Street Week

The Sunday Essay: Growing up with Shortland Street

The Sunday Essay: Growing up with Shortland Street

An ode to Shortland Street by Rebecca K Reilly, who watched from the very beginning.

By Rebecca K Reilly

David Farrier on the buzziest Shortland Street interviews of his career

David Farrier on the buzziest Shortland Street interviews of his career

'There were no questions on my notepad, only prompts: Alien Life. Conspiracy Theories. Women. The Pyramids.'

By David Farrier

Contributing writer

Behind the music: Making the Shortland Street theme song

Behind the music: Making the Shortland Street theme song

Please stand for the unofficial national anthem of Aotearoa.

Image: Archi Banal

Jamboree: A special Shortland Street edition of NZ’s only gossip column

Is it you or is it me? Holy shit, it's Jamboree.

By Our Cub Reporter

Shortland Street is a training ground for New Zealand’s film and TV industry. Many hope it stays that way. (Image: Getty/Archi Banal)

What will happen if Shortland Street ends?

For three decades it’s been the cornerstone of our film and TV industry. But what if it wasn’t?

By Chris Schulz

Image: Arch Banal

All 30 years of Shortland Street, ranked

It's been a bloody hectic three decades.

A bunch of people

Image: Archi Banal

Everything you missed from Shortland Street’s bonkers 30th birthday episodes

Was that... Lionel?!

Who is the most successful Shortland Street alumnus of all time?

Who is the most successful Shortland Street alumnus of all time?

A stroll down the Ferndale walk of fame.

A bunch of people

Image: Archi Banal

Shortland Street’s best and worst places to eat and drink

Pour yourself a bowl latte, grab a plate of nachos and reminisce over three decades of Ferndale hospo.

By Alice Neville

Acting on Shortland Street isn’t as easy as it looks. (Image Design: Archi Banal)

What it takes to be a Shortland Street actor

Getting cast is a dream come true – but that dream takes work.

Staff feature writer

Image: Tina Tiller

The case for Shortland Street as New Zealand’s most important TV show

For three decades it's had a profound influence over modern Aotearoa – not just our television, but our society as a whole.

By Duncan Greive

CEO / Publisher

Nurses Alison Raynor, Caroline Buxton, Alice Piper and Wendy Cooper. (Photos: Supplied; additional design: Archi Banal)

The evolution of Shortland Street’s scrubs

From belts and zippers to short-sleeved dresses and wraparound tunics – how the nurses' workwear has changed in the last 30 years.

By Reweti Kohere

Shortland Street’s real-life nurses Alison James and Sally Geary. (Photo: Supplied)

Meet the real nurses who work at Shortland Street’s fake hospital

The main difference between real nurses and the ones on Shortland Street? The ones on Shortland Street take breaks.

Image: Tina Tiller

Rude? We’ll show you rude: 30 years of Shortland Street viewer complaints

The Broadcasting Standards Authority is going to be hearing about this.

Image: Tina Tiller

Hilary Barry is your new favourite Shortland Street star

The Shortland Street / Seven Sharp crossover you never knew you needed has arrived.

Image: Tina Tiller

Everything you need to know about what's happening on Shortland Street now

NZ's favourite soap is turning 30 next week. But while things in Ferndale are pretty flirty at the moment, not everybody's thriving.

Image: Tina Tiller

Welcome to Street Week

We’re celebrating everything from the Warner family tree to the absolute banger of a theme song.