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Rurangi-walking

12 Feb 2023

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Rūrangi

After skipping town a decade ago, transgender activist Caz returns to his hometown of Rurangi, hoping to reconnect with his friends and family for the first time since his transition.

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Princess Of Chaos

06 Dec 2022

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Princess of Chaos

Princess of Chaos tells the story of community organiser Bevan Chuang, who made headlines in 2013 when she revealed her affair with Auckland mayor Len Brown.

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05 Dec 2022

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The Untold Stories of Tuteremoana

A dramatic anthology, woven together by three whakapapa stories of the ancient Ngāi Tara people.

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OLB

07 Nov 2022

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One Lane Bridge

Same bridge, new investigation. Detective Ariki Davis gets a shake up when a new Senior Sergeant arrives in town.

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drrr

03 Nov 2022

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Duckrockers

In this fresh, funny and heart-warming prequel to Sione's Wedding, Pacific Island teenagers and best friends Michael, Albert, Sefa, and Stan come of age in inner-city Auckland in 1984.

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18 Sep 2022

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Cousins

Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins spend a lifetime in search of each other.

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26 May 2022

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Kid Sister

Kid Sister follows the loveable Lulu, a young Jewish Aucklander who is navigating life in a city where more people identify as Jedi than Jewish.

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Beyond The Veil

07 Mar 2022

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Beyond The Veil

Six supernatural stories inspired by the Māori, Pasifika, Filipino, and Chinese people of Aotearoa.

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Poppy

07 Feb 2022

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Poppy

The heartwarming story of a car-obsessed Kāpiti teenager who refuses to be defined by disability and takes control of her own life.

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Inked

28 Sep 2021

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Inked 半的绊

A bittersweet bilingual comedy-drama following Jiayue Qiu, a 22-year old pharmacy student struggling to connect with her unhappy father.

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The Panthers

15 Aug 2021

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The Panthers

Auckland, 1974 - in the face of increased racial-targeting, a group of Polynesian students and street gangsters form a revolutionary movement for justice and equality.

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Head High

09 Aug 2021

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Head High

Set in the home of a struggling but hopeful working-class family, this drama charts the rise of high school rugby stars, Mana and Tai. Two brothers, one dream.

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Ahikāroa 4

01 Aug 2021

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Ahikāroa

New Zealand's hottest new Māori bilingual series which follows the trials and tribulations of best friends Smooch, Hemi and Geo.

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Teine sa

13 May 2021

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Teine Sā - The Ancient Ones

Set in the modern-day Pacific, Teine Sā: The Ancient Ones sees ordinary women have encounters with ancient goddesses who help them in their struggles and leave lessons in their wake.

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Vegas

19 Apr 2021

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Vegas

In the new local action-thriller, a drug deal gone wrong on a blood-stained night sets off a chain of events for dangerous factions and a local business owner.

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The Tender Trap

15 Mar 2021

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The Tender Trap

The true story of Sharon Armstrong, a middle-aged New Zealander who became the victim of an online romance scam that almost cost her her freedom.

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