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An examination of the man and artist, sculptor Chris Bailey, breaking out of his shell and finding his roots through his work and culture.
(AO) Following the journey of a humorous ex-professional Kiwi wrestler who undergoes gastric sleeve surgery in order to climb back in the ring, while challenging viewers to consider their own health and identity. Made with the support of NZ On Air.
To mark Māori Television’s 10th birthday, this special documentary reflects on the past decade to uncover how its coverage has shaped families, communities and Aotearoa as a nation. (PREMIERE)
(AO) A brand new documentary exploring the way New Zealanders approach death and the tangi process of grieving and burying a loved one. (PREMIERE)
An insightful documentary on the deception behind the 2013 water contamination in the small Ruapehu District town of Raetihi. (PREMIERE)
The Dead Lands marked a momentous occasion in Māori film. In this exciting special we explore the cast potential that exists with a new wave of indigenous storytellers taking Māori to the world. (PREMIERE)
This is the story of Paul Fuemana, the Māori/Niuean artist who shot to fame in 1995 with the song that is still New Zealand's biggest selling record, ever. (PREMIERE)
This documentary tracks the students and staff of Hastings Boys High School over the course of one year to provide a rare glimpse of a real life Māori education success stories. (PREMIERE)
Kotuku Tibble travels from his marae at Parewahawaha to Germany in an attempt to prove the claim he is related to Germany’s greatest poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. (PREMIERE)
(AO) Two women struggle to save their communities in a climate of state gentrification and privatisation. (PREMIERE)
Whānau explores what it means to be Māori in the new millennium as the third instalment of a longitudinal documentary project following four Māori children born in 2000. (PREMIERE)
Where Are They Now? It's been 20 years since Once Were Warriors was made. Julian Arahanga aka 'Nig' takes us on a journey to meet the cast and see where they are now. (PREMIERE)
An examination of the man and artist, sculptor Chris Bailey, breaking out of his shell and finding his roots through his work and culture.
