Māori Television

Set in 1870's Taranaki, Aotearoa. The Land Wars in Aotearoa are over. A Taranaki hapū is planning a feast with Pākehā former soldiers to mark the start of more peaceful times. Not all is what it seems.

Annie Goldson and Kay Ellmers’ doco, expanded from the film they made for Maori Television, takes a timely look at New Zealand’s military and media, notably journalist Jon Stephenson, in Afghanistan.

A young Māori boy's fascination with war comics hits closer to home than he ever imagined.

This three-part documentary explores the mystery of the Māori King movement as never before seen, the historic origins of the movement, the place it has in contemporary New Zealand and what the future holds for this important national institution.