Best Kiwi reality series

RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (2021)

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!

Down for Love (2022)

We all want to love and be loved. From first dates and first times to being friend-zoned, this heartwarming reality show follows several New Zealanders with Down syndrome as they navigate the joys and difficulties of dating and finding true love.

Grand Designs New Zealand (2015)

The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too ambitious, and no obstacle too large in their quest for the perfect house.

The Casketeers (2018)

Francis and Kaiora Tipene are the passionate proprietors of Tipene Funerals. This is a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of their business and into this little-explored but vital service, where our culture's last taboo is being addressed with dignity and aroha.

Survivor New Zealand (2017)

Kiwis will battle it out for the ultimate prize and title of "Sole Survivor". It's the ultimate test of physical, mental and emotional strength.

The Block NZ (2012)

The Block NZ is the first local version of an international hit renovation-reality series in which four couples compete to renovate four dilapidated houses in a very upmarket suburb – room by room, week by week, challenge by challenge – and sell them at auction for the highest price.The teams can be couples, family members, or friends, and do not need any DIY experience. Once selected, the contestants live and breathe their DIY project for the nine week shoot, living on site in The Block NZ houses. There are no further eliminations, and the winning couple is decided by the toughest judge of all, the real estate market!All four renovated houses go to a live TV auction, with The Block NZ crown going to the couple whose house fetches the highest price on the night!. All the couples receive profits from the sale of their house at the televised auction, and the winners will take home an additional cash prize of $80,000.

Married At First Sight (2017)

Can science find your soulmate? Find out on Three when our singles get paired up and Married At First Sight, right here in NZ!

Heartbreak Island (2018)

Heartbreak Island will set hearts racing and temperatures rising when a group of single guys and girls put everything on the line to find their perfect match and be in the chance of winning $100,000.Beforehand, they have already been able to rate each other online and tick their favorites. On the island it is checked whether there is a match or not. The lucky ones are linked to their favorite date and the less popular ones have to make do with the leftovers. Then the game really starts. Every week, the couples have to do a few challenges together, where the losers threaten to leave the island unless they are saved by their competitors.

The Real Housewives of Auckland (2016)

The Real Housewives of Auckland gives an exclusive look into the glamorous galas, scintillating scandals, and enormous egos of this group of luxury-loving ladies as they navigate the social scene of the city’s elite, all while juggling their husbands, boyfriends, careers and families.Pedigree and status may grant an automatic invite to the glitziest gatherings in town, but one stiletto out of place could shift anyone on to the blacklist and trigger a social catastrophe. Pecking orders and relationships are at stake when old-money meets new-money meets no-money, and these ladies soon realise who will survive the twists and turns, and who will be left in the dust to lick their wounds.

The Great Kiwi Bake Off (2018)

From biscuits to bread, pies to pavlovas, 12 amateur Kiwi bakers have their skills put to the test. Will they rise to the challenge?

The Dog House NZ (2023)

Finding forever homes for rescue dogs isn't easy, but that's exactly what the staff of Country Retreat Animal Sanctuary do every day. Set inside a rural Kiwi animal rescue known for its tireless commitment to rescuing animals in trouble, The Dog House NZ captures the joy and complexity of the human-dog "dating" experience.

Redwood Kings (2013)

Fraternal twins Ron and John Daniels run their tree house and theming business, Daniel's Wood Land.

MasterChef New Zealand (2010)

Thousands of amateur cooks apply from right around the country, aged from 18 to 70, from students and young mums to golf pros and lawyers - all dreaming of making it big in the culinary world.

The Bachelor New Zealand (2015)

New Zealand version of the reality dating competition where a single bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find his true love.

Tracked - Jagd durch die Wildnis (2023)

Adventurous teams of two compete in the ultimate survival test! Facing the unpredictable outdoors of New Zealand, they must evade a unit of elite trackers to reach a pick-up point.

New Zealand's Next Top Model (2009)

New Zealand's Next Top Model is a New Zealand reality television series in which a number of young women compete for the title of New Zealand's Next Top Model and the chance to start their career in the modeling industry.The show's format was originally created by American talk-show host and model Tyra Banks.The New Zealand series is hosted by former model and 62 Models Management founder Sara Tetro, and airs on TV3 NZ. The winner of NZNTM wins a modelling contract with Sara's agency. Like its American counterpart, NZNTM features a photographer and international model on its judging panel, Chris Sisarich and Colin Mathura-Jeffree, respectively. Mathura-Jeffree also acts as runway coach to the girls, much like Miss Jay on America's Next Top Model.

The Bachelorette New Zealand (2020)

The international blockbuster has come to New Zealand! Our Bachelorettes, Lesina and Lily are ready to find love. Hosted by Art Green.

FBOY Island NZ (2022)

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?

So You Think You Can Dance (NZ) (0)

Blow Up (2023)

New Zealand’s best balloon artists battle it out to showcase their skill and creativity. Within a limited timeframe, the contestants must complete unique challenges and wow the expert judges with their mesmerising creations. These one-of-a-kind creations bring audiences into the magical world of balloon art and highlight the potential each balloon poses.

Travel Guides (NZ) (2021)

Travel Guides NZ will follow five different groups of Kiwi travellers on their domestic escapades around the land of the long white cloud. Our travellers will become critics too, rating and reviewing their holiday experiences in a way only Travel Guides can deliver. One person’s idea of paradise is another’s nightmare, and our opinionated travellers will be thrown out of their comfort zones as they deliver brutally honest and hilarious reviews of NZ’s unique tourist attractions. Join them on adventures from Northland to Southland, Gisbourne, Marlborough Sounds, Fiordland, and Auckland. Re-discover our magical country through the eyes of ordinary families on extraordinary adventures. Bon voyage Kiwis!

Country Calendar (2013)

This iconic all-things-rural show is the longest running programme on New Zealand television. It first went to air on 6 March 1966. With its typical patient observational style, which allows stories of people and the land to gently unfold, the award-winning series is an unlikely broadcasting star, but New Zealanders continue to tune in. Amongst the bucolic tales of farming, fishing and forestry, there are high country musters, organic brewing and tobacco farming. There have also been occasional excursions into comedy, including a fencing wire-playing farmer-musician, and Fred Dagg and the Trevs.

New Zealand's Got Talent (2008)

Superstar judges Rachel Hunter, Ali Campbell and Jason Kerrison begin their search for the next Kiwi superstar.

Dancing with the Stars (NZ) (2015)

Professional dancers pair with kiwi celebrities to train and compete in ballroom dancing, battling it out in order to take home the coveted mirrorball trophy.

Police Ten 7 (2002)

Police Ten 7 features unique, behind the scenes access to cases, being the first to reveal new information in high profile crimes. As well as telling the different stories of policing, providing insight into the important, varied and often difficult work the New Zealand Police face each day.

Celebrity Treasure Island (2019)

Kiwi stars face off in paradise for the chance to win money for their chosen charities. With eliminations each week until the final celebrities remain, it will be a treasure hunt to end all treasure hunts!

The Big Ward (2016)

For these people, weight loss surgery is their last chance in our increasingly fat and sugar-fuelled society.Set in the Manukau Super Clinic and community, each patient must put in the effort to lose weight in order to qualify for potentially life-saving bariatric surgery, more commonly known as stomach stapling.As they are forced to change their eating habits and start exercising, will they have the strength and determination to reach their goal weight for surgery?We'll share their highs and lows during their year-long quest back to health.The Big Ward is a series about overcoming the challenges faced by the patients, their families and the medical staff who care for them, while also addressing the wider issues that this spiralling pandemic has created.This 10 part series is proudly funded by NZ on Air and TVNZ.

New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker (2010)

This all-new entertainment series celebrates New Zealand's love affair with home baking. The series features eight top amateur home bakers from across New Zealand competing each to test their baking skills.From cupcakes, pies and pavlovas, to baking and decorating the perfect cake, each episode holds a fresh and delicious challenge for the contestants testing their versatility and inventiveness baking against the clock.

Gogglebox New Zealand (2018)

Gogglebox NZ takes viewers into a diverse selection of Kiwi living rooms to watch some of the country's sharpest armchair critics laugh, cry and shout at the highlights of the week's television.

Our First Home (NZ) (2015)

What would you do for your family?Our First Home aims to find out, as three Kiwi families put everything on the line to help their children onto the property ladder.Bringing the fun, feel-good factor to the nation's DIY obsession, Our First Home is a multi-night series that tells the story that thousands of New Zealanders are living today.