John Banas
Known for WritingWellington, New Zealand
John Banas is a New Zealander writer, director, actor and teacher who has, for over forty years, worked extensively in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. He began as an actor, writer and director in Kiwi theatre during the 1970s, Banas increasingly focused on dramatic writing for television from the 80s on. After relocating to Australia, he established himself as a prolific TV screenwriter with a string of iconic shows, including Blue Heelers and City Homicide. His many New Zealand scripts include Bombshell and award-winning telemovies Siege and How to Murder Your Wife.Read more
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Phone
1974 · Movie
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Resolve
2017 · Movie
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headLand
2005 · Series
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Rafferty's Rules
1987 · Series
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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
2012 · Series
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Tricky Business
2012 · Series
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Mirror, Mirror
1995 · Series
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Bad Blood
1982 · Movie
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How to Murder Your Wife
2015 · Movie
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E Street
1989 · Series
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The Red Shoes: Next Step
2023 · Movie
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Water Rats
1996 · Series
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The Monster of Mangatiti
2015 · Movie
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All Saints
1998 · Series
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Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud
2011 · Series
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City Homicide
2007 · Series
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Love Knots
2021 · Movie
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Destination Love
2022 · Movie
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Safe House
2012 · Movie
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Siege
2012 · Movie
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Nearly No Christmas
1983 · Movie
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Bombshell
2016 · Movie
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Battletruck
1982 · Movie
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Emma: Queen of the South Seas
1988 · Series
Strata
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Strata
1983 · Movie
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Packed Away
2025 · Movie
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The Lost Boys of Dilworth
2024 · Movie
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Toke
2020 · Movie
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Ablaze
2019 · Movie
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Straight Forward
2019 · Series
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In a Flash
2018 · Movie
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Kiwi
2018 · Movie
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Pike River
2016 · Movie
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Venus and Mars
2015 · Movie
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Mirror, Mirror II
1997 · Series