Maori Movies
- 1947
Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street6.11947HD
Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William....
- 1988
Mauri
Mauri6.51988HD
Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as...
- 2010
Kawa
Kawa5.52010HD
A psychological drama of a family in crisis. Kawa, a successful Māori businessman in Auckland, New Zealand, is forced to reveal his lifelong...
- 2020
The Legend of Baron To'a
The Legend of Baron To'a6.82020HD
‘The Legend of Baron To’a’ tells the story of Fritz, a Tongan entrepreneur who returns to his old neighbourhood and inadvertently...
- 2024
The Lascar
The Lascar02024HD
At the end of the 18th century, hundreds of Indian sailors, known as lascars, worked amongst European settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand - often under...
- 2022
Whina
Whina7.62022HD
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed...
- 1986
Sylvia
Sylvia6.51986HD
New Zealand chronicle of the life of noted writer and teacher, Sylvia Ashton-Warner. An interesting look at the unusual teaching methods she used...
- 2015
Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses
Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses6.42015HD
This impressive doco disperses the fog of shame and sensationalism to shed light on the tragedy that made international headlines in 2007 when a...
- 1986
Mark II
Mark II6.51986HD
Three Maori youths, bored with Auckland, head south in a restored Mark II Zephyr in search of something different. One of them is on the run from...
- 1996
Flight of the Albatross
Flight of the Albatross7.21996HD
After a period of separation, Sarah visits her research scientist mother on a remote New Zealand island. Before long Sarah becomes inextricably...
- 1991
Te Rua
Te Rua61991HD
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...
- 2011
Operation 8
Operation 802011HD
Operation 8 examines the so-called 'anti-terror' raids that took place around New Zealand on October 15, 2007 - asking how and why they took place...
- 1978
New Country - New People
New Country - New People01978HD
A documentary about the history of settler groups that came to New Zealand from Europe.
- 2015
Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema
Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema02015HD
Two decades on from Cinema of Unease, Tim Wong’s essay film contemplates the prevailing image of a national cinema while privileging some of...
- 1986
Arriving Tuesday
Arriving Tuesday6.51986HD
Monica arrives back from her big overseas experience to find her boyfriend Nick unchanged. Although Nick styles himself an artist, he is really...
- 2018
Broken
Broken6.22018HD
Logan, an ex-gang leader, has left the gang life to raise his daughter Tori. But when Tori is murdered by an opposing gang in town, Logan must choose...
- 1970
NZ WARS: Stories of Waitara
NZ WARS: Stories of Waitara01970HD
Stories of Waitara combines oral histories, state of the art animations and powerful dramatic re-enactments to bring to life the narratives of Te...
- 1970
Restoring Hope
Restoring Hope01970HD
This often confronting documentary observes a Māori restorative justice model through the eyes of straight-talking Mike Hinton, manager of...
- 2009
Warbrick
Warbrick02009HD
This short follows Joe Warbrick (Calvin Tuteao), captain of the New Zealand Natives rugby team, as he tries to rouse his battle-weary players to head...
- 2009
Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore
Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore02009HD
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...