Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centering on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for 7,000 episodes and over 28 years, and is one of the most watched television programmes in New Zealand. The show was originally screened as five half-hour episodes each week and initially receiving mixed reviews on its premiere. After its launch, it dropped in ratings and would have been cancelled if TVNZ had not ordered a year's worth of episodes in advance. TVNZ renewed the production in early 1993 when the show's rating had picked up, and it now has "long-term public enthusiasm". Today, it is one of New Zealand's highest-rated shows, frequently making AGB Nielsen Media Research's top 5 programmes of the week.
| Genre | Medical drama, Soap opera |
| Created by | Bettina Hollings, Caterina De Nave, Jason Daniel |
| Directed by | Oliver Driver, Kiel McNaughton, Katherine McRae, Ian Hughes, Richard Barr, Geoff Cawthorn |
| Opening theme | Graham Bollard |
| Ending theme | Graham Bollard |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language(s) | Primary: English, Secondary: Māori, Samoan, Mandarin Chinese, Filipino, Persian |
| No. of seasons | 30 |
| No. of episodes | 7,220 (as of 28 May 2021) |
| Executive producer(s) | Don Reynolds, Alan Coleman, Tim Sanders, Caterina De Nave, Rachel Lang, Tony Holden, Simon Bennett, John Barnett |
| Producer(s) | Caterina De Nave (1992), Brian Lennane (1992–1993), Tony Holden (1994–1995), Gavin Srawhan (1995–1996), Alan Coleman (1995), Judith Trye (1996–1997), Lisa Page (2000–2001), Harriet Crampton (2001–2005), Katie Wolfe (2005), Jason Daniel (2005–2008) |
| Location(s) | 8 Tolich Pl, Lincoln North, Waitakere, Auckland 0610 New Zealand |
| Editor(s) | Anna Benedikter, Matthew Allison |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | South Pacific Pictures, Grundy Television (1992–2006), Fremantle Australia (2006–present) |
| Distributor | TVNZ |
| Original network | TVNZ 2 |
| Picture format | 576i 4:3 (1992–2007), 576i 16:9 (2007–2011), 1080i (2011–present) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
About Shortland Street
This New Zealand soap opera follows the lives of the staff at Auckland City hospital. The show has aired over 6,000 episodes as of 2017.
Achievement of Shortland Street
Temuera Morrison left the show in 1995. Antony Starr was on the show from 2000 to 2002.
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Latest information about Shortland Street updated on July 28 2021.
