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While making all the shows New Zealand broadcasters have also produced and made use of a variety of material culture. Here's a sample of Items of interest from the storeroom of KiwiTV.

Case

Television New Zealand equipment case

  • Equipment
  • Television New Zealand

For when you need to transport some stuff...

T-shirt

Television New Zealand One World of Sports t-shirt

  • Memorabilia
  • TVNZ
  • Clothing
  • T-Shirts

For when sports staff go casual...

Read more: Television New Zealand One World of Sports t-shirt

Tension Meters

  • Equipment
  • NZBC

For when the tension builds...

Read more: Tension Meters

Test Pattens

  • Equipment

My collection of test patterns used on screens in Aotearoa.

Read more: Test Pattens

The Vote desk

The Vote, The Desk?

  • TV3
  • Furniture

For when the nation has spoken...

Read more: The Vote, The Desk?

Thingee Just Fishing jigsaw

  • Thingee
  • Memorabilia
  • Toys
  • Jigsaws

For a rainy day at the bach...

Read more: Thingee Just Fishing jigsaw

Thingee Snowcoaster jigsaw

  • Thingee
  • Memorabilia
  • Toys
  • Jigsaws
  • What Now
  • Holdson

For a rainy day at the bach...

Read more: Thingee Snowcoaster jigsaw

Thingee soft toy

  • Thingee
  • Memorabilia
  • Toys
  • TVNZ

For when you need a cuddly toy for your conveyor belt ...

Read more: Thingee soft toy

Thingee Summer Fun jigsaw

  • Thingee
  • Memorabilia
  • Toys
  • Jigsaws
  • What Now

For a rainy day at the bach...

Read more: Thingee Summer Fun jigsaw

Thingee Touchdown jigsaw

  • Thingee
  • Memorabilia
  • Toys
  • Two
  • Jigsaws
  • What Now
  • Holdson

For a rainy day at the bach...

Read more: Thingee Touchdown jigsaw

Thunderbirds Are Go diecast multiset

  • Memorabilia
  • Toys
  • Thunderbirds

For when you need to rescue your other toys ...

Read more: Thunderbirds Are Go diecast multiset

Mayan temple model

Time Bandits Mayan temple model

  • Props

For that scene in Mexico...

Read more: Time Bandits Mayan temple model

Clocks

Time Bandits souvenir clocks

  • Clocks

For when you don't have enough time...

Read more: Time Bandits souvenir clocks

Gadget

Time Bandits Tech props

  • Props

For dressing that set...

Read more: Time Bandits Tech props

Van

Tool Guys van (Outrageous Fortune)

  • Vehicles

For when you need some handy men and their tools...

Read more: Tool Guys van (Outrageous Fortune)

Top Town sticker

  • Memorabilia
  • Stickers
  • Top Town
  • Griffins

For when 80's typography rocks your world..

Read more: Top Town sticker

Top Town team captain t-shirt

  • Memorabilia
  • T-Shirts
  • Top Town

For when you're in charge ...

Read more: Top Town team captain t-shirt

Book cover

Topp, Jools & Topp, Lynda "Topp Twins book" (2003)

  • Memorabilia
  • Books

'Camp Mother', 'Camp Leader', the two 'Kens' from the irrepressible Jools and Lynda Topp.

Read more: Topp, Jools & Topp, Lynda "Topp Twins book" (2003)

tote bag

Tote bag (Shortland Street)

  • Memorabilia
  • Luggage
  • Shortland Street

For when you need to carry some stuff...

Read more: Tote bag (Shortland Street)

Toy Ambulance

Toy ambulance (Shortland Street)

  • Memorabilia
  • Toys
  • Shortland Street

For when you need to pretend to be a paramedic...

Read more: Toy ambulance (Shortland Street)

Toyota Hiace van

  • Vehicles
  • Television New Zealand

For when you need to move some stuff or people...

Read more: Toyota Hiace van

Toyota Hilux (Outdoors with Geoff)

  • Vehicles

For when Geoff was going hunting and fishing...

Read more: Toyota Hilux (Outdoors with Geoff)

Trading cards (Shortland Street)

  • Memorabilia
  • Shortland Street
  • Trading Cards

For when you grew out of collecting star wars cards ..

Read more: Trading cards (Shortland Street)

Bag

Travel bag (Shortland Street)

  • Memorabilia
  • Luggage
  • Shortland Street

For when you need to change out of your scrubs ..

Read more: Travel bag (Shortland Street)

Tripods

  • Equipment
  • NZBC

For when the camera must be steady...

Read more: Tripods

TV Kiwi and Cat 2 series stickers

  • Memorabilia
  • TVNZ
  • Stickers

For when you need to decorate your mirror...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat 2 series stickers

TV Kiwi and Cat asleep in dish sticker

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • Stickers
  • TV Kiwi

It's half-past closedown ...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat asleep in dish sticker

TV Kiwi and Cat at video switcher desk sticker

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • Stickers
  • TV Kiwi
  • Avery Labels

Here TV Kiwi is responsible for switching from one camera to the other as requested by the producer...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat at video switcher desk sticker

TV Kiwi and Cat canisters

  • Memorabilia
  • Kitchenware
  • TV Kiwi

Get organised in the kitchen...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat canisters

TV Kiwi and Cat clock

  • Memorabilia
  • TVNZ
  • TV Kiwi

For when you need to know the time...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat clock

TV Kiwi and cat coffee mug

  • Memorabilia
  • TVNZ
  • TV Kiwi
  • Crockery

For when you need a coffee to go...

Read more: TV Kiwi and cat coffee mug

TV Kiwi and Cat dancing sticker

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • Stickers
  • TV Kiwi

Dig those nifty walkmen...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat dancing sticker

TV Kiwi and Cat green sticker

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • Stickers
  • TV Kiwi
  • Avery Labels

Best buddies

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat green sticker

TV Kiwi and Cat pillowcase

  • Memorabilia
  • TV Kiwi
  • Bedding

Get a restful sleep...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat pillowcase

TV Kiwi and Cat putting out bottle sticker

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • Stickers
  • TV Kiwi
  • Phil Stic

Who remembers home delivered milk?

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat putting out bottle sticker

TV Kiwi and Cat scary screen sticker

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • Stickers
  • TV Kiwi
  • Phil Stic

TV Kiwi version of The Ring???

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat scary screen sticker

TV Kiwi and Cat school bag

  • Memorabilia
  • TV Kiwi
  • Luggage

Happiness is going to school...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat school bag

Stickers

TV Kiwi and Cat sheet of stickers

  • Memorabilia
  • TVNZ
  • Stickers

For when a friend needs some cheering up...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat sheet of stickers

TV Kiwi and Cat silver necklace

  • Memorabilia
  • TVNZ
  • TV Kiwi
  • Jewellery

Bling ...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat silver necklace

TV Kiwi and Cat soap

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • TV Kiwi
  • Toiletries

For when you need to wash up...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat soap

TV Kiwi and Cat talcum powder

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • TV Kiwi
  • Toiletries

For when you used to dry the baby...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat talcum powder

TV Kiwi and Cat tambourine

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • TV Kiwi
  • Musical Instruments

For when you feel the rhythm...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat tambourine

TV Kiwi and Cat Tastie nut bar poster

  • Memorabilia
  • TV Kiwi
  • Food
  • Tastie

For when you're hungry...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat Tastie nut bar poster

TV Kiwi and Cat tower towel...

  • Memorabilia
  • TVNZ
  • TV Kiwi
  • Manchester

For when you're wet but need to be dry...

Read more: TV Kiwi and Cat tower towel...

TV Kiwi costume

  • Memorabilia
  • TVNZ
  • Clothing

For when you need to dress up as the TV Kiwi...

Read more: TV Kiwi costume

TV Kiwi Jotter pads

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • TV Kiwi
  • Stationary
  • Olympic

When you need to right something down...

Read more: TV Kiwi Jotter pads

Book cover

TV Kiwi pocket puzzles

  • Memorabilia
  • Television New Zealand
  • TV Kiwi
  • Stationary
  • BG

When you need to right something down...

Read more: TV Kiwi pocket puzzles

Soft toy

TV Kiwi soft toy (1987)

  • Memorabilia
  • Toys
  • Television New Zealand
  • TV Kiwi

When you need something to cuddle at night...

Read more: TV Kiwi soft toy (1987)

TV Kiwi sunbathing towel...

  • Memorabilia
  • TVNZ
  • TV Kiwi
  • Manchester

For when you're at the beach...

Read more: TV Kiwi sunbathing towel...

TV Kiwi with camera t-shirt

  • Memorabilia
  • Clothing
  • Television New Zealand
  • T-Shirts
  • TV Kiwi

For when your day job involves cameras...

Read more: TV Kiwi with camera t-shirt

TV__ Sign

  • TVNZ
  • Branding

Fell off the the old TVNZ building...

Read more: TV__ Sign

TV2 Matchbook

  • Memorabilia
  • South Pacific Television
  • TV2
  • Matchbook

For back when no one knew smoking kills you so gifts to help you smoke weren't sinister...

Read more: TV2 Matchbook

Film Cannister label

TV2 South Pacific Television film cannister label

  • Equipment
  • South Pacific Television
  • TV2

For keeping track of the footage...

Read more: TV2 South Pacific Television film cannister label

Disc of some sort

TV2 South Pacific Television join us disc

  • South Pacific Television
  • TV2

For inviting folks to watch...

Read more: TV2 South Pacific Television join us disc

TV2 Sticker

  • Memorabilia
  • South Pacific Television
  • TV2
  • Stickers

For decorating your school locker...

Read more: TV2 Sticker

Picnic blanket

TV3 + C4 picnic blanket

  • TV3
  • Stationary

For when you're dinning in a meadow or on the beach...

Read more: TV3 + C4 picnic blanket

Watch

TV3 29-11-1989 watch

  • TV3
  • Memorabilia
  • Watches

For the time TV3 launched...

Read more: TV3 29-11-1989 watch

Ad

TV3 ad for Medium 3D screening

  • TV3
  • 3D TV

For when Medium went 3D

Read more: TV3 ad for Medium 3D screening

Aerial Disk

TV3 Aerial Disk

  • TV3
  • Equipment

For the signal

Read more: TV3 Aerial Disk

Fake brick walls

TV3 brick style set asset

  • TV3
  • Equipment

For when the background needs character...

Read more: TV3 brick style set asset

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Latest Updates

  • 2017 - TV3 rebranded as Three
  • Leslie, D. Brent "TV and Te Tiriti - key factors in Aotearoa’s bicultural surge" (2023)
  • TV3 29-11-1989 watch
  • TV3 Pacific PW1197 watch
  • NZBC Leminia stopwatch - D. Drury WNTV1
  • 3 Cricket world series T Shirt
  • 3 Adidas promo football sports shirt (2005)
  • Bro'Town T-shirt
  • Comrie, Margie "TVNZ: Capturing and Keeping a Deregulated Broadcasting Market" 1993
  • OI (1994-95?)
  • Von Tempsky (1975)
  • Media, the (1977
  • Two at Seven (1975-?)
  • Cul de Sac, the (2016-18)
  • Reid, John. "Whatever It Takes" (2018)
  • 1996 -  Aotearoa Television Network
  • Teoh, Elna "Television New Zealand's Charter: The struggle between social responsibilities and commercial imperatives." (2003)
  • 1988 - TVNZ becomes a state-owned enterprise
  • Norris, P & Pauling, B. "New Technologies and the Digital Future" 2001
  • Norris, P & Pauling, B. "Public Broadcasting in the Digital Age: Issues for New Zealand" July 2005.
  • Norris, P & Fransworth, J (eds) "Keeping It Ours: Issues of Television Broadcasting in New Zealand" (1997)
  • Rennie, H. B. "Rennie Report"  (1988)
  • Committee on Broadcasting "The Broadcasting Future of New Zealand" (The Adam Report) (1973)
  • 2002 - TVNZ becomes a crown owned company
  • Caims, Neil. "The Need for Drama." (200)

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