NHNZ Worldwide

NHNZ Worldwide NHNZ WORLDWIDE is an Emmy award-winning specialist factual production company https://www.nhnz.tv She works as the fulltime CEO.

NHNZ WORLDWIDE is an Emmy award-winning documentary production company with 30 years’ plus experience in the international market. From 113 episodes of human triumph in I SURVIVED for A&E to the cinematic wonder of MYSTERIOUS PLANET for the launch of Discovery+, NHNZ Worldwide has proven itself across multiple unscripted genres. With its origins as a world-leading blue chip natural history content

producer and blockbusters for top franchises such as SHARKFEST, NHNZ Worldwide began in New Zealand but has now built a strong factual team in the USA, while continuing to work with broadcasters worldwide including Discovery, TLC, HGTV, PBS, Smithsonian Channel, NHK, Arté and National Geographic. Recognized in the REALSCREEN GLOBAL 100 list of the world’s most innovative and respected non-scripted production companies, NHNZ Worldwide is also globally-renowned for its archive library and has recently expanded into branded content. In 2021 a majority shareholding in the company was acquired by DAME JULIE CHRISTIE DNZM, a multi-award-winning creator and producer of unscripted formats in 30 world markets. Julie was awarded a damehood in 2017 for Services to Governance and Television.

Join us and watch our Black Ferns recall the poi phenomenon of the 2021 Rugby World Cup as they attempt to master the ar...
06/12/2024

Join us and watch our Black Ferns recall the poi phenomenon of the 2021 Rugby World Cup as they attempt to master the art of poi and perform as a group, on stage. Take an in-depth look into their lives and follow their challenging poi training in parallel with their rugged rugby season.

Watch the series “Poi Stories” on YouTube and through NZR+ 📺

Building on its achievement portfolio, DYNAMIC PLANET won BEST DIRECTOR DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL at the NZTV Awards on Friday...
25/11/2024

Building on its achievement portfolio, DYNAMIC PLANET won BEST DIRECTOR DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL at the NZTV Awards on Friday night. It is great to have this groundbreaking show acknowledged locally too. Big congrats to the directors, Siddharth and Sophie for their recognition!

Fortunate to be guided by such a LEGEND of NZ TV, our CEO Dame Julie Christie. We are very proud that her decades suppor...
25/11/2024

Fortunate to be guided by such a LEGEND of NZ TV, our CEO Dame Julie Christie. We are very proud that her decades supporting and innovating within the TV industry in Aotearoa were recognised on Friday night at the New Zealand Television Awards

The accolades keep coming and we are super proud that DYNAMIC PLANET is a Finalist in the REALSCREEN AWARDS 2025 for the...
14/11/2024

The accolades keep coming and we are super proud that DYNAMIC PLANET is a Finalist in the REALSCREEN AWARDS 2025 for the Environmental & Natural History genre.

Great to be a part of 'outstanding content from around the world' and produce such important storytelling. Bring on February! 😊

We are thrilled to announce that our climate change series, DYNAMIC PLANET was the WINNER of the Best Factual Series in ...
04/11/2024

We are thrilled to announce that our climate change series, DYNAMIC PLANET was the WINNER of the Best Factual Series in the Silbersalz Science & Media Awards over the weekend! 😊

22/10/2024

Our Online Editor, Nicholas chose the iridescently colourful mantis shrimp for his STAFF PICK!

While tiny, it’s one of the most impressive ocean killers, slaying its prey in milliseconds. This skill in hunting (by either spearing or smashing techniques) and their complex social behaviours all work to illustrate how highly intelligent the mantis shrimp are.

With their great capacity to absorb knowledge, these mantis shrimp cleverly seek out and interact with other shrimp. Mantis shrimp can also see things humans can barely conceive of. Their eyes are thought to be the most multifaceted in the animal kingdom, with great colour and depth perception, as well as polarisation sensitivity all helping to make their brains super-efficient.

Check out the mantis shrimp and lots of other oceanic creatures in our footage library. Link in bio

16/10/2024

Our Head of Business Affairs, Brett adores the majestic manta rays of the Hauraki Gulf for his STAFF PICK!

The manta ray has the largest brain to body ratio of any living fish. They are sometimes called a 'devil fish' because of their two horns. In Spanish the word 'manta' describes their shape meaning blanket, coat or shawl.

Manta’s like to play with their food and they form long chains of zooplankton and krill and then glide in circles to create a spiral effect, catching this fish food in their wake. This constant swimming is crucial though as they must keep moving so that water can flow over their gills to respire/breathe.

Mapping their environment clearly using sight and smell – manta rays have demonstrated high levels of intelligence and long-term memory, similar to dolphins and elephants!

Check out the manta ray and lots of other oceanic creatures in our footage library. Link in bio

10/10/2024

Today we have our Head of Technology, Wayne’s very loyal STAFF PICK: the kākāpō! This chunky parrot is a treasure of Aotearoa. In fact, it has won NZ’s Bird of the Year twice!

The kākāpō are arguably the longest-lived bird species in the world, estimated to reach 90 years. They have a real character, being frequently described as “quirky” even “strange” and a bit “dippy” but after working with them on a film in the 90s they still managed to steal Wayne’s heart. According to DOC, sadly there are only 244 kākāpō alive today…

Check out the kākāpō and lots of other flightless Kiwi birds in our footage library. Link in bio

20/09/2024

Appropriately we are a bit slow on showing our “very demure, very modest and very mindful” sloths. We think you’ll agree the baby at the end is certainly “cutesy” too

Check out the other South American footage we have recently uploaded to our library. Link in bio

* Thanks to the TikTokker Jools Lebron for the inspo and enjoy with your sound on! 🎼

10/09/2024

A cute little clip to get you over the ‘hump day’ of the week and 2 impressive orangutan facts as demonstrated beautifully by our pals here:

1) they use plants cleverly - rain protection and also to treat joint and muscle inflammation; and
2) known as the ‘gardeners of the forest’, orangutans help the wider ecosystem flourish by mainly eating fruit and dispersing its seeds across the rainforest!

*Enjoy with your sound on! 🎼

02/09/2024

Our Archivist, Jamie's STAFF PICK: the aye-aye!

Local folklore believes that the nocturnal aye-ayes bring bad luck and death. This concern had many killed on sight, so they are now legally protected. While aye-ayes were believed to be endangered, thankfully research of late suggests they’re in much higher numbers than previously thought.

Some researchers believe the name ‘aye-aye’ comes from the phrase “I don’t know” in Malagasy, which may be because locals were afraid to speak the name…

Check out these wide-eyed cuties in our footage library. Link in bio

26/08/2024

Everyone is back in class with 🦧🏫 This widely loved series features the world of orphaned orangutans as they get their lessons in life from the devoted staff at the Nyrau Menteng rehabilitation centre which is run by the in Indonesia.

For ways to watch, head to https://lovenature.com/channel-finder

19/08/2024

Today is WORLD ORANGUTAN DAY. Today we celebrate orangutans and their exceptional characteristics and mannerisms, such as the love shown in this clip between a māmā and its baby.

It is also an opportunity to highlight the plight of orangutans and the devastation that the exotic pet trade and widespread deforestation is having on their numbers. Sadly, all three species of orangutan are critically endangered, and populations continue to diminish.

We feel extremely lucky at NHNZ Worldwide to have had such incredible experiences with these brilliant Orangutans!

*Enjoy with your sound on! 🎼

08/08/2024

Some exclusive Olympic highlights you may have missed, brought to you by Department of Conservation (DOC) and us, at NHNZ Worldwide.

Over the past few years, NHNZ Worldwide has been very proud to support DOC with footage of our precious taonga. It has been great to partner with DOC again to be able to bring you this exclusive Olympic coverage!

So cheers DOC! And cheers to all our real athletes representing all us Kiwi (feathery and not).

(No wildlife was harmed in the making of these clips)

📷 Kiwi rolly polly: DOC
📷 Sea lion: NHNZ WW
📷 Kiwi 100m track: NHNZ WW
📷 Whio: DOC
📷 Dusky dolphin: DOC
📷 Gannet: NHNZ WW
📷 Owlet caterpillar: NHSH
📷 Hoiho: Ocular
📷 Elephant seal: DOC, Madeleine Brennan
📷 Paradise duck high jump: NHNZ WW
📷 Fur seal long jump: NHNZ WW


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23/07/2024

A cute and fluffy start to your hump day with a crèche of Emperor Penguin Chicks!

Unlike many other animals, male penguins are very involved in the upbringing of their baby chicks. Even the incubation of eggs is shared between both parents. After baby penguin chicks hatch they still need to feel safe and warm and so mum and dad penguins let them ride around on their feet and hide in their cozy brood pouch until they are strong enough to wander around on their own.

We have recently uploaded a lot of Antarctic based footage to our library. Check it out at the link in bio.

*Enjoy with your sound on! 🎼

13/07/2024

Today, July 14 is SHARK AWARENESS DAY - an important day reminding us of what a vital part sharks play in marine ecosystems and to our oceans as a whole!

P.S. I hear Sharks like jazz - Enjoy with your sound on! 🎼🦈

09/07/2024

It’s FREEZING for us in the Southern Hemisphere right now so we thought it appropriate to show you some clips of our ‘giant’ cold loving friends!

Wild Emperor penguins are only found in Antarctica where they breed and parent on ‘fast ice’ - like floating platforms of frozen ocean which are connected to land or ice shelves that surround. Very rarely vagrants have turned up off our coast in New Zealand!

Emperors are the biggest of the 18 species of penguin at 120cms tall. In fact, they are actually one of the largest of all birds! Sadly, they are the least common Antarctic penguin and there is a real push towards research encouraging the formation of Marine Protected Areas to help in protect the species in the face of climate change.

We have recently uploaded a lot of Antarctic based footage to our library. Check it out at the link in bio.

*Enjoy with your sound on! 🎼

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NHNZ is an international production company that sees the world a little differently. Based in Dunedin, on New Zealand’s south east corner, we collaborate with some of the best filmmakers on the planet to make factual TV for the biggest global broadcasters. Our current client list includes PBS, Discovery, National Geographic, A&E, Nat Geo Wild, Travel, Animal Planet, Smithsonian, NHK, CCTV, Youku, Tencent, Arte, ZDF, France Télévisions and many more. Success has been recognized by more than 300 international awards, among them Emmy Awards, the industry’s highest accolade, and the prestigious Wildscreen Panda. NHNZ produces a diverse range of content from character-led series through to nature programming, kids, history and crime. 2018’s production output included ‘Jackie Chan’s Green Heroes’ for National Geographic, ‘Orangutan Jungle School’ for Channel 4, NHK and Love Nature, ‘In Their Own Words’ produced with 1895 Films for National Geographic, and ‘Fish My City’ for NG Wild. Premium blue chip natural history series ‘Big Pacific’, a co-production with PBS, was viewed by over 400 million viewers worldwide and ‘China From Above’, a co-production with National Geographic and CICC, was viewed by quarter of a billion viewers on Chinese online platform Tencent.

With four decades of experience to rely on, NHNZ’s productions are more than one hit wonders. Successful commercial relationships with some of the biggest players in media have seen NHNZ secure many repeat series. Rating success ‘I Survived..’, a crime series for A&E, ran for over 100 episodes. The hugely successful series ‘The Most Extreme’ for Animal Planet continued for six seasons and ‘Wild 24’ ran for three series for Nat Geo Wild. Currently NHNZ is building on the phenomenal global success of multi award-winning co-productions to be announced in 2019. In addition to creating premium content, NHNZ is also experienced in high volume, fast turnaround archive-based series. In the last three years alone, NHNZ has produced over 50 hours of archive-based factual shows, and over 250 hours of kids shows. Experts at blending footage from different sources into a seamless and compelling narrative, these archive-based shows are commercial overachievers as well as crowd pleasers. NHNZ’s stock footage library, NHNZ Moving Images, has a significant holding of more than 200,000 hours of footage from around the world. As well as its own unique footage, Moving Images represents world class cinematographers and libraries – including National Geographic Channel’s prestigious collection. NHNZ’s HQ is home to a state of the art production facility. In 2018, over six petabytes of data was processed, edited and delivered to clients around the world. NHNZ’s post facility has 12 full edit suites, four sound suites, and online and color correct suites that can deliver to the highest international UHD technical standards. Whether the focus is on people, nature, adventure, history, science or all of the above, we try to give it a unique perspective. Perhaps that’s why so much of our work is considered ground-breaking by our audiences, collaborators, partners, and a fair few awards juries. There’s a lot to be said for being based on the edge of the planet. www.nhnz.tv