Best New Zealand soap series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch soap shows from New Zealand, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

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    Shortland Street 1992

    The lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale.

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  • Gloss 1987

    Gloss was a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987-1990. The series was about a fictional publishing empire run by the Redfern family. It was a starting point for many actors who went on to many productions in New Zealand, Australia and around the world including Temuera Morrison, Miranda Harcourt, Peter Elliott, Lisa Chappell, Danielle Cormack and Kevin Smith. Writers for the show included James Griffin, who went on to write Outrageous Fortune, Rosemary McLeod and Ian Mune. The show's title theme song was performed by Beaver Morrison. The show has not been rescreened since its original screening, but selected extracts have been made available for viewing on NZ On Screen.

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