2024 New Zealand Television Awards Finalists
NZ on Air Best Drama
Testify
Philippa Rennie, Sharlene George
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
After The Party
Helen Bowden, Liz DiFiore, Peter Salmon
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Friends Like Her
Sarah-Kate Lynch, Philip Smith, Kathleen Anderson Annabelle Lee-Mather, Steven Zanoski,
Great Southern Television Limited / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Best Comedy
Miles From Nowhere
Ahmed Osman, Gary Scott, & Sam Wilton
Gibson Group & Homegrown Pictures / Neon / Sky Open
Kid Sister
Emily Anderton
Greenstone TV / TVNZ+
7 Days
Rob Brown, Thom Watts,
The Downlow Concept / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
The Motherhood Anthology - Give Me Babies
Ankita Singh, Calvin Sang and Briar Collard
Eyes and Ears / Oriental Maidens / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Best Factual Series
Origins
Te Wakahuia Bernard, Tash Christie, Meg Douglas
Scottie Douglas Productions / Greenstone TV / TVNZ+
Black Coast Vanishings
Cass Avery & Nicola Smith
Augusto / Kindred Films / Story Time Productions / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Escaping Utopia
Philippa Rennie & Natalie Malcon
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
New Zealand On Air Best Documentary
Ruamata: It's More Than Hockey
Kereama Wright, Mahanga Pihama, Riria Morgan, Arthur Rasmussen, Peter Lee, Matua Houltham
Mairanga Media / RNZ
Hīkoi Speaking Our Truth
Whatanui Flavell
Haututū Creatives / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Family Faith Footy: A Pasifika Rugby Story
Adrian Stevanon, Jeremiah Tauamiti, Gregor Paul, Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best Original Reality Series
Cooks On Fire Season 2
Nick Ward, Brendan Dahill, Richard Fletcher & David Arlich
Perpetual Entertainment NZ / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Down For Love Season 2
Rachel Jean
Attitude Pictures / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
The Casketeers
Vivienne Wigby-Ngatai, Annabelle Lee Mather, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best Current Affairs Programme
Q+A with Jack Tame
Alex Braae and the Q+A team
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Paddy Gower Has Issues
Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Sunday - The Final Episode
Sunday Team
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Newsroom Investigates with Melanie Reid
Newsroom.co.nz
New Zealand On Air Best Children's Programme
Island of Mystery: Te Wā o Matariki
Andrea Kahukiwa
Adrenalin
Fresh Fairytales 2
Hope Papali’i and Eileen Lee
Coconet TV / TVNZ+
Kiri & Lou
Fiona Copland
Kiri and Lou Ltd / Sky
KEA Kids News
Luke Nola and Kendall Kanoa Kukahiko
Luke Nola & Friends
Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme
NZ Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana
Mihingarangi Forbes, Annabelle Lee-Mather
Aotearoa Media Collective / RNZ / TVNZ+
Hīkoi Speaking Our Truth
Whatanui Flavell
Haututū Creatives / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Origins
Te Wakahuia Bernard, Tash Christie, Meg Douglas
Scottie Douglas Productions / Greenstone TVNZ1 & TVNZ+
Te Māngai Pāho Best Reo Māori Programme
Waka Huia
Meg Douglas, Whatanui Flavell
Scottie Douglas Productions Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Te Karere – Nationwide Activation Day
Rapaera Tawhai and the Te Karere team
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Ruamata: It's More Than Hockey
Kereama Wright, Mahanga Pihama, Riria Morgan, Arthur Rasmussen, Peter Lee, Matua Houltham
Mairanga Media / RNZ
New Zealand On Air Best Pasifika Programme
Still Here
Ursula Grace Williams, Josh Yong, Torisse Laulu
Four and Five Films Ltd / Re:News / TVNZ+
Untold Pacific History
Damon Fepulea'i and Tuki Laumea
RNZ / Coconet TV
Family Faith Footy: A Pasifika Rugby Story
Adrian Stevanon, Jeremiah Tauamiti, Gregor Paul, Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best News Coverage
Cyclone Gabrielle – One Year On
1News at Six
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Auckland Shooting
Newshub
Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Election Night
1News at Six
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best Sports Programme
All Blacks: In Their Own Words
James Gemmell, Tim Dale-Fuller, Jon Wild
Whisper Films / NZR+
Ruamata: It's More Than Hockey
Kereama Wright, Mahanga Pihama, Riria Morgan, Arthur Rasmussen, Peter Lee, Matua Houltham
Mairanga Media / RNZ
Relentless
Alex Bradshaw, Tara Durrant
Fire Fire / TVNZ+
Best Live Event Coverage
Anzac 2024
Ngatapa Black, Wayne Leonard, Sean Murphy
Whakaata Māori / MĀORI+
Super Rugby Final 2024 - Blues v Chiefs
Marcus Kennedy, Mark Kearns, Will Meiklejohn
Sky Sport NZ / Sky Sport 1
Ngā Tohu Matariki o te Tau 2023
Ngatapa Black
Whakaata Māori / MĀORI+
Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa
Ngatapa Black, Kereti Rautangata, Kororia Taumaunu
Whakaata Māori / MĀORI+
Best Entertainment Programme
New Zealand Today
Bronwynn Bakker, Guy Williams, Matt Cooke, Cam Bakker
Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Code - The Reunion
Joe Whitehead, Bailey Mackey
Pango Productions / Whakaata Māori / MĀORI+
Taskmaster NZ
Cam Bakker, Bronwynn Bakker
Kevin & Co / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Best Director: Documentary/Factual
Laurie Clarke
Our Country’s Shame
SunPix Ltd / TP+
Sophie Musgrove & Siddharth Nambiar
Dynamic Planet
NHNZ Worldwide / NEON / Sky Open / Sky Go
Natalie Malcon, Justin Pemberton & Britta Hawkins
Escaping Utopia
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Megan Jones & Candida Beveridge
Black Coast Vanishings
Augusto / Kindred Films / Story Time Productions / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama / Comedy Drama
Calvin Sang
The Motherhood Anthology - Give Me Babies
Eyes and Ears / Oriental Maidens / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Julie Zhu, Asuka Sylvie, Michelle Ang, Nahyeon Lee, Yamin Tun, Ghazaleh Golbakhsh, HASH & Angeline Loo
Kāinga
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd / RNZ
David White
Far North
White Balance Pictures / South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Peter Salmon
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best Actress
Bree Peters
Spinal Destination
Great Southern Television / Whitiora Productions / Sky
Chelsie Preston Crayford
Dark City - The Cleaner
Endeavour Ventures Ltd / Neon & Sky Open
Robyn Malcolm
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Morgana O’Reilly
Friends Like Her
Great Southern Television Limited / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Best Supporting Actress
Tara Canton
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Tess Haubrich
Friends Like Her
Great Southern Television Limited / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Awa Puna
The Boy, The Queen, And Everything In Between
Lucky Legs Media Ltd / TVNZ+
Roxie Mohebbi
Miles From Nowhere
Gibson Group & Homegrown Pictures / Neon & Sky Open
Best Actor
Cohen Holloway
Dark City - The Cleaner
Endeavour Ventures Ltd / Neon & Sky Open
Peter Mullan
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Temuera Morrison
Far North
White Balance Pictures / South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Best Supporting Actor
Jarod Rawiri
Friends Like Her
Great Southern Television Limited / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Elz Carrad
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Jay Ryan
Creamerie Season 2
Kevin and Co. / Flat 3 Productions Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Reporter of the Year
Alexa Cook
Newshub
Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Lisette Reymer
Newshub
Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Michael Morrah
Newshub
Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Best Presenter: Entertainment
Guy Williams
New Zealand Today
Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Dave Letele
Heavyweight with Dave Letele
Heavyweight Media / South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ+
Jeremy Wells and Paul Williams
Taskmaster NZ
Kevin & Co / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Karen O’Leary
Paddy Gower Has Issues
Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Best Presenter: News And Current Affairs
Julian Wilcox
The Hui
Great Southern Television Limited / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Jack Tame
Q+A with Jack Tame
TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Guyon Espiner
30 with Guyon Espiner
RNZ
Patrick Gower
Paddy Gower Has Issues
Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Best Editing: Documentary or Factual
Tori Bindoff, Carl Budden
Escaping Utopia
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Margot Francis and James Brown
Black Coast Vanishings
Augusto / Kindred Films / Story Time Productions / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Toby Longbottom
The Long Game
Stuff Circuit
Chris Anderton
NZ Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana
Aotearoa Media Collective / RNZ / TVNZ+
Best Editing: Drama / Comedy Drama
Allanah Bazzard
Dark City - The Cleaner
Endeavour Ventures Ltd / Neon & Sky Open
Eric de Beus
Testify
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Denise Haratzis
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best Camerawork: Documentary or Factual
Mark Chamberlin
The Hui
Great Southern Television Limited / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Chris Watkins
WTF is Crypto?
Reel Factory / TVNZ+
Dean Cornish and Mark Russell
Troy Kingi’s Desert Hīkoi
Tavake / TVNZ+
Best Director: Multi-Camera
Matt Barrett
Anzac 2024
Whakaata Māori
Marcus Kennedy
The Rugby Championship - All Blacks v South Africa
Sky Sport NZ / Sky Sport 1
Matt Quin
NRL playoffs - Warriors v Knights
Sky Sport NZ / Sky Sport 1
Mark Kearns
Super Rugby Final 2024 - Blues v Chiefs
Sky Sport NZ / Sky Sport 1
Images & Sound Best Cinematography: Drama / Comedy Drama
Dave Cameron NZCS ACS
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Simon Tutty
Testify
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Adam Luxton
Far North
White Balance Pictures / South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack
Pinnacle Post Sound Team
Our Flag Means Death - Season 2
Neon & Sky Open
Tom Miskin, Alan Kidd, Mike Bayliss, Steve Finnigan
Far North
South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Bruce Langley
Dark City - The Cleaner
Endeavour Ventures Ltd / Neon & Sky Open
Images & Sound Best Original Score
Karl Sölve Steven & Rob Thorne
Black Coast Vanishings
Augusto / Story Town / Kindred Films / Warner Bros. Discovery / Studiocanal
Three & ThreeNow
Moniker
Far North
White Balance Pictures / South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Andrew Keoghan, Reb Fountain
Escaping Utopia
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best Post Production Design
Erin Woolhouse
The Motherhood Anthology - Give Me Babies
The Rebel Fleet / Eyes and Ears / Oriental Maidens / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Alana Cotton
Testify
Warner Bros New Zealand / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Jemma Lee
Motherhood - Ahi and the Stars
Caravan Park Films / Stella Maris / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Best Production Design
Andy Currie
The Motherhood Anthology - Give Me Babies
Eyes and Ears / Oriental Maidens / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Neville Stevenson
Dark City - The Cleaner
Endeavour Ventures Ltd / Neon & Sky Open
Melissa Spicer
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Riria Lee
Kāinga
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd / RNZ
Best Costume Design
Sarah Aldridge
Testify
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Briar Vivian
Miles From Nowhere
Gibson Group & Homegrown Pictures / Neon & Sky Open
Briar Vivian
Far North
White Balance Pictures / South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Best Makeup Design
Janene Cissi
The Boy, The Queen, And Everything In Between
Lucky Legs Media Ltd / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Maya Bailey
Far North
White Balance Pictures / South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Joseph Kalepo & Andrew Kalepo
Motherhood
KOHA Productions / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+
Best Script: Comedy
Pax Assadi
Raised by Refugees Season 2
Kevin & Co / Sky Open
Simone Nathan
Kid Sister
Greenstone TV / TVNZ+
Mohamed Hassan
Miles From Nowhere
Gibson Group & Homegrown Pictures / Neon & Sky Open
Best Script: Drama
Dianne Taylor
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Paul Cleave
Dark City - The Cleaner
Endeavour Ventures Ltd / Neon & Sky Open
Sarah-Kate Lynch
Friends Like Her
Great Southern Television Limited / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow