Celebrate Matariki 2026: Reflect, Remember and Reconnect
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03/07/2026
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A request from Holland's National Museum of Ethnology to acquire a Māori war canoe (waka taua) as a permanent exhibit resulted in master builder Hector Busby being commissioned to craft one.
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Whetū Mārama: Bright Star is the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, aka Hek Busby, and his significance for Māori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA and for all New Zealanders in reclaiming our place as traditional star...
Rongoā is the healing practice of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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An exploration into an early Māori phrasebook, first published in 1885.
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Biopic about Whina Cooper, an activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of fellow Māori women.
After suffering a nervous breakdown, chess player Genesis Potini (Cliff Curtis) volunteers to teach a group of disadvantaged children how to play the game.
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Families call on some big-hearted but practical Aunties to help them through the rocky terrain of modern life, from money woes to health problems and love life troubles. Real people, real problems.
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Hongi -a Maori chieftain’s teenage son - must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery.
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A New Zealand youth finds that his father is a far cry from the heroic adventurer he's imagined the man to be.
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At the turn of the last century a South African living in New Zealand - an ex-Boer War guerilla - is sent out to bring back a Maori accused of killing a British soldier.
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A biopic on the extraordinary life of William Rhodes-Moorhouse, a daredevil pilot of Māori descent who was the first airman ever to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the...
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When Bunny and Aila face the challenges of new motherhood, they develop a precarious friendship leading each to confront her past and come to terms with the paternity of her baby.
Inspired by actual events, MURU is the story of a local Police Sergeant 'Taffy' Tawharau (Cliff Curtis), who must choose between his badge and his people, when the Government launches an armed raid through his Ruatoki...
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A community comes together for the funeral of Waru, a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.
An exploration into the provenance of a significant historical document, Hohou - The Peace Covenant, and its discovery amongst the papers of the Old Colonists Museum Collection.
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A documentary exploring the battle over public education in New Zealand from the 1980s through the 1990s.
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Operation 8: Deep in the Forest examines the so-called 'anti-terror' raids that took place around New Zealand on October 15, 2007 - asking how and why they took place and at what cost to those targeted.
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