as they swap lives for one week. Expect outbursts, cultural misunderstandings, emotional breakthroughs and redemptions galore as our swapped wives follow the rules of an adopted household - and then get to change them!

The Moe Show follows our main character Moe, a friendly, cuddly monster who lives on Mt Moehau in the Coromandel and in each episode Moe goes on journeys of discovery around New Zealand.

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!