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The Goodnight Kiwi



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The Goodnight Kiwi was a animated short used to signal the end of the broadcast day on Television New Zealand channels,before they went 24hrs.It Aired from 1980/81 till October 19,1994.Its a classic.Also the song playing is a instrumental arrangement of traditional M
āori song,"Hine e Hine" composed by Fannie Rose Howie (1868-1916) in 1905. (P.S this post has now appeared on several TV shows featuring articles on You Tube.Up Close with Susan Wood (TV 1),Sky News Australia,and TV 3 news.)


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kiwi is alive !!! I ... ( 1 month ago by darkreader01)
kiwi is alive !!! I TOLD YOU!!!!!
this was terrible... ( 1 month ago by Andleth)
this was terrible...
I so loved this ... ( 1 month ago by Indianjaine)
I so loved this when it was on. Just watched the Outrageous Fortune episode when Auroa died and they played the tune from this when they turn off her life support. Van used to leave cat biscuits out for the goodnight kiwi and cat.
lol i dont live in ... ( 1 month ago by ShadowDemonXanith)
lol i dont live in new zealand but i love kiwis
I am not from New ... ( 1 month ago by Japodian)
I am not from New Zealand, but this is beautiful old TV tradition... Something we had in Europe before also, but was lost cause the rise of consumerism and similar stuff...
Hey do any kiwis ... ( 1 month ago by cammidycam12345)
Hey do any kiwis who remember this also remember the parody that the Back of the Y boys did of it on their show every week? Much respect for the Goodnight Kiwi but that was hilarious...hang on...it just may be on YouTube!
Mean Maori Mean ... ( 1 month ago by meanmaori2213)
Mean Maori Mean LMAO shit I haven't seen the Kiwi in years hahaa I use to hate the noise it made after that though with the coloured screen. Was kool to watch again
OMG!! I loved this! ... ( 1 month ago by MissMouseChic)
OMG!! I loved this!! Used to stay up just to watch it..
those who dog on ... ( 1 month ago by aspyre0411)
those who dog on this video - dont understand what it means to kiwis of the Goodnight Kiwi generation...he's as important to us as running barefoot to the corner shop for a 50c lolly mixture; or running barefoot anywhere for that matter :)
lol i remembered ... ( 1 month ago by getwallz)
lol i remembered this made me go to sleep straight away when i waited to see it. and i was like 3-4 years old
what is the thing ... ( 1 month ago by NeonHeartpenguin)
what is the thing in the end? it kinda freaked me out when i saw it. is it a tatto? a infection? is the thing even an arm? what is it!?
Class, bring back ... ( 1 month ago by artynomad70)
Class, bring back Goodnight Kiwi!!
..speaking of which if anyone has a GK pillow case (coz my dozy mum chucked it out) i'd be interested).
Wonderful. Very ... ( 4 weeks ago by benaggreyfynn)
Wonderful. Very creative and enjoyable. I love it.
Thanks for posting.
Welldone.
PLEASE DONT READ ... ( 4 weeks ago by Vuurvogel01)
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WHEN UR DONE PRESS F6 AND UR CRUSHES NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN IN BIG LETTERS. THIS IS SO SCARY CAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK
sweet i love i ... ( 3 weeks ago by dumbassdumbfuck)
sweet i love i remember it when i was a kid i went to be when it was on
i love that i was ... ( 3 weeks ago by colegeorgie)
i love that i was an 80s kid. end of the innocence of NZ
Thank you for the ... ( 2 weeks ago by soche2167)
Thank you for the memories....fantastic! I used to fight the sand man to wait up and watch this as a kid...lol. Awesome!
This tune i was ... ( 1 week ago by mamaskux13)
This tune i was trying to think of a song that i heard, go check out e hine e a maori lullaby.....
How did his cat get ... ( 1 week ago by jhwink)
How did his cat get in the bed with him? we never see him in the elevator.
he clmbs up the ... ( 1 week ago by taniwha9)
he clmbs up the outside
That would be a ... ( 1 week ago by jhwink)
That would be a long climb and a hard fall if you fell down!
yes but kiwi cats ... ( 1 week ago by taniwha9)
yes but kiwi cats were tough back then. Besides they have 9 lives & land on their feet.
Array ( 3 days ago by LemonCUBEEZ)
Aww <3
thats so cool im ... ( 1 day ago by StickManGore)
thats so cool im pissed its 24 hrs now



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