Bibliography of KiwiTV
Details of books and articles that document or reflect on the history of New Zealand Television.
Articles
Book chapters and articles in Journals and magazines of interest to Kiwi TV devotees
"75 Years Broadcasting the Christchurch Way" (1997)
Published in conjunction with celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of 3ZB/Newstalk ZB.
"Broadcasting House, Wellington" (1965) NZBC
The history of Broadcasting house
"Extension of Television Services in New Zealand" (1971)
Report of the New Zealand Broadcasting Authority
Abel, Sue. "Shaping the News: Waitangi Day on television" (1997)
A study of the way in which New Zealand television presents local news.
Bailey, Judy "My Own Words" 2006
this is a very warm and personal memoir
Bennett, J. E. & Beirne, R. (Eds) "Making Film and Television Histories Aus. and N.Z." (2011)
The anthology approaches film and television texts as primary historical media with the potential to bring historical topics alive through their interplay between past and present.
Berry, John "Seeing Stars - A Study of Show Folk in NZ" (1964)
Reporter and TV critic John Berry reflects on show business folks in New Zealand
Berry, John "Television New Zealand Country Music" (1986)
A history of Country Music on New Zealand TV screens
Bick, Gordon "Compass File, the" (1968)
The then newly-resigned producer of the N.Z.B.C.'s television programme Compass examines television broadcasting in New Zealand
Bollinger, Nick "Jumping Sundays" 2023
The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand. Auckland University Press
Booth, Roger "Bruno" (1999)
The Bruno Lawrence Story
Boyd-Bell, Robert "New Zealand Television, the First 25 Years" (1985)
An amply illustrated record for every New Zealand television watcher.
Brittenden, Roger "Smithy" (1991)
Just A Drummer In The Band - The Ian Smith Story
Burns, Derek "Public Money Private Lives: Aotearoa Television" (1996)
The inside story of Aotearoa Television.
Cairns, B. and Martin, H. "Shortland Street : production, text and audience" 1996.
Behind the scenes on the long running soap opera.
Cameron, Kevin "Two Passions" 2025
From the TV Studio to the Olympic Pool: A Story of Love and Legacy
Columbus, Ray "Modfather, the" (2011)
The life and times of a rock 'n' roll (and TV) pioneer
Comrie, Margie "Boxing on" 1992
Deregulation and the retreat from public service television
Cooper, Annabel "Filming the Colonial Past" (2018)
The New Zealand Wars on Screen
Cryer, Max "Town Cryer" (1978)
Tells of a decade or so in the colourful life of one of New Zealand's most successful entertainers.
D'Audney, Angela "Angela" (2001)
Autobiography by Angela D'Audney, well known television presenter.
Dallard, George "The God slot" 1989
the Church and its broadcasting
Dawson, Charlotte "Charlotte's secrets" (2003)
Advice I Wish I'd Taken
Day, Patrick "Voice and Vision: A History of Broadcasting in New Zealand Vol II" (2000)
This history runs from 1950 to the present day and covers a complex and fast-changing period of development, expansion and structural change.
Drayton Joanne "Hudson & Halls: The food of love" (2018)
celebrates the legacy of the unforgettable Hudson and Halls.
Drydon, Gordon "Out of the Red" (1972)
Anecdotes and reflections from the life of the TV and radio personality.
Dunleavy, T. and Joyce, H. (eds) "New Zealand Film and Television" (2011)
Institution, industry and cultural change
Dunleavy, Trisha "Marlin Bay and Shortland Street" (1997)
Aspects of localness in popular television drama - Masters thesis
Dunleavy, Trisha "New Zealand Television Drama" (1999)
The first thirty years, 1960-1990
Dunleavy, Trisha "Ourselves in Primetime" (2005)
Ourselves in Primetime was the first study of home-grown television drama, covering its development in all genres from 1960 to 2005 and treating landmark programmes in detail.
Edwards, Brian "Public Eye, the" (1971)
Brian Edwards reflect on his career in Television
Edwards, Frank "Bit part actor" (2022)
Recollections from a career of more than 60 years on stage and screen; the memorable roles and the disappointments.
Elliott, Matt "Billy T: The Life and Times of Billy T James" (2000)
Who can ever forget that wonderful giggle?
Elliott, Matt "Kiwi Jokers: The Rise and Rise of New Zealand Comedy" (1997)
A survey of New Zealanders who are funny for profit and fame.
Everson, Pat "Happy Days in Muckle Flugga" (1998)
Her autobiography
Ewing, Barbara "One minute crying time" (2020)
The memoir of one of New Zealand's best-known actors
Farnsworth, J. & Hutchison, J (Eds) "New Zealand Television - A Reader" (2002)
Draws on contemporary writing to provide a comprehensive view of New Zealand television...
Garbutt, Russell "It's O.K. Leaving Here" (1988)
A brief history of the the First 25 Years of Television in Dunedin
Gillies, Gus "Once Upon a Time on TV3" (2024)
The Week We Lost Diana
Gregory, R. J. "N.Z.B.C. revisited : problems of administrative leadership, The" (1982)
Published by New Zealand Institute of Public Administration as part of there Public sector research paper series; v. 3, no. 2.
Gregory, R.J. "Politics and Broadcasting Politics and Broadcasting" (1985)
Before and beyond the NZBC
Hartnell, David "David Hartnell" (2011)
Memoirs of a Gossip Columnist
Hawke, G.R., (Ed.) "Access to the Airwaves" 1990.
Issues in Public Sector Broadcasting, published by Victoria University Press.
Hawkesby, John "Save the Last Dance for Me" 1997
This book contains 40 'anecdotes, observations and commentaries'
Holst, Alison & Larson, Barbara "A Home-grown Cook" (2011)
The Dame Alison Holst Story
Horrocks, R. & Perry, N. "Television in New Zealand" (2004)
Programming the nation
Johnstone, Ian. "Right Channel, the" (1968)
An incisive look at New Zealand television
Johstone, Ian "Stand and Deliver" (1998)
On television
Logan, N. W.W. & Logan, B. "Excuse Me, I Have to Shoot the Guitarist" 2013
The amazing adventures of a Kiwi cartoonist who appeared regularly on After School.
Lowe, Bob "Players for New Zealanders" (1974)
"They're bloody good" Barry Crump
MacGregor, Rob "A journey through N.Z. television" (1961)
Your introduction to television. Penrose Printing and Publishing, [Auckland, N.Z]
Maddock, Shirley "With gently smiling jaws" (1963)
It's fiction, but mirrors some aspects of her own career...
May, Harvey "Popular TV and Cultural Diversity" (2008)
How the second generation of immigrants changed the face of television
McGee, Greg "Tall Tales (Some True)" (2008)
"an intricate web of yarn-spinning that educates, informs and entertains."
McLauchlan, Gordon "A Life's Sentences" (2004)
A memoir - part autobiography and part commentary.
McNeil, Bob "News Travels" (2014)
"Bob was the first of a breed of personality reporters - he went on to become our best known reporter," said then TV3 head of news and current affairs Mark Jennings.
McPhail, David "The Years Before My Death" (2012)
How a small boy with a stammer ended up on the stage
Milne, Kevin "The Life and Times of a Brown Paper Bag" (2010)
Beloved television star of Fair Go, Kevin Milne's bestselling memoir is funny, insightful, incisive, moving and all-round entertaining.
Morris, Clive "TV Personality Parade" (1976)
Features profiles and photographs of New Zealand television personalities from the 1970s
Morton, Harry "Which Way New Zealand"
Includes a chapter on New Zealand television.
Moyle, Terry "Every home should have one: The Appliance Age in New Zealand" (2021)
A celebration of New Zealand appliance history from 1938 to 1988.
Mune, Ian "Mune: An autobiography" (2010)
a unique insider’s view of the roots and development of contemporary theatre, and the modern television and film industry in New Zealand.
Murphy, Geoff "A life on film" (2015)
tells it like it really was in this director's cut of his life and times.
Nemer, Susan "Fighting for diversity"
: New Zealand one-off television dramas - might be a thesis?
Norris, Paul and Pauling, Brian "NZ On Air : an evaluative study" (2013)
A study of NZ On Air and its work over its first two decades
Perry, Nick "The Dominion of signs" 1994
Television, Advertising and Other New Zealand Fictions.
Quinn, Keith "A lucky man" 2000.
Biography of legendary sports commentator Keith Quinn.
Rachel. Jean "City life" (1998)
A case study in the production of a television drama series
Schofield, Phillip "Life's what you make it" (2020)
The moving, intimate memoir by the nation's favourite presenter
Sinclair, Graeme "Life on wheels" (2011)
He writes candidly about his life and career
Smith, Jo "Māori Television: The first Ten Years" (2016)
A history of the first ten years of Māori Television – its growth, its challenges and its unique contribution to New Zealand media culture.
Smith, Paul. "Revolution in the Air" (1996)
Reports on structural changes to New Zealand television before during and after deregulation
Spicer, B. Powell, M. and Emanuel, D. "The remaking of Television New Zealand, 1984-1992" (1996)
Outlines and analyses the radical changes made to television broadcasting in New Zealand during the period
Spoonley, Paul, & Walter Hirsh, (eds.). "Between the Lines" 1990.
Racism and the New Zealand Media.
Sutch, Willam B. "Economics of Television, the" (1959)
Address to the Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand (Christchurch Branch) 28 July 1959
Toogood, Selwyn "Out of the Bag" (1979)
tells it like it really was in this director's cut of his life and times.
Topp, Jools & Topp, Lynda "Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story" (2023)
The story of how a couple of country kids from Huntly became much-loved Kiwi icons and TV stars...
Vaughan, Rod "Bloodied but not beaten" 2012
The stories behind 40 years of investigative journalism.
Whitehouse, Davina "Davina : An Acting Life" (1999)
a self-told story of this local screen icon
Wishart, Ian "Beating big brother" (2000)
How people power turned off the T.V. tax.
Woolf, Ray & Booth, Roger "Hey Wolfie: Welcome to the world" (2018)
His career highlights and his performing secrets
