2002 TV Guide NZ Television Awards


The 2002 TV Guide NZ Television Awards were staged on Saturday 29 June 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand. Honouring excellence in New Zealand television for the previous year, the awards were sponsored by New Zealand TV Guide magazine, the final year of its eight-year period as a naming-rights sponsor of the awards. As there had been no awards in 2001, the 2002 awards also covered the 2001 awards period. The awards ceremony was not broadcast on television.

Nominees and winners

Awards were given in 37 categories, including two people's choice awards – Best New Programme and Best Presenter.
Best Children's Programme
Best Documentary
  • 1951, John Bates
  • *Big, Philippa Mossman
  • *Numero Bruno, Nicola Saker
Best Drama Programme
Best Drama Series or Serial
Best Entertainment Programme
Best Entertainment Series
Best Documentary Series
  • Captain's Log, Gresham Bradley & John A. Givins
  • *The Big Art Trip, Janice Finn
  • *Pioneer House, Miranda Grace
Best Factual Series
Best Lifestyle Series
Best Comedy Programme
Best Sports Programme
Best Maori Programme
  • Whanau, Tumanako Productions & Greenstone Pictures
  • *Someone Else's Child, Rhonda Kite
  • *The Truth About Maori, Rhonda Kite
Best Maori Language Programme
  • He Tohunga Whakairo, Toby Mills for Tawera Productions & Moana Maniapoto for Black Pearl Productions)
  • *Ahorangi 2000, Derek Wooster
  • *Ahorangi Ruamano, Maria Amoamo & Paora Maxwell
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Juvenile Actor/Actress
Best Entertainment/Comedy Performance
Best Script Drama Programme
Best Script, Drama Series
Best Script, Comedy
Best Director, Drama
  • Keith Hunter, Staunch
  • *Geoff Cawthorn, Mercy Peak
  • *Yvonne MacKay, Clare
Best Director, Comedy
Best Director, Documentary
  • John Bates, 1951
  • *Steve La Hood, Numero Bruno
  • *Fiona Samuel, Virginity
Best Director, Factual/Entertainment Programme
  • Bryan Bruce, Wild About New Zealand
  • *Nigel Carpenter, Big Comedy Gala
  • *Mike Ritchie, What Now? 20th Anniversary Special
Best Camera, Drama
Best Camera, Non-Drama
  • Peter Young, Country Calendar
  • *Swami Hansa, Kiwi Buddha
  • *Steven Orsbourn, Tuaman – Destiny in My Hands
Best Editing, Drama
  • Tim Woodhouse, Staunch
  • *Allanah Milne, Mercy Peak
  • *Paul Sutorius, Clare
Best Editing, Non-Drama
  • Peter Roberts, God, Sreenu and Me
  • *Geoff Conway, Numero Bruno
  • *Ollie Tira'a, Polyfest 2001
Best Original Music
  • Carl Doy, Buzz and Poppy
  • *Joel Haines, Mercy Peak
  • *Joost Langeveld & Victoria Kelly, Being Eve
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack
  • Suite 16, Carl Smith, Being Eve
  • *Chris Burt, Cleopatra 2525 "Pod Whisperer"
  • *Suite 16, Neil Newcombe, Carl Smith and Travis Hefferen, Mercy Peak
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
  • Janet Dunn, Clare
  • *Jane Holland, Cleopatra 2525 "Run Cleo Run"
  • *Jane Holland, Jack of All Trades "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Opera"
Best Contribution to Design

People's choice

Best Presenter
Best New Programme
  • Mitre 10 DIY Rescue, Julie Christie
  • *Mercy Peak, John Laing
  • *Travel.co.nz, Tash Christie
  • *Babies
  • *Being Eve
  • *Captain's Log
  • *Havoc Luxury Suites & Conference Facility
  • *Mercury Lane
  • *Mo Show
  • *The Panel
  • *Pioneer House
  • *Quest For Success
  • *Spin Doctors
  • *The Weakest Link
  • *''Willy Nilly''