Aotearoa’s television industry came together to celebrate its brightest achievements at the 2024 New Zealand Television Awards | Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa. The highly anticipated awards ceremony took place at Aotea Centre’s Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in Auckland, where the best in the industry were honoured for their outstanding contributions to New Zealand television this year. And amongst the winners are our WIFT members.
We congratulate you all on your incredible, outstanding, and memorable mahi!
NZ On Air Best Drama
After The Party
Lingo Pictures / Luminous Beast / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best Factual Series
Escaping Utopia
Warner Bros. International Television Production NZ / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
NZ On Air Best Documentary
Family Faith Footy: A Pasifika Rugby Story
Great Southern Television Ltd / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
NZ On Air Best Children's Programme
Kiri & Lou
Kiri and Lou Ltd / Sky
Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme
NZ Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana
Aotearoa Media Collective / RNZ / TVNZ+
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme
Family Faith Footy: A Pasifika Rugby Story
Great Southern Television Ltd / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+
Best News Coverage
1 News at Six - Cyclone Gabrielle – One Year On
TVNZ / 1News, TVNZ 1
Best Entertainment Programme
New Zealand Today
Kevin & Co / Warner Bros. Discovery / Three & ThreeNow
Television Legend
Dame Julie Christie
Best Post Production Design
Alana Cotton
Testify
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+