South_Pacific_Pictures
South Pacific Pictures
New Zealand television production company
South Pacific Pictures is a New Zealand television production company. The company produces drama series, mini-series, telemovies and feature films for the domestic market and international market. SPP's largest property is Shortland Street the half-hour soap opera for TVNZ 2. In 2006, the company released Sione's Wedding and in 2002, the Oscar-nominated feature film Whale Rider. In 1998 the company produced the feature film, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, the sequel to Once Were Warriors.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 1988; 36 years ago (1988) |
| Founder | John Barnett |
| Headquarters | , New Zealand |
Key people |
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| Parent | |
| Subsidiaries | SLR Productions (2003–present) Kura Productions Satellite Media |
| Website | southpacificpictures |
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In May 2000, the company moved from Browns Bay (Auckland) to a new purpose-built studio complex in Henderson, West Auckland.
SPP is in a joint venture with Australian company SLR Productions to produce animated shows aimed at international markets and also has a 50% interest in Satellite Media and has also created a joint venture known as Kura Productions with Quinton Hita to produce programming for the Māori Television Service.
South Pacific Pictures was founded by CEO John Barnett.[1]
More information Title, Year ...
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Girl from Mars | 1991 | Canadian–New Zealand–American co–production |
| The End of the Golden Weather | ||
| What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? | 1999 | |
| Jubilee | 2000 | |
| Whale Rider | 2002 | New Zealand–German co-production |
| Sione's Wedding | 2006 | |
| We're Here to Help | 2007 | |
| The Secret of Moonacre | 2008 | French–British–Hungarian–American co-production |
| My Wedding and Other Secrets | 2011 | |
| Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | 2012 | |
| White Lies | 2013 | |
| This Town[2] | 2020 |
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Current productions
| † | Denotes television programs that have not yet aired. |
More information Title, Genre ...
| Title | Genre | First air date | No. of series |
Network | Co-production company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortland Street | Soap opera | 25 May 1992 (1992-05-25) | 30 | TVNZ 2 | Grundy Television (1992–2006) Fremantle Australia (2006–present) |
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| The Brokenwood Mysteries | Crime drama | 28 September 2014 (2014-09-28) | 8 | Prime (2014–19) TVNZ 1 (2021–) |
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| Educators[3] | Sitcom | 8 May 2019 (2019-05-08) | 2 | TVNZ+ | Web series | |
| Mean Mums[4] | Sitcom | 16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) | 2 | Three | ||
| Head High[5] | Drama | 28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) | 2 | Three | ||
| Last at 11[6] | Mockumentary | 21 February 2021 (2021-02-21) | 1 | TVNZ 1 | ||
| Travel Guides New Zealand[7] | Travel | 18 February 2021 (2021-02-18) | 1 | TVNZ 2 | ||
| Snack Masters[8] | Cooking competition | 20 April 2022 (2022-04-20) | 1 | |||
| Sort Your Life Out NZ[9] | Reality | 22 June 2022 (2022-06-22) | 1 | Three | ||
| Duckrockers[10] | Comedy | 2 November 2022 (2022-11-02) | 1 | TVNZ 2 | ||
| Far North[11] † | Drama | White Balance Pictures |
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1980s
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| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Network | Co-production company | Notes |
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| Space Knights | Children's | 15 July 1989 (1989-07-15) | 16 December 1989 (1989-12-16) | 1 | Channel 2 | Seven Network Vid-Com |
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1990s
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| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Network | Co-production company | Notes |
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| Gold | Drama | 1990 | 1990 | 1 | TVNZ | Atlantis Films | |
| Raider of the South Seas | Children's | 10 February 1990 (1990-02-10) | 30 March 1990 (1990-03-30) | 1 | Atlantis Films | Production services only | |
| Betty's Bunch | Children's | 18 February 1990 (1990-02-18) | 13 May 1990 (1990-05-13) | 1 | Channel 2 | ||
| All for One | Children's | 20 May 1990 (1990-05-20) | 8 July 1990 (1990-07-08) | 1 | TVNZ | Atlantis Films | |
| African Journey | Children's | 15 July 1990 (1990-07-15) | 18 August 1990 (1990-08-18) | 1 | Channel 2 | Atlantis Films | |
| Star Runner | Children's | 7 April 1991 (1991-04-07) | 26 May 1991 (1991-05-26) | 1 | TVNZ | Atlantis Films | |
| The Boy from Andromeda | Children's | 2 June 1991 (1991-06-02) | 7 July 1991 (1991-07-07) | 1 | Channel 2 | Atlantis Films | |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | Anthology | 3 January 1992 (1992-01-03) | 30 October 1992 (1992-10-30) | 2 | USA Network | Alliance Atlantis Bradshaw MacLeod & Associates (season 5) Wilcox Productions Western International Communications |
Seasons 5 and 6 |
| The Other Side of Paradise | Drama | 22 February 1992 (1992-02-22) | 14 March 1992 (1992-03-14) | 1 | ITV | Central Independent Television Grundy Television |
Miniseries Production services only |
| Growing Rich | Fantasy | 28 February 1992 (1992-02-28) | 3 April 1992 (1992-04-03) | 1 | ITV | Anglia | Production services only |
| Marlin Bay | Drama | 27 August 1992 (1992-08-27) | 16 November 1994 (1994-11-16) | 3 | TV One | ||
| Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House | Anthology | 21 December 1992 (1992-12-21) | 4 April 1993 (1993-04-04) | 1 | Showtime | Altantis Films Crescent Entertainment B.C Film |
Season 2 |
| White Fang | Adventure | 1993 | 1994 | 1 | M6 | Neverland Studios Falcon Productions Alliance Atlantis |
Production services only |
| Deepwater Haven | Drama | 10 July 1993 (1993-07-10) | 15 January 1994 (1994-01-15) | 1 | Channel 2 | F Productions Beyond International |
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| Soldier Soldier | Drama | 7 September 1993 (1993-09-07) | 30 November 1993 (1993-11-30) | 1 | ITV | Central Independent Television | Production services only (season 3) |
| Mrs. Piggle–Wiggle | Children's | 30 May 1994 (1994-05-30) | 1994 | 1 | Showtime | Think Entertainment Universal Family Entertainment |
Production services only |
| Fallout | Drama | 24 July 1994 (1994-07-24) | 31 July 1994 (1994-07-31) | 1 | TV One | Miniseries | |
| Plainclothes | Drama | 15 March 1995 (1995-03-15) | 6 September 1995 (1995-09-06) | 2 | TV One | ||
| Riding High | Children's | 31 December 1995 (1995-12-31) | 27 July 1996 (1996-07-27) | 1 | TV2 | Production services only | |
| City Life | Drama | 15 July 1996 (1996-07-15) | 19 February 1998 (1998-02-19) | 1 | TV2 | ||
| House of Sticks | Drama | 9 November 1997 (1997-11-09) | — | TV One | Montana Sunday Theatre stand-alone pilot | ||
| Market Forces | Sitcom | 31 March 1998 (1998-03-31) | 17 July 1999 (1999-07-17) | 2 | |||
| McPhail & Gadsby | Satire | 11 June 1998 (1998-06-11) | 23 July 1998 (1998-07-23) | 1 | |||
| Double Booking | Comedy | 4 July 1998 (1998-07-04) | — | Comedy Playhouse stand-alone pilot | |||
| Tales of the South Seas | Drama | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | Network Ten | CLT-UFA Gaumont Télévision Village Roadshow Pictures |
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| Jackson's Wharf[12] | Drama | 22 June 1999 (1999-06-22) | 16 February 2001 (2001-02-16) | 2 | TV2 | ||
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2000s
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| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Network | Co-production company | Notes |
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| Mercy Peak | Drama | 25 July 2001 (2001-07-25) | 19 March 2004 (2004-03-19) | 3 | TV One | ||
| Being Eve | Teen drama | 25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) | 12 July 2002 (2002-07-12) | 2 | TV3 | ||
| Mataku | Anthology | 3 October 2002 (2002-10-03) | 19 December 2002 (2002-12-19) | 2 | A third series was produced by 4 Winds Films | ||
| New Zealand Idol | Reality competition | 1 February 2004 (2004-02-01) | 29 October 2006 (2006-10-29) | 3 | TV2 | Grundy Television | |
| Kidnapped | Adventure | 27 February 2005 (2005-02-27) | 13 March 2005 (2005-03-13) | 1 | BBC One | Miniseries | |
| Outrageous Fortune | Comedy-drama | 12 July 2005 (2005-07-12) | 9 November 2010 (2010-11-09) | 6 | TV3 | ||
| Interrogation | Crime drama | 31 August 2005 (2005-08-31) | 23 November 2005 (2005-11-23) | 1 | Prime TV | ||
| Maddigan's Quest | Fantasy | 26 January 2006 (2006-01-26) | 16 February 2006 (2006-02-16) | 1 | BBC One Nine Network TV3 |
Burberry Productions | |
| How Clean Is Your House? | Reality | 15 February 2006 (2006-02-15) | July 2007 (2007-07) | 2 | TV One | ||
| Wa$ted! | Reality | 20 February 2007 (2007-02-20) | 8 April 2008 (2008-04-08) | 2 | TV3 | Fumes TV | |
| HotSpell | Game show | 24 August 2007 (2007-08-24) | 2 September 2007 (2007-09-02) | 1 | SBS | Heiress Films | |
| Captain Cook – Obsession and Discovery | Documentary | 28 October 2007 (2007-10-28) | 18 November 2007 (2007-11-18) | 1 | ABC Television Prime |
Film Australia Cook Films Ferns Productions History Television December Films |
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| New Zealand's Got Talent | Talent show | 8 September 2008 (2008-09-08) | 28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) | 1 | Prime | Imagination Television took over production after series 1 | |
| Go Girls | Comedy-drama | 19 February 2009 (2009-02-19) | 16 July 2013 (2013-07-16) | 5 | TV2 | ||
| Diplomatic Immunity | Sitcom | 10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 1 | TV One |
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2010s–20s
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| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of seasons |
Network | Co-production company | Notes |
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| Scoundrels | Comedy-drama | 20 June 2010 (2010-06-20) | 15 August 2010 (2010-08-15) | 1 | ABC | Old Friends Productions Long Run Productions ABC Studios |
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| Rivers with Craig Potton | Documentary | 12 September 2010 (2010-09-12) | 17 October 2010 (2010-10-17) | 1 | Prime | ||
| The Almighty Johnsons | Fantasy | 7 February 2011 (2011-02-07) | 26 September 2013 (2013-09-26) | 3 | TV3 | ||
| Nothing Trivial | Comedy-drama | 20 July 2011 (2011-07-20) | 4 December 2013 (2013-12-04) | 3 | TV One | ||
| Wild Coasts with Craig Potton | Documentary | 7 August 2011 (2011-08-07) | 4 September 2011 (2011-09-04) | 1 | Prime | ||
| Golden | Sitcom | 17 June 2012 (2012-06-17) | 22 July 2012 (2012-07-22) | 1 | TV3 | ||
| High Country Rescue | Documentary | 26 November 2012 (2012-11-26) | 14 January 2013 (2013-01-14) | 1 | TV One | ||
| The Blue Rose | Crime drama | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 29 April 2013 (2013-04-29) | 1 | TV3 | ||
| Step Dave | Comedy-drama | 11 February 2014 (2014-02-11) | 24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) | 2 | TV2 | ||
| Tatau | Drama | 12 April 2015 (2015-04-12) | 17 May 2015 (2015-05-17) | 1 | BBC Three | Touchpaper | |
| Westside | Comedy-drama | 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31) | 16 November 2020 (2020-11-16) | 6 | Three | ||
| Word Up | Game show | 11 June 2015 (2015-06-11) | 3 September 2015 (2015-09-03) | 1 | TV One | ||
| 800 Words | Comedy-drama | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) | 3 | Seven Network | Seven Productions | |
| Forensics NZ | Documentary | 24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) | 3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) | 2 | Prime | ||
| The Bad Seed | Crime drama | 14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) | 18 April 2019 (2019-04-18) | 1 | TVNZ 1 | Jump Film & TV | |
| The Sounds | Mystery | 3 September 2020 (2020-09-03) | 12 October 2020 (2020-10-12) | 1 | Acorn TV | Shaftesbury Films Acorn Media Enterprises |
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Television films
More information Title, Genre ...
| Title | Genre | Air date | Network | Co-production company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rogue Stallion | Adventure | 1990 (1990) | Grundy Television | ||
| Clarence | Comedy | 24 November 1990 (1990-11-24) | The Family Channel | Atlantis Films NorthStar Entertainment Group |
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| Old Scores | Comedy | 25 September 1991 (1991-09-25) | TVNZ | HTV Cymru Wales | |
| The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior | Drama | 1992 | ABC | Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises Bonny Dore Productions Ten Four Productions |
Production services only |
| The Sound and the Silence | Drama | 18 April 1992 (1992-04-18) | Screen Star Entertainment Atlantis Films Kelcom International |
Production services only | |
| Adrift | Thriller | 13 April 1993 (1993-04-13) | CBS | Atlantis Films, Blue André Productions W.I.C. CTV Television Network |
Consultant |
| Lawless | Crime drama | 26 June 1999 (1999-06-26) | TV2 | ||
| Fearless | Drama | 1999 | Telescene | ||
| Lawless: Dead Evidence[13] | Crime drama | 7 September 2000 (2000-09-07) | TV2 | ||
| Lawless: Beyond Justice[14] | Crime drama | 22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) | |||
| Ihaka: Blunt Instrument[15] | Drama | 22 February 2002 (2002-02-22) | TV3 | Columbia TriStar Productions Columbia TriStar Television Screentime |
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| The Man Who Lost His Head[16] | Drama | 26 August 2007 (2007-08-26) | TV One | Greenlit Rights | |
| Stolen[17] | Drama | 28 July 2010 (2010-07-28) | TV3 | ||
| Spies and Lies[18] | Drama | 14 November 2010 (2010-11-14) | TV One | ||
| Nothing Trivial[19] | Comedy-drama | 3 August 2014 (2014-08-03) | |||
| In Dark Places[20] | Drama | 22 July 2018 (2018-07-22) | TVNZ 1 | 10,000 Company |
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SLR Productions
- Deadly (2006; with Yoram Gross Productions)
- I Got a Rocket (2006–2007)
- Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist (2008–2009)
- Gasp! (2010–2011)
- The DaVincibles (2011)
- Guess How Much I Love You (2011–2017)
- The Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets(2014–2017)
- Teenage Fairytale Dropouts (2012–2013)
- Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets(2014–2017)
- Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs (2015)
- Lexi & Lottie: Trusty Twin Detectives (2016–2017)
- Alice-Miranda Friends Forever (2019)
- Berry Bees (2019–2020)
- Space Nova (2021)
Live Action
- Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures (2014–2015)
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- Harvey, Kerry (18 June 2020). "New home grown rugby drama Head High tests loyalties". Stuff. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- Nealon, Sarah (18 February 2021). "Choppy seas for America's Cup mockumentary Last at 11". Stuff. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- Downes, Siobhan (10 February 2021). "Travel Guides NZ to reveal what Kiwis really think of domestic holidays". Stuff. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- Harvey, Kerry (7 April 2022). "Cracking the snack code with Snack Masters NZ". Stuff. Stuff. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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- Simich, Ricardo (24 April 2022). "Sione's Wedding reboot: New young cast revealed". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- Frater, Patrick (17 June 2022). "Temuera Morrison, Robyn Malcolm Star in 'Far North' New Zealand Series for Sundance Now (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- "Jacksons Wharf: has the tide gone out?". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- Cleave, Louisa (30 August 2000). "Kevin Smith – Fighting the good fight". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- Grant, Frances (22 February 2001). "TV: Hot but entirely predictable action from maverick PIs". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- Black, Eleanor (20 February 2002). "Cop drama light relief for Tem". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "TV Review: The Man Who Lost His Head". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "Parents of kidnapped baby Kahu angry over TV drama". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "TV Pick of the week: Spies and Lies". TimeOut. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "The big question answered for Nothing Trivial fans and strange-but-true-drama". NZ On Air. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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