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TVNZ children's presenter Olly Ohlson used the name TV Kiwi for the character and occasionally performed a song 'The T.TVNZ produced a variety of Goodnight Kiwi memorabilia in the 1980s, including the magazine TV Kiwi and a book of short stories, TV Kiwi and the Cat. TVNZ referred to the Goodnight Kiwi character as TV Kiwi in its official merchandise.The animation, characters and music are regarded as part of New Zealand broadcasting culture and icons of kiwiana. Said video was also used by TVNZ 7 once it ceased transmission in 2012, with a similar caption, this time reading "Goodbye from TVNZ 7", followed by a "Good night from TVNZ 7" ident afterwards. The aspect ratio used for the TVNZ 6 version was modified to suit a 16:9 display with the top and bottom of the clip cropped. The Goodnight Kiwi clip used from 1980 to 1994 was revived in 2007 and used to end programming on TVNZ 6, the clip ended with a lower third caption stating Goodnight from TVNZ 6. There was a slight variation of the ending - from 1989 onwards, the Goodnight Kiwi was only seen on Channel 2 ( TV1 adopted its own closedown sequence, featuring the National Anthem) and ended with a voiceover stating "it's goodnight from Channel 2" and displaying the Channel 2 logo. The short closes with the words: "Goodnight from TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND". At the top, Kiwi covers himself in blankets (in which the cat was already curled up) and goes to sleep in a satellite dish with the Cat sitting on his stomach. The Kiwi follows and rides an elevator (presumably just after it had been used by the cat) to the top of a transmission mast. Kiwi turns out the lights, puts a milk bottle on the porch and locks the door, while the cat heads upstairs to the studio roof. Kiwi shuts down the screens, and starts an audio cassette playing an instrumental arrangement of the lullaby " Hine E Hine" by Fanny Howie, this is accompanied by a continuity announcer bidding goodnight to viewers, Kiwi walks through the studio while Cat jumps and pulls faces into a camera. The one-minute-long animation begins with Goodnight Kiwi and the Cat in the master control room. The third and most famous iteration appeared in 1980, and aired on both channels. During transmission breakdowns, a still picture of the Goodnight Kiwi was often used, in poses including one of sweeping the floor and accidentally pulling out a power cord. This version was also thought to only exist in the form of small clips until TVNZ released this version to their YouTube channel on 4 November 2019. After dusting his camera, throwing a blanket on top of it, winking at the audience, and turning out the lights, the kiwi would close the side flaps on the camera and then the South Pacific Television logo (reading "GOOD NIGHT FROM SOUTH PACIFIC TELEVISION") would appear as the music faded out. The second version of the Goodnight Kiwi clip was used by South Pacific Television somewhere between 19 and saw the Goodnight Kiwi living in a television camera (his cat had disappeared). This version was thought to only exist in the form of small clips until TVNZ released it online for public viewing on 15 September 2016. Following this, the Kiwi exits the studio, pulling down a shade revealing "GOODNIGHT FROM TV2". Then the Kiwi put the milk bottle and the cat outside, but without it knowing the cat goes outside again while Kiwi is waving to the audience. The Kiwi then goes to the back of the studio, cuts the power and turns on the outside lights. Kiwi wakes up the cat, while a few of broadcasting equipment move away. The cartoon began with the Kiwi yawning in the director's chair. In this version, the Kiwi was a director. The first version of the clip was used when TV2 first signed on in 1975. Three different clips have been used through time: