Tamariki

Series for children, featuring some very well-known New Zealanders.

Tamariki series and films

  • Michal Bush, in all pink, plays a guitar in her music room. The text above reads: "Music with Michal."

    Music with Michal

    Learn Music with Michal -- sing, dance, laugh, and play.
    5 episodes
    9m
  • A yellow graphic with two blue penguins dancing. Below them is the text: "Bigsies and Littles."

    Bigsies and Littles

    Two penguins explore everyday life, finding big meaning in little moments.
    10 episodes
    7m
  • In an animated graphic, the top of a man's face is seen in front of fence, above which are a collection of native New Zealand birds. In the middle of the image, in the middle of the birds, is the text: "8 new episode streaming now. BIRD'S EYE VIEW 2."

    Bird's Eye View

    Feathered friends ponder and debate the bizarre behaviours of humans.
    2 seasons/16 episodes
    5m
  • A half light purple and half yellow background with host, Josh Thomson, in the centre. Behind him are black and white images of six historical figures from various time periods. They have been superimposed so that they appear in a staggered star burst sort of pattern. Yellow text reads, "My Favourite Dead Person".

    My Favourite Dead Person

    A sketch show for kids that honours NZ history by telling some of our stories.
    3 seasons/24 episodes
    9m
  • An animated image of a small wooden ship sailing along a light blue sea that blends into the sky above. The text in the center reads "What Will I Be Today?" A turquoise bird sits on the 'W' in "What."

    What Will I Be Today?

    Kauri, Esera & Wing Gai go on imaginative adventures to solve everyday problems.
    1 season/9 episodes
    5m
  • A podcast cover for "The Aotearoa History Show" features the title written in colorful, chalk-like letters on a blackboard background. The words "THE" and "AOTEAROA" are in light blue, "HISTORY" is in pink, and "SHOW" is in green with green chalk lines radiating outwards.

    The Aotearoa History Show

    The story of NZ and its people from its geological origins to modern day.
    1 season/14 episodes
    19m

More to watch

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  • Comedy13

    Docos and drama with a healthy dose of humour.

    Jordan a.k.a. How to DAD looks quizzically into the camera. The orange text on the left reads: "OUT OF MY LEAGUE."
    Against a yellow-and-orange background, the cyan-coloured text reads: "the All Goods Race."
    A woman sitting on a chair next to a desk and coffee table. She's smiling at the camera. Text reads, "Aotearoa's Most Bizarre Conspiracies".

  • Hidden gems10

    A collection of some of the best bits you might have missed on RNZ Video.

    One young woman sits on another who is in a wheelchair in a zany candid moment. Text reads "This is Wheel Life with Soph and Indy"
    Whitney Steel & Nathan Taare sit at a table and smell samples of a perfume. White text below them reads: "JOURNEY OF SCENT."
    Eight seperate images edited into two rows of four, each showing different images of people and art. Text reads, "Marauders".

  • Rangatahi30

    Series made by young people, for young people.

    Against a yellow-and-orange background, the cyan-coloured text reads: "the All Goods Race."
    A vertical poster showing three young men sitting in front of a dark wall, with the title 'Rū ANA TE WHENUA: Alien Weaponry Shake Europe' displayed.
    A hand with red-painted nails exits through a small, curtained hole in a red wall. The text reads: "DAY ONE SHORTS."
A vertical poster showing three young men sitting in front of a dark wall, with the title 'Rū ANA TE WHENUA: Alien Weaponry Shake Europe' displayed.
A multi-media illustration of four different figures in different art styles. Text reads, "Our Aotearoa".
A yellow graphic with two blue penguins dancing. Below them is the text: "Bigsies and Littles."
Black text on a beige background, text reads "Fight for the Wild". Behind the text are three illustrations, one is of New Zealand the other is a disembodied head of a Tūī and the third is a fantail.
A mixed crowd with people standing among police officers wearing helmets and masks. The image has a black background with the white title 'Boiling Point, March 2nd'.
A portrait of a child looking into the camera. On their head is a collection of blue and green strips of ribbon that intertwine with their long braided hair. They are wearing a blue shirt, a jacket and a bow tie. Text reads, "Loading Docs". Beside the text is a simple graphic circle meant to look like a roll of film.
A two dimensional Illustration of a screen showing DNA shapes in front a conveyor belt with kākāpō on it. Text reads, "What if...? Genomics in Aotearoa".
The top and bottom of the image are battle scenes from the first two seasons of the series Stolen Lands. The gold text in the middle reads: "STOLEN LANDS."
A school of fish swim together in the ocean. The text reads "Turning the Tide"
A close up of a video game controller, the lighting makes it look slightly pink and blue. Text reads, "Game Change".
A person on a BMX bike jumping over the camera, silhouetted against a cloudy sky. Text reads, "No Limits".
A woman siting on a two person sized couch, she has her arms spread to the sides. She's looking at the camera. Text reads, "I Got You".
On the left side of the graphic is the back of a yellow-on-black female athlete as she walks away. On the right side is a block of yellow. In the middle, written from top to bottom, is the text "OUTSIDE" in black and "THE LINES" in yellow.
Dark grey background with yellow text reading, "The Barber Shope". There is a illustration in the same yellow of a Māori design.
A bagpipe band stand in a field ready to perform. The text reads: "12,000 Miles from NZ to the Green."
A background image made up of red orange and blue shapes. Text reads, "Shine One Katherine Mansfield" in the 'O' is a black and white photograph of Katherine Mansfield's face.
Against a black background, a group of opera singers sing. The green text reads: "Toiere."
A man in traditional Māori dress and a full face tā moko is standing in the forest. He is holding a wooden pole object. Text reads, "NZ Wars: Stories of Wairau".
On a dark-brown background, the light-brown text reads: "MATA REPORTS."
A group of people performing a haka outside amongst the trees. The person at the front is in focus and doing a pukana. Text reads, "NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka".
A woman sitting on a chair next to a desk and coffee table. She's smiling at the camera. Text reads, "Aotearoa's Most Bizarre Conspiracies".
Text reads, "Treaty Talks Aotearoa, Hosted by Kara Rickard". Surrounding the text is an image of a version of the Coat of Arms, the 'Crown' figure is holding a Māori flag.
Black and white faces of Helen Clark, Dame Jenny Shipley, Jim Bolger Geoffrey Palmer and Mike Moore, with the words 'The 9th Floor' underneath them. The background of the image is black.
A large mountain capped with snow. Text reads, "Land of the Long White Cloud".