Will Bastion returns home from the army after an absence of 20 years to bury his father, the former chief of thee Maori tribe, Ngati Kaipuku. The eldest son, he is reluctant to inherit his fathers role, so it is taken more willingly by his younger brother, Kahu. Kahu is the leader of a band of drug dealers and trouble-makers who ride horses through the middle of town, wrecking peoples gardens. Under the guise of refusal of a land settlement, Kahu makes a large marijuana deal with some murdering city folk. Will must choose between loyalty for his brother and his father, Maori tradition, and contemporary financial issues.

The story of the rise and fall and rise of one of New Zealand’s most loved and iconic bands, The Exp...

Based on the true story of Chris Crean, who took a stand against gang violence in his community only...

Two brothers take their father into the city for the weekend for a rugby game and a night on the tow...

Ordinary people find extraordinary courage in the face of madness. On 13–14 November 1990 that madne...

One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome p...

When an academic unearths a forgotten history, residents of the small township of Pukekohe, includin...

The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike...

A tragic portrait of mother and child exploring grief through music and lyrical imagery.

In 1916, the New Zealand Government secretly shipped 14 of the country's most outspoken conscientiou...
Something pierces the boredom and unconscious dailiness of life for a young woman working in a dress...

The film revolves around a Chinese man who returns to New Zealand following the death of his wife an...

Exploring love's complexities, an experimental film captures a woman's brief yet significant journey...

In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known...

Olympic Champion, Kiwi Icon, Tongan Leader, Orphan, Mother...winning was just part of the journey.

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-centu...

A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest take...

Inspired by true events, the story begins with Japanese rugby officials dwelling on a humiliating an...

A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a desti...

War journalist Paul Prior returns to his New Zealand hometown after his father’s death, rekindling s...

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth H...