The Best TV Shows on TVNZ+

Every TVNZ+ Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Check out the most acclaimed shows on TVNZ+, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for January 2026. TVNZ+’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 2018 to 2025. Premiering in 2018 and 2019, House of Drag and Educators are among TVNZ+’s most celebrated shows.

  • Badjelly
    Badjelly (2025)10.0

    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.

  • 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!

  • Duckrockers
    Duckrockers (2022)8.0

    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.

  • 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.

  • Good Grief
    Good Grief (2021)5.4

    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?

  • Drag Race Down Under
    Drag Race Down Under (2021)5.1

    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.

  • FBOY Island NZ
    FBOY Island NZ (2022)2.0

    In Aotearoa's hot new dating series three stunning Kiwi women are searching for the guy of their dreams. But can they tell the difference between the genuine 'nice guys' and the 'Fboys' who are there to compete for cold, hard cash?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Dead Ahead
    Dead Ahead (2025)N/A

    A high-powered Māori lawyer (Miriama Smith) accidentally unleashes her chaotic tūpuna (ancestors), forcing the living and the dead to navigate their shared legacy.

  • Under His Command
    Under His Command (2025)N/A

    John Campbell has spent months investigating Destiny Church, encountering fear from insiders like he’s never seen before—what is Brian Tamaki doing, and why does it terrify them?

  • Queer Aotearoa: We've Always Been Here
    Queer Aotearoa: We've Always Been Here (2025)N/A

    Join Eli Matthewson for a journey through the untold history of New Zealand's queer community, celebrating the resilience of trailblazers who pushed for an inclusive Aotearoa