The inaugural New Zealand

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were staged on 12 November 2005 in

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, New Zealand. The awards show and most of the awards were presented by

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and

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, with additional awards presented by

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and

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(or more specifically, parodies of them from the TV show ''

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''),

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Dave Fane David Rodney Fane (born 28 December 1966) is a New Zealand actor. Early life and education Fane was educated at St. Pauls College in Grey Lynn. Career Fane got into acting quite late and trained at the New Zealand Drama School Toi Whakaa ...

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and

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. Prime's Charlotte Dawson served as a backstage correspondent.

Nominees and Winners

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. ;Key : – Non-technical award : – Technical award

Television

News and Current Affairs

Woman's Day Readers' Choice Awards

References

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External links

KiwiTV – 2005 Qantas Television Awards
New Zealand television awards

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2000s in New Zealand cinema November 2005 in New Zealand