Movies

  • 1987
    Ngati

    Ngati

    Ngati

    61987HD

    Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngati is the story of a Māori community. The film comprises three narrative threads: a...

    Ngati
  • 1975
    Ashes

    Ashes

    Ashes

    01975HD

    Conversations with four people — an artist, a woman struggling with her identity as a high achiever, an actor, and a priest — exploring...

    Ashes
  • 1977
    Autumn Fires

    Autumn Fires

    Autumn Fires

    01977HD

    Actor Martyn Sanderson returns in 1977 to the Hokianga of his youth and visits his elderly and romantic aunt, Olive Bracey. Her reminiscences of...

    Autumn Fires
  • 1987
    Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

    Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

    Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

    01987HD

    In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by...

    Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
  • 1991
    Te Rua

    Te Rua

    Te Rua

    61991HD

    A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two Maori, Rewi and Peter, decide it's time for ancient...

    Te Rua
  • 2005
    The Kaipara Affair

    The Kaipara Affair

    The Kaipara Affair

    02005HD

    A documentary about the threat posed to New Zealand's Kaipara Harbour by rapacious commercial fishing and development.

    The Kaipara Affair
  • 1985
    The Neglected Miracle

    The Neglected Miracle

    The Neglected Miracle

    01985HD

    Indigenous farmers in Peru, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Australia and New Zealand share their intimacy with the land and the seeds they have nurtured...

    The Neglected Miracle
  • 1970
    My Art of Maori Weaving

    My Art of Maori Weaving

    My Art of Maori Weaving

    01970HD

    My Art of Maori Weaving
  • 2009
    Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore

    Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore

    Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore

    02009HD

    Barry Barclay was a New Zealand/Aotearoa director of documentaries and feature films. He is regarded as one of the world's first, and very...

    Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore
  • 2000
    The Feathers of Peace

    The Feathers of Peace

    The Feathers of Peace

    02000HD

    This remarkable film traces the final impact which both races had on the indigenous Moriori of the Chatham Islands. Moriori were a peaceful people...

    The Feathers of Peace