South Pacific Pictures

South Pacific Pictures is a television production company based in New Zealand. The company produces drama series, mini-series, telemovies and feature films for the domestic market and international market. SPP's largest property is Shortland Street the half-hour soap for TVNZ's TV2. In 2006, the company released Sione's Wedding and in 2002, the Oscar-nominated feature film Whale Rider. In 1998 the company produced the feature film, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, the sequel to Once Were Warriors.

In August 1999, the company moved from Browns Bay (Auckland) to a new purpose built studio complex in Henderson, West Auckland.

SPP is in a joint venture with Australian company SLR Productions to produce animated shows aimed at international markets and also has a 50% interest in Satellite Media and has also created a joint venture known as Kura Productions with Quinton Hita to produce programming for the Māori Television Service.

South Pacific Pictures is owned by CEO John Daniel Barnett and UK based All3Media.

South Pacific Pictures

Film

Title	Year	Notes
The Girl from Mars	1991	Canadian–New Zealand–American co–production
The End of the Golden Weather
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?	1999
Jubilee	2000
Whale Rider	2002	New Zealand–German co-production
Sione's Wedding	2006
We're Here to Help	2007
The Secret of Moonacre	2008	French–British–Hungarian–American co-production
My Wedding and Other Secrets	2011
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business	2012
White Lies	2013
Tip Top Taj Mahal	2018	Pre-production

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Current productions

Title	Year	Channel	Notes
Shortland Street	1992	TVNZ 2	26 series' 6,200+ episodes
The Brokenwood Mysteries	2014	Prime	3 series' 12 episodes
Westside	2015	Three	3 series' 24 episodes
800 Words	2015	Seven Network	Australian–New Zealand co-production 2 series' 24 episodes
Forensics NZ	2016	Prime	Documentary series 5 episodes
Spitfire Girls	TBA		British–New Zealand co-production In development

Key

Denotes television series that have not yet been released

1970s

Title	Year	Channel	Notes
Secret Doors	1976		Australian television film

1980s

Title	Year	Channel	Notes
All for One	1989		1 series 8 episodes
Betty's Bunch	1989		1 series 13 episodes
Space Knights	1989		1 series 22 episodes

1990s

1990–94

Title	Year	Channel	Notes
African Journey	1990		1 series 6 episodes
Gold	1990		1 series 20 episodes
Raider of the South Seas	1990		Canadian–New Zealand co-production 1 series 8 episodes
The Rogue Stallion	1990		Australian television film
Star Runner	1990		1 series 8 episodes
Clarence	1990		Canadian–American–New Zealand co-production Television film
Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House	1991	Showtime	American anthology series 1 series 3 episodes
The Boy from Andromeda	1991		New Zealand–Canadian co-production 1 series 6 episodes
Marlin Bay	1991– 93	TV2	3 series' 39 episodes
Old Scores	1991	TVNZ	Television film
The Other Side of Paradise	1992		22 February British–Australian–New Zealand co-production Mini-series
Growing Rich	1992	ITV	British series; production services 1 series 6 episodes
The Sound and the Silence	1992		Canadian–New Zealand co-production Television film
The Ray Bradbury Theater IV	1992	USA Network	Anthology series; series' 5 and 6 26 episodes
The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior	1992		American television film; production services
Adrift	1993	CBS	Canadian television film Consultant
Soldier Soldier	1993	ITV	British mini-series Production services; series 3 3 episodes
Deepwater Haven	1993		New Zealand–Australian–French co-production 1 series 26 episodes
Fallout	1993		Two-part mini-series
White Fang	1993– 94		Canadian–French–New Zealand co-production 1 series 26 episodes
Mrs. Piggle–Wiggle	1994	Showtime	American series; production services 1 series 13 episodes

1995–99

Title	Year	Channel	Notes
Plainclothes	1995	TV One	2 series' 26 episodes
Riding High	1995		1 series 65 episodes
City Life	1996–98	TV2	15 July 1 series 26 episodes
Double Booking	1997	TV2	Comedy Playhouse stand-alone pilot 1 episode
House of Sticks	1997	TV One	Montana Sunday Theatre stand-alone pilot 1 episode
Market Forces	1997–99	TV One	2 series' 14 episodes
McPhail & Gadsby	1997	TV One	1 series 7 episodes
Tales of the South Seas	1998	Network Ten	5 September Australian series 1 series 22 episodes
Lawless	1999		26 June Television film
Fearless	1999		Television film
Jackson's Wharf	1999– 2000	TV2	2 series' 46 episodes

2000s

Title	Year	Channel	Notes
Lawless: Dead Evidence	2000	TV2	Television film
Lawless: Beyond Justice	2001	TV2	Television film
Mercy Peak	2001–04	TV One	3 series' 60 episodes
Being Eve	2001–02	TV3	2 series' 26 episodes
Ihaka: Blunt Instrument	2001		Australian television film
Mataku	2002	TV3	Anthology series 2 series' 13 episodes
New Zealand Idol	2004–06	TV2	3 series' 87 episodes
How Clean is Your House?	2005–07	TV One	2 series' 20 episodes
Kidnapped	2005	BBC One	British–New Zealand co-production Mini-series 3 episodes
Outrageous Fortune	2005–10	TV3	6 series' 107 episodes
Interrogation	2005	Prime	1 series 13 episodes
Maddigan's Quest	2006	TV3	New Zealand–Australian–British co-production 1 series 13 episodes
Wa$ted!	2007–08	TV3	2 series' 20 episodes
The Man Who Lost His Head	2007	TV One	British–New Zealand co-production Television film
Captain Cook — Obsession and Discovery	2007	Prime	Australian–New Zealand–Canadian co-production Documentary series 4 episodes
New Zealand's Got Talent	2008	Prime	1 series 13 episodes
Go Girls	2009– 13	TV2	5 series' 65 episodes
Diplomatic Immunity	2009	TV One	1 series 13 episodes

2010s

Title	Year	Channel	Notes
Scoundrels	2010	ABC	American series 8 episodes
Stolen	2010	TV3	Television film
Rivers with Craig Potton	2010	Prime	Documentary series 5 episodes
Spies and Lies	2010	TV One	Television film
The Almighty Johnsons	2011–13	TV3	3 series' 36 episodes
Nothing Trivial	2011– 13	TV One	3 series' 39 episodes
Wild Coasts with Craig Potton	2011	Prime	Documentary series 5 episodes
Golden	2012	TV3	1 series 6 episodes
High Country Rescue	2012	TV One	1 series 8 episodes
The Blue Rose	2013	TV3	1 series 13 episodes
Step Dave	2014– 15	TV2	2 series' 26 episodes
Nothing Trivial[1] (Checking August 2018, reference link appears to be gone.)	2014	TV One	Television film
Tatau	2015	BBC Three	8 episodes
Word Up	2015	TV One	1 series 13 episodes

References

External links

• South Pacific Pictures Website