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1946
MoviesWeekly Review No. 232: Maori Battalion Returns
Weekly Review No. 232: Maori Battalion Returns6.00 1946 HD
The men of the The 28th (Māori) Battalion are seen returning to Wellington Harbour from WWII aboard the ship Dominion Monarch after their time spent...
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Cast: Rex Walden
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1982Movies
The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow5.20 1982 HD
The same night as a girl is slain in the woods, the teenagers Sam and Les are robbed of all of their hard earned hens. In the quest for their hens...
Genre: Crime
Cast: Jono Smith
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1986Movies
The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil
The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil7.17 1986 HD
The short tells the story of a drunkard going through alcohol withdrawal, as personified by the Devil. Director Bob Stenhouse takes what could be a...
Genre: Animation
Cast: Grant Tilly
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1981Movies
The Monster's Christmas
The Monster's Christmas5.20 1981 HD
On Christmas Eve, a nameless little girl reads 'The Monster's Christmas' storybook to her teddy bear, as something sneaks around in the trees outside...
Genre: Family
Cast: Lucy McGrath
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1985Movies
Came a Hot Friday
Came a Hot Friday6.50 1985 HD
Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Peter Bland
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1964Movies
140 Days Under the World
140 Days Under the World5.30 1964 HD
140 Days Under the World is a 1964 New Zealand short documentary film about Antarctica. It depicts one summer's work by New Zealand scientists in the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bernard Kearns
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1973Movies
The Sealhunters
The Sealhunters5.50 1973 HD
Three young people set off on a road trip from Wellington to find a seal colony.
Genre: Drama
Cast: John Anderson
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1949Movies
Samoa
Samoa6.00 1949 HD
Western Samoa, Lotus Land of the Pacific, is administered by New Zealand under United Nations trusteeship. The Administration brings to the Samoans...
Genre: Documentary
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1981Movies
Māori
Māori1 1981 HD
This 1981 NFU film is a tour of the contemporary world of Aotearoa’s tangata whenua. It won headlines over claims that its portrayal of Māori...
Genre: Documentary
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1977Movies
The Bait
The Bait1 1977 HD
Documentary about big game fishing in New Zealand.
Genre: Documentary
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1974Movies
Ralph Hotere
Ralph Hotere1 1974 HD
Directed by Sam Pillsbury, this 1974 film observes Ralph Hotere — one of New Zealand’s greatest artists — at a moment when...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Hone Tuwhare
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1951Movies
Crossing the Road
Crossing the Road1 1951 HD
Road safety instructional film using child actors and amusing animals.
Genre: Documentary
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1966Movies
Toehold on a Harbour
Toehold on a Harbour1 1966 HD
An entertaining look at life in Wellington, New Zealand in the 1960s, giving a colourful impression of Wellington city: hills, winding streets, busy...
Genre: Crime
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1970Movies
Atoll People
Atoll People1 1970 HD
Tokelau is a New Zealand territory, spanning three small South Pacific atolls. In the 1960s the New Zealand Government expressed concern about...
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1950Movies
Journey for Three
Journey for Three1 1950 HD
Three Brits travel and settle down in New Zealand, and the film records their hopes, jobs, challenges, and adventures in the new country.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Elizabeth Armstrong
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1966Movies
Over the Sea and Near Away
Over the Sea and Near Away1 1966 HD
A short documentary tracking the transportation of New Zealand products into ports in the Philippines, China, Japan, and Hong Kong, with a focus on...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Peter Gwynne
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1958Movies
The Great Achievement
The Great Achievement1 1958 HD
A documentary about New Zealanders in Antarctica: researching International Geophysical Year, and supporting the Trans-Antarctic Expedition by laying...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Edmund Hillary
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1978Movies
New Country - New People
New Country - New People1 1978 HD
A documentary about the history of settler groups that came to New Zealand from Europe.
Genre: Documentary
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1971Movies
Such a Stupid Way to Die
Such a Stupid Way to Die1 1971 HD
An educational short made by the New Zealand National Film Unit for the National Mountain Safety Council to promote awareness of bush safety.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ray Henwood
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1972Movies
The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle1 1972 HD
An award-winning short exploring man-made impacts on New Zealand’s water cycle.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Sam Neill
