Maori Movies

  • 2024
    The Convert

    The Convert

    The Convert

    6.22024HD

    Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief...

    The Convert
  • 1993
    The Piano

    The Piano

    The Piano

    7.41993HD

    A mute Scottish woman arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Her husband refuses to move her beloved piano, giving it to neighbor...

    The Piano
  • 1994
    Once Were Warriors

    Once Were Warriors

    Once Were Warriors

    7.41994HD

    A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family...

    Once Were Warriors
  • 2014
    The Dead Lands

    The Dead Lands

    The Dead Lands

    6.12014HD

    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...

    The Dead Lands
  • 2010
    Boy

    Boy

    Boy

    7.42010HD

    Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee...

    Boy
  • 1999
    What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

    What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

    What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

    6.51999HD

    Five years have passed and Jake has turned his back on his family. He's still up to his usual tricks in McClutchy's Bar, unaware, as he downs his...

    What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
  • 2010
    Tracker

    Tracker

    Tracker

    6.4932010HD

    An ex-Boer war guerrilla in New Zealand is sent out to bring back a Maori accused of killing a British soldier. Gradually they grow to know and...

    Tracker
  • 1954
    The Seekers

    The Seekers

    The Seekers

    5.71954HD

    A western set in New Zealand during the 1820s following a group of British pioneers seeking a new life Down Under.

    The Seekers
  • 2005
    River Queen

    River Queen

    River Queen

    5.82005HD

    An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between...

    River Queen
  • 2015
    Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses

    Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses

    Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses

    6.42015HD

    This impressive doco disperses the fog of shame and sensationalism to shed light on the tragedy that made international headlines in 2007 when a...

    Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses
  • 2024
    Struggle Without End

    Struggle Without End

    Struggle Without End

    02024HD

    Two young teenagers are forced to take control of their own destiny amid the chaos of a pivotal battle in New Zealand’s first land wars in 1864.

    Struggle Without End
  • 2024
    The Lascar

    The Lascar

    The Lascar

    02024HD

    At the end of the 18th century, hundreds of Indian sailors, known as lascars, worked amongst European settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand - often under...

    The Lascar
  • 1947
    Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

    6.11947HD

    Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William....

    Green Dolphin Street
  • 1996
    Broken English

    Broken English

    Broken English

    5.91996HD

    Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees living in Auckland during the Yugoslav wars. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her...

    Broken English
  • 2019
    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    6.72019HD

    This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some...

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
  • 1996
    Flight of the Albatross

    Flight of the Albatross

    Flight of the Albatross

    7.21996HD

    After a period of separation, Sarah visits her research scientist mother on a remote New Zealand island. Before long Sarah becomes inextricably...

    Flight of the Albatross
  • 1961
    Two Loves

    Two Loves

    Two Loves

    4.91961HD

    American-born Anna Vorontosov teaches school in a remote, primitive section of northern New Zealand. Her experimental teaching methods have won her...

    Two Loves
  • 2011
    Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

    Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

    Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

    02011HD

    This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6...

    Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
  • 1996
    Twilight of the Gods

    Twilight of the Gods

    Twilight of the Gods

    5.6921996HD

    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...

    Twilight of the Gods
  • 2010
    Kawa

    Kawa

    Kawa

    5.52010HD

    A psychological drama of a family in crisis. Kawa, a successful Māori businessman in Auckland, New Zealand, is forced to reveal his lifelong...

    Kawa