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The Laughing Samoans
The Laughing Samoans: Fresh Off Da Blane [ Double E Productions / DVD - released 19/Dec/2014 ] This DVD was recorded at the Gold Coast Arts Centre, Queensland on 3rd October 2014. Extras feature fresh TV and the WOWS Kids Fiji Walkathon. Scene 1: Island TV News Report Scene 2: Sunday School Scene 3: Hardware Store Scene 4: Don't Forget... |
The Laughing Samoans
The Laughing Samoans: The Best of Laughing With Samoans (NTSC) [ Double Productions / DVD - released 22/Dec/2005 ] WHO THEY ARE :- Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i have grown up together as members of the Wellington EFKS (Samoan Congregational Christian) church where Ete's father was and is still the minister and Tofiga's father now a lay preacher. However it... |
Alien Addiction
[ Vendetta Films / DVD - released 29/Sep/2020 ] Alien Addiction follows Riko (Jimi Jackson) who lives in a small town in the middle of nowhere (Waikato, New Zealand). Life was pretty normal until two aliens crash landed near Riko's house. He welcomes the aliens and together they develop an... |
Annabel Langbein - The Free Range Cook
[ FME / 2 DVD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] Against the breathtaking backdrop of the southern mountains of New Zealand, and surrounded by abundant fresh produce, artisan foods and world-class wines, Annabel Langbein (The Free Range Cook) reveals the pleasures of her free range cooking... |
Baby Done
[ Madman DVD / DVD - released 20/Jan/2021 ] When Zoe (Rose Matafeo) and Tim (Matthew Lewis) find out they are having a baby, they resolve to not let parenthood change them. Tim runs towards being a dad, while Zoe runs away from being a mum. Terrified that her life won't be her own anymore, Zoe... |
Born to Dance
[ Vendetta Films / DVD - released 6/Apr/2016 ] Tu Kaea (champion hip hop dancer Tia-Taharoa Maipi) has the chance to audition for K-Crew, the best hip hop crew in the country, but he has to go behind the backs of his home crew and his best friend Benjy (Stan Walker). Things get even more... |
The Breaker Upperers (Blu-Ray)
[ Madman Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Nov/2018 ] Fifteen years ago, Mel (Madeleine Sami) and Jen (Jackie van Beek) discovered they were being two-timed by the same man. Bitter and cynical they became fast friends and formed The Breaker Upperers, a small-time business breaking up couples for cash.... |
Broken
[ Sony Pictures / DVD - released 27/Jun/2018 ] 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 forgiveness or revenge. CAST: Joshua Calles Ruby Grubb Wayne Hapi |
The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps
[ Madman DVD / DVD - released 8/Aug/2019 ] Martin Phillipps came tantalizingly close to conquering the international musical world with his band The Chills, but instead fell into decades of debt and addiction in his hometown of Dunedin, New Zealand. At 54, he's been given a dire medical... |
The Dark Horse
[ Sony Pictures DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2014 ] Genesis Potini is a wildly charismatic, bi-polar suffering former chess champion, at a crossroads in his life. Gen is released from a psych ward and given a last chance at life in society. With nowhere else to go, he moves into his... |
The Dead Lands
[ Transmission / DVD - released 16/Apr/2015 ] After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi - a Maori chieftan's teenage son - must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by the band of villains, Hongi's... |
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale (30th Anniversary Edition / Digitally Remastered)
[ Roadshow / DVD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] Footrot Flats is the archetypal farming community that everyone knows exists somewhere. In the cartoon strips - and now in the animated feature film - the day-to-day events of Footrot Flats are chronicled by an extremely intelligent dog with a... |
Gloriavale
[ Lime Light DVD / DVD - released 17/Nov/2022 ] GLORIAVALE is an observational documentary examining the widespread abuse inside the infamous Gloriavale Christian Community cult and the institutional failures that have allowed it to continue. Exploring the secretive community through never before... |
Grand Designs New Zealand - Series 2
[ Fremantle / 2 DVD - released 9/May/2018 ] New Zealand is renowned the world over for its dramatic landscapes - and it is just as famous for its ground-breaking domestic architecture. Now home-grown Architect Chris Moller travels to all corners of the country to bring you a fresh series of... |
Home by Christmas
[ Gaylene Preston DVD / DVD - released 6/Oct/2010 ] Home by Christmas sees Gaylene Preston returning to the hidden stories of ordinary New Zealanders. Inspired by attempts to get her father Ed to reveal his WWII experiences, this finely-balanced docu-drama moves between three strands: Preston's father... |
Hunt For The Wilderpeople (Blu-Ray)
[ Madman Entertainment Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 14/Sep/2016 ] Two rebels. One million hectares of untamed wilderness. The hunt is on. Ricky (Julian Dennison) is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his grumpy foster uncle (Sam Neill) in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt... |
In The Zone
[ Vendetta Films DVD / DVD - released 13/Mar/2019 ] At a time when the world has never seemed more divided, In The Zone is a story about a man who, despite all the obstacles, is trying to bring people together. And it's working. Terrance Wallace has already enabled over a hundred minority teenagers in... |
Kea: Mountain Parrot (Wild South)
[ TVNZ DVD / DVD - released 13/Jun/2012 ] They are mischievous characters: clever thieves, hard-hearted killers, kidnappers... and hilariously funny. Are they characters from the latest Hollywood blockbuster or from our own back yard? Meet the Kea - New Zealand's mountain parrot - a... |
Love Story
[ Rialto Distribution Ltd DVD / DVD - released 9/May/2013 ] M:Contains sexual themes. A beautiful stranger on the Coney Island train becomes both lead actress and real life object of desire in this choose your own adventure documentary about writing a fictional love story on the streets of New York... |
Mt. Zion
[ NZ On Air / DVD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Turei's family are hard-working potato farm workers in rural New Zealand. A talented musician, Turei dreams of his band being the support act for Bob Marley's 1979 tour. But it's a dream that challenges the traditions and values of his upbringing and... |
Outrageous Fortune - Series Three
[ South Pacific Pictures DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2008 ] The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition of fraud & petty theft - until now. When patriarch Wolfgang West is sentenced to four years in jail, his wife Cheryl decides enough is enough; the family are cleaning up their act and going... |
Outrageous Fortune - Series Six
[ South Pacific Pictures DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 17/Nov/2010 ] The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition in thievery, larceny and petty crime. Or at least they used to be. At the beginning of Series One, family matriarch Cheryl West decided enough was enough - the family must clean up their... |
Poppy
[ Madman Entertainment DVD / DVD - released 20/Jan/2022 ] Poppy's ambition is to become a motor mechanic starting with the apprenticeship promised by her late father is stalled by her super protective brother who has reluctantly inherited the family workshop/garage business. And it's not until she teams up... |
South (Presented by Marcus Lush)
[ TVNZ / DVD - released 19/Nov/2009 ] 'South' is a very personal offering from broadcaster Marcus Lush, and in this spectacular, top rating series, he delivers personal perspectives on the grit, charm and heart that makes up the fabric of South. Marcus explores Southland & Otago - its... |
Spookers
[ Madman Entertainment DVD / DVD - released 25/Oct/2017 ] As night falls at Spookers, dozens of seemingly ordinary people become freaks, zombies and chainsaw-wielding clowns. Every weekend come rain, hail or shine, this diverse group of amateur performers unite to terrify punters at the southern... |
Three Wise Cousins
[ Madman DVD / DVD - released 24/Nov/2016 ] Ask your cousins, they know everything... Adam (Neil Amituanai) discovers that Mary (Gloria Blake) only wants to go out with a 'real island guy'. Keen to impress Mary, Adam heads to Samoa to find his cousins Mose (Vito Vito) and Tavita (Fesuiai... |
Westside - Series One
[ South Pacific Pictures DVD / DVD - released 8/Jul/2015 ] Westside is a sweeping historical tale of crime and passion set in 1970s New Zealand. From Rachel Lang and James Griffin, the award-winning creators of Outrageous Fortune, Westside will take the West family's large and loyal fan-base on a journey... |
Westside - Series Two
[ South Pacific Pictures DVD / 2 DVD - released 18/Aug/2016 ] The second series of WESTSIDE moves the action to 1981 with another West returning home after a stint in prison - this time it's Rita (Antonia Prebble). Things have moved on in her absence, her son, Wolf (Reef Ireland), has become a man with a plan... |
Westside - Series Three
[ South Pacific Pictures DVD / 2 DVD - released 30/Aug/2017 ] In Henderson, Ted (David de Lautour) is experiencing problems with his gang who have grown apathetic with the spoils of their recent success. In the slums of Ponsonby Wolf (Reef Ireland) grows restless as his fledgling gang continue to party hard in... |
Westside - Series Four
[ South Pacific Pictures / 2 DVD - released 13/Sep/2018 ] In deepest, darkest Henderson, as 1982 ticks over into 1983, there's going to be a wedding at the West house. No-one's said anything yet, but it is out there, waiting to happen. All it needs is for someone to propose to someone else. And it would be... |
Westside - Series Six
[ South Pacific Pictures / 2 DVD - released 12/Nov/2020 ] Westside explores the fates and fortunes of the infamous West family as they march through history. 1990, and it is time to say goodbye to the Wests, but before that day there is one last life to be lived to the fullest; one last job to be pulled... |
Whale Rider
[ South Pacific Pictures DVD / DVD - released 25/Sep/2008 ] One girl dared to confront the past, change the present, and determine the future... In a small New Zealand coastal village, Maori claim descent from Paikea, the Whale Rider. In every generation for more than 1000 years, a male heir born to the... |
Whetū Mārama: Bright Star
[ Lime Light DVD / DVD - released 17/Nov/2022 ] For Māori, the canoe underpins our culture. We once built waka/canoes from giant trees and sailed the vast Pacific by the stars. These arts were lost to us for 600 years. Then the stars re-aligned and three men from far flung islands revived our... |
Wild About New Zealand
[ TVNZ DVD / 2 DVD - released 16/Oct/2013 ] Writer and adventurer, Gus Roxburgh is game on to travel to the very heart of our National Parks. Gus's journey will connect him with the people whose passion is our wilderness - whether they are rangers, scientists, fisherfolk, pighunters or... |
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Chicken (NZ film) [ Mana / CD - released 18/May/1996 ] |
The Laughing Samoans
The Laughing Samoans: Funny Chokers [ Laughing Samoans / DVD - released 7/Dec/2012 ] Funny Chokers is another great DVD release from the Pacific's favourite comedy duo, The Laughing Samoans (Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepuleai). From the producers of such hits as A Small Samoan Wedding, Off Work, Prettyfull Woman and Choka... |
Bad Behaviour
[ DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] Lucy, a former child actor, seeks enlightenment at a wellness retreat led by spiritual leader Elon while she navigates her close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt-performer daughter, Dylan. |
The Bad Seed
[ South Pacific Pictures / 2 DVD - released 9/May/2019 ] Based on the books by award-winning New Zealand author, Charlotte Grimshaw, The Bad Seed tells the story of Ford and Simon Lampton, two brothers, from the same dysfunctional family with a dark history. Simon has escaped his past to become a... |
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
[ South Pacific Pictures DVD / DVD - released 23/Oct/2007 ] The true story of the six-year fight to free a farmer who's jailed for a double murder which he didn't commit. BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT is the film of the most baffling and controversial case in New Zealand history. June 22 1970. The discovery of a... |
The Breaker Upperers
[ Madman / DVD - released 1/Nov/2018 ] Fifteen years ago, Mel (Madeleine Sami) and Jen (Jackie van Beek) discovered they were being two-timed by the same man. Bitter and cynical they became fast friends and formed The Breaker Upperers, a small-time business breaking up couples for cash.... |
