Maori Movies
- 1996
Peach
Peach6.51996HD
Lucy Lawless stars in this short which predated her rise to fame as Xena Princess Warrior. Sal is in a relationship going nowhere with Mog, a...
- 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...
- 1996
Twilight of the Gods
Twilight of the Gods5.71996HD
A Maori warrior comes upon the aftermath of a battle to find that the only survivor is a wounded enemy soldier. His wishes to avenge his fallen...
- 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...
- 2023
We Are Still Here
We Are Still Here4.32023HD
In a sweeping tale that spans 1000 years and multiple generations – from the distant past to the 19th century, the present day and a strange,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 1940
Rewi's Last Stand
Rewi's Last Stand41940HD
Star-crossed lovers, Robert and Ariana, are caught up in the New Zealand wars of the 1860s. Ariana is claimed by the Maniapoto people as one of...
- 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...
- 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...
- 2019
Take
Take02019HD
TAKE (te reo Maori: issue, promise, challenge) weaves mana wahine (female knowledge), dance and archival materials to retell the story of the removal...
- 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...
- 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...
- 2017
Beyond The Battalion
Beyond The Battalion02017HD
Beyond The Battalion tells the story of the 28th Māori Battalion. It revisits two earlier films, including one on the 1977 pilgrimage of the...
- 1935
Hei Tiki
Hei Tiki01935HD
Hei Tiki, also known as Primitive Passions and Hei Tiki: A Saga of the Maoris, is a 1935 American mock-documentary film made in New Zealand by the...