The 2022 New Zealand Television Awards gala was held on Thursday 24th November at Shed 10 in Auckland. Actor and comedian Kura Forrester was the host.
| Best Post Production Design | James Gardner | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Production Design | Gary Mackay, Alistair Kay, Anneke Botha, | Cowboy Bebop | Intergalactic Productions Limited / Netflix |
| Best Costume Design | Sammy Salsa | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Makeup Design | Amanda Ashton | Ahikāroa: Season 4 | Kura Productions / Whakaata Māori |
| Best Contribution to a Soundtrack | Native Audio | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Images & Sound Best Original Score | David Long & Stephen Gallagher | Mystic: Series 2 | Libertine Pictures & Slim Film + TV / TVNZ 2 |
| Best Editing: Documentary or Factual | Prisca Bouchet, Julie Alp and Annie Goldson | A Mild Touch of Cancer | Occasional Productions / Prime |
| Best Editing: Drama / Comedy Drama | Sacha Campbell | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Camerawork: Documentary or Factual | Bevan Crothers | Moko | Velvet Stone Media Ltd / Whakaata Māori |
| Images & Sound Best Cinematography: Drama / Comedy Drama | Andrew McGeorge | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Script: Comedy | Tom Sainsbury | Wellington Paranormal - Series 4, Episode 4 | New Zealand Documentary Board / TVNZ 2 |
| Best Script: Drama | Harry McNaughton and Natalie Medlock | The Pact, Episode 2 | KOHA Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Best Director: Multi Camera | Mitchell Hawkes | Stan Walker: Impossible Live | Kura Productions / South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 |
| Best Director: Documentary/Factual | Chris Graham | Scribe: Return of the Crusader | The Down Low Concept / TVNZ+ |
| Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama / Comedy Drama | Miki Magasiva | The Panthers, Episode 1 | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Live Event Coverage | Celebrate Matariki | Brendon Butt, Tobias Jones | Kahawai Productions / Various |
| Best Supporting Actress | Timmie Cameron | The Pact | KOHA Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Best Supporting Actor | Scotty Cotter | Kura | Plus6Four Entertainment / TVNZ+ |
| Reporter of the Year | Barbara Dreaver | One News | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 |
| Best Presenter: Entertainment | Tāmati Rimene-Sproat | Hongi To Hāngī: And Everything In Between | Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 |
| Best Presenter: News And Current Affairs | Jack Tame | Q+A with Jack Tame | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 |
| Best Actor | Ian Mune | The Pact | KOHA Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Best Actress | Irene Wood | The Pact | KOHA Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Television Legend | Janine Morrell-Gunn | ||
| Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme | The Casketeers | Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith, Viv Wigby-Ngatai, Chris Anderton, Francis Tipene, Kaiora Tipene | Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 |
| Te Māngai Pāho Best Reo Māori Programme | Te Karere | Rapaera Tawhai, Ripeka Timutimu, Scotty Morrison | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 |
| NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme | The Panthers | Halaifonua Finau, Tom Hern, Vea Mafile'o, Chris Graham, Mario Faumui | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| NZ On Air Best Children's Programme | Bird's Eye View | Sharlene George, Gal Greenspan, Tania Smiler, Gemma Easton, Pete Circuitt, Jared Kahi | SweetShop & Green and Studio Local / HEIHEI |
| Best Sports Programme | 1-39: The Highlanders Story | Ross Karl, Mark Malaki- Williams | Sky Sport |
| Best Entertainment Programme | Semele | Rebecca Tansley, Rochelle Leef, Tash Christie | N.Z. Opera & Greenstone TV / Sky Arts |
| Best Factual Series | Chatham Islanders | Kathleen Mantel | Black Iris Limited / Whakaata Māori |
| Best Current Affairs Programme | Newsroom Investigates: Breaking Bad Practice | Melanie Reid, Mark Jennings, Bonnie Sumner, Paul Enticott | Newsroom |
| Best Original Reality Series | Down for Love | Robyn Paterson, Candida Beveridge | Attitude Pictures / TVNZ 2 |
| Best Format Reality Series | Match Fit - Series 2 | Aaron Dolbel, Mark Taylor, Bailey Mackey | Pango Productions / Warner Bros. Discovery/Three |
| Television Personality of the Year | Bree Tomasel | Celebrity Treasure Island (TVNZ 2) | |
| Best Comedy | Raised by Refugees | Bronwynn Bakker, Cam Bakker, Pax Assadi | Kevin & Co / Prime |
| NZ On Air Best Documentary | Stuff Circuit - Disordered | Paula Penfold, Louisa Cleave, Toby Longbottom, Phil Johnson | Stuff |
| Best News Coverage | Russia Invades Ukraine | Newshub | Warner Bros. Discovery / Newshub |
| NZ On Air Best Drama | The Panthers | Halaifonua Finau, Tom Hern, Vea Mafile'o, Chris Graham, Mario Faumui | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
Full list of nominees
| New Zealand On Air Best Drama | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Pact | KOHA Productions/ TVNZ+ | |
| The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ | |
| One Lane Bridge | Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 | |
| Best Comedy | ||
| Wellington Paranormal - Series 4 | Wellington Paranormal New Zealand Documentary Board / TVNZ 2 | |
| Raised by Refugees | Kevin & Co / Prime | |
| Kid Sister | Greenstone TV / TVNZ+ | |
| Best Factual Series | ||
| Ake, Ake, Ake | Scottie Douglas Productions Ltd / Whakaata Māori | |
| I AM: Series 3 | Screentime New Zealand Limited / TVNZ 1 | |
| Chatham Islanders | Black Iris Limited / Whakaata Māori | |
| New Zealand On Air Best Documentary | ||
| A Mild Touch of Cancer | Occasional Productions / Prime | |
| Stuff Circuit - Disordered | Stuff | |
| Recovery 29 | Screentime New Zealand Limited / Prime | |
| Best Original Reality Series | ||
| The Ex Best Thing | Pango Productions / TVNZ 2 | |
| Down for Love | Attitude Pictures / TVNZ 2 | |
| First Responders | Screentime New Zealand Limited / TVNZ 1 | |
| The Casketeers | Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 | |
| Best Format Reality Series | ||
| MasterChef New Zealand | Screentime New Zealand Limited / Warner Bros. Discovery/Three | |
| Lego Masters NZ | Screentime New Zealand Limited / TVNZ 2 | |
| Match Fit - Series 2 | Pango Productions / Warner Bros. Discovery/Three | |
| Snack Masters NZ | South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 | |
| Best Current Affairs Programme | ||
| Q+A with Jack Tame | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 | |
| Newsroom Investigates | Newsroom | |
| Te Ao with Moana | Whakaata Māori | |
| New Zealand On Air Best Children's Programme | ||
| Goodbye A.I. | Vinewood Animation / HEIHEI | |
| Tamaiti Tū | Te Noni Ltd / Whakaata Māori | |
| Bird's Eye View | SweetShop & Green and Studio Local / HEIHEI | |
| Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme | ||
| Ake Ake Ake | Scottie Douglas Productions Ltd / Whakaata Māori | |
| The Casketeers | Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 | |
| Moana Jackson. Portrait of a Quiet Revolutionary | Tawera / Black Pearl Productions / Whakaata Māori | |
| Te Māngai Pāho Best Reo Māori Programme | ||
| Nga Tohu Matariki o te Tau 2022 | Whakaata Māori | |
| Te Karere | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 | |
| Match Fit | Pango Productions / Warner Bros. Discovery/Three | |
| New Zealand On Air Best Pasifika Programme | ||
| Akanuanua | Tikilounge Productions / TheCoconet.TV | |
| The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ | |
| All Access: Moana Pasifika | Sky Sport | |
| Best News Coverage | ||
| Climate Change & Sea Level Rise | Newshub | Warner Bros. Discovery / Newshub |
| Te Karere & 1 News Breaking Special - Parliament Protest | 1 News | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 |
| Russia Invades Ukraine | Newshub | Warner Bros. Discovery / Newshub |
| Best Sports Programme | ||
| Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting Legends | Hex Work Productions / The Spinoff | |
| 1-39: The Highlanders Story | Sky Sport | |
| East Coast Rising | Pango Productions / TVNZ 2 | |
| Best Live Event Coverage | ||
| Super Saturday Vaxathon | Pango Productions / Various | |
| Ngā Tohu Matariki o te Tau 2022 (Matariki Awards 2022) | Whakaata Māori | |
| Celebrate Matariki | Kahawai Productions / Whakaata Māori | |
| Best Entertainment Programme | ||
| Stan Walker: Impossible Live | Kura Productions / South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 | |
| Semele | N.Z. Opera & Greenstone TV / Sky Arts | |
| Jono & Ben: Good Sports | Take Two Productions / TVNZ 2 | |
| Best Director: Documentary/Factual | ||
| Johnny Agnew | Young and The Reckless | Two Heads / Re: / TVNZ+ |
| Kathleen Mantel | Chatham Islanders | Black Iris Limited / Whakaata Māori |
| Chris Graham | Scribe: Return of the Crusader | The Down Low Concept / TVNZ+ |
| Whatanui Flavell | Ake, Ake, Ake | Scottie Douglas Productions Ltd / Whakaata Māori |
| Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama / Comedy Drama | ||
| Tom Hern & Vea Mafile'o | The Panthers, Episode 3 | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Miki Magasiva | The Panthers, Episode 1 | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Chris Graham & Mario Faumui | The Panthers, Episode 6 | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Actress | ||
| Grace Palmer | Good Grief | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Miriama McDowell | Head High | South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery/Three |
| Irene Wood | The Pact | KOHA Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Best Supporting Actress | ||
| Chelsie Preston Crayford | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Awa Puna | Ahikāroa | Kura Productions / Whakaata Māori |
| Timmie Cameron | The Pact | KOHA Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Best Actor | ||
| Craig Hall | Head High | South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery/Three |
| Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Ian Mune | The Pact | KOHA Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Scotty Cotter | Kura | Plus6Four Entertainment / TVNZ+ |
| Jordan Mooney | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Jordan Vaha'akolo | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Reporter of the Year | ||
| Lisette Reymer | Newshub Live at 6 | Warner Bros. Discovery / Newshub |
| Patrick Gower | Newshub | Warner Bros. Discovery / Newshub |
| Barbara Dreaver | 1 News | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 |
| Best Presenter: Entertainment | ||
| Kanoa Lloyd | Sort Your Life Out NZ | South Pacific Pictures / Warner Bros. Discovery/Three |
| Nore Martin | Moon Tide Fishing | 2BMedia / Whakaata Māori |
| Tāmati Rimene-Sproat | Hongi To Hāngī: And Everything In Between | Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 |
| Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce | Jono & Ben: Good Sports | Take Two Productions / TVNZ 2 |
| Best Presenter: News And Current Affairs | ||
| Oriini Kaipara | Newshub Nation | Warner Bros. Discovery / Newshub |
| Jack Tame | Q+A with Jack Tame | TVNZ / TVNZ 1 |
| Ryan Bridge | Newshub & AM | Warner Bros. Discovery / Newshub |
| Scotty Morrison | Te Karere & Marae | TVNZ & Pango Productions / TVNZ 1 |
| Best Editing: Documentary or Factual | ||
| Toby Longbottom | Stuff Circuit | Stuff |
| Sacha Campbell | Scribe: Return of the Crusader | The Down Low Concept / TVNZ+ |
| Prisca Bouchet, Julie Alp and Annie Goldson | A Mild Touch of Cancer | Occasional Productions / Prime |
| Best Editing: Drama / Comedy Drama | ||
| Margot Francis | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Bryan Shaw | One Lane Bridge | Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 |
| Sacha Campbell | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Camerawork: Documentary or Factual | ||
| Timothy Firkin | Waka Huia | Scottie Productions / TVNZ 1 |
| Bevan Crothers | Moko | Velvet Stone Media Ltd / Whakaata Māori |
| Dominic Fryer | Chatham Islanders | Black Iris Limited / Whakaata Māori |
| Best Director: Multi Camera | ||
| Matt Quin | Rugby League: NZ v Tonga Double Header (Men) | Sky Sport |
| Mitchell Hawkes | Stan Walker: Impossible Live | Kura Productions / South Pacific Pictures / TVNZ 2 |
| Tobias Jones | Celebrate Matariki | Kahawai Productions / Whakaata Māori |
| Images & Sound Best Cinematography: Drama / Comedy Drama | ||
| Nina Wells | Good Grief: Season 2 | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Tim Flower | Kura: Season 2 | Plus6Four Entertainment / TVNZ+ |
| Andrew McGeorge | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Contribution to a Soundtrack | ||
| Tom Miskin, Melanie Graham, Mike Bayliss, Steve Finnigan | Mystic | Libertine Pictures & Slim Film + TV / TVNZ 2 |
| Native Audio | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Gareth Van Niekerk, Brendon Morrow, Steve Finnigan | Beyond the Veil- Albularyo | The Hot House / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+ |
| Images & Sound Best Original Score | ||
| David Long & Stephen Gallagher | Mystic: Series 2 | Libertine Pictures & Slim Film + TV / TVNZ 2 |
| Tihema Bennett | Beyond the Veil: Te Kohu (The Mist) | 10000 Company / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+ |
| Jonathan Crayford, P.Smith, choicevaughan & Diggy Dupé | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Post Production Design | ||
| Paul Lear | Mystic | Libertine Pictures & Slim Film + Television / TVNZ 2 |
| James Gardner | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Alana Cotton | Beyond the Veil: Te Kohu (The Mist) | 10,000 Company / TVNZ 2 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Production Design | ||
| Gary Mackay - Production Designer, Alistair Kay Supervising Art Director, Anneke Botha - Set Decorator. | Cowboy Bebop | Intergalactic Productions Limited / Netflix |
| Jane Bucknell | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Melissa Spicer | Wellington Paranormal: Series 4 | New Zealand Documentary Board / TVNZ 2 |
| Best Costume Design | ||
| Sarah Aldridge | Under the Vines | Libertine Pictures & EQ Media Group / TVNZ 1 |
| Sammy Salsa | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Jane Holland | Cowboy Bebop | Intergalactic Productions / Netflix |
| Best Makeup Design | ||
| Sarah O'Gorman | Under The Vines | Libertine Pictures & EQ Media Group / TVNZ 1 |
| Amanda Ashton | Ahikāroa: Season 4 | Kura Productions / Whakaata Māori |
| Kelly Mitchell | The Panthers | Tavake Limited / TVNZ 1 & TVNZ+ |
| Best Script: Comedy | ||
| Pax Assadi | Raised by Refugees | Kevin & Co / Prime |
| Nick Ward | Wellington Paranormal - Series 4, Episode 5 | New Zealand Documentary Board / TVNZ 2 |
| Tom Sainsbury | Wellington Paranormal - Series 4, Episode 4 | New Zealand Documentary Board / TVNZ 2 |
| Best Script: Drama | ||
| Pip Hall | One Lane Bridge, Series 2, Episode 1 | Great Southern Television Limited / TVNZ 1 |
| Harry McNaughton and Natalie Medlock | The Pact, Episode 2 | KOHA Productions / TVNZ+ |
| Harry McNaughton and Natalie Medlock | The Pact, Episode 5 | KOHA Productions / TVNZ+ |
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