Great Southern Television
Great Southern Television is a television production company primarily based in Auckland, New Zealand. The company produces television for the domestic and international markets - including factual, light entertainment, drama and documentary. The company has won numerous awards and accolades for its work in the New Zealand television industry, and is most notable for its long-running current affairs satire show Eating Media Lunch.
It was founded on June 1st, 2002 and owned by Philip Smith and Sir David Levene.
The company has worked with a host of broadcasters locally and internationally, including TVNZ, TV3, Prime New Zealand, Maori Television Service, The History Channel, Channel 7 Australia, Channel 9 Australia; ABC Australia, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel and BSkyB. In December 2017 it was announced that Seven West Media had acquired a 70% share of Great Southern.
In 2016, the company announced that it is producing a Maori current affairs show for TV3.
The company also has offices in Sydney, Australia.Productions
Drama
- The Kick Telefeature
- Agent Anna Series 1-2
- The Cult Series 1
- Bogan Brothers Series 1
- The Pretender Series 1-2
- Why Does Love? The Exponents Story.
- Hillary.
- NZ Wars - Ruapekapeka
Comedy
- The Unauthorised History of New Zealand Series 1-4
- The Millen Baird Show Series 1
- Feedback Series 1
- 1000 Apologies Series 1
- Eating Media Lunch Series 1-8
- Back of the Y Series 1-3
- The Spinoff 2018
Film
- Honk If You’re Horny
- Show of Hands
- Apron Strings
- Babylon
Documentary/Current Affairs
- The Hui, 2016, 2017, 2018
Factual/Reality Series
- Shearing Gang Series 1-3
- Coast New Zealand Series 1
- Crayfishers Series 1
- Coast Australia Series 1-2
- Drug Bust Series 1-2
- Rescue 1 Series 1-4
- The Claim Game Series 1
- Danger Beach Series 1-2
- The Lion Man Series 1-3
- Loggers
- Casketeers
- Remarkable Vets
- Truth Files
- Real Escapes
