title: Colonial Combat

status: Ended

Season 1

title: Episode 1

overview: Tuwhare has returned to Kauri Bay and old rivalries with brother Kingi are inflamed. Felton schemes to take the wrestling game away from Kingi and Harold. Tereti opens a printing press and meets a mysterious girl.

title: Episode 2

overview: Felton and Tuwhare strike an uneasy alliance under the watchful eyes of Madam Raukura. Tereti and Hinepu get closer, infuriating Tuwhare. Harold and Kingi make plans to get back on top of the wrestling game.

title: Episode 3

overview: Felton's business is in trouble and he takes desperate action, appealing to his rich wife back in England. Raukura seeks Tereti's help to promote her business but is forced to take matters into her own hands.

title: Episode 4

overview: Harold is worried about Tuwhare taking a big cut of his profits. He teams up with Raukura to shake up the game and discovers a surprising new fighter.

title: Episode 5

overview: Raukura's girls dazzle in the fight tent and Harold's new fighter, Alofa, makes a big impact. Harold and Kingi are finally back on top but Tuwhare still wants his cut.

title: Episode 6

overview: Tereti publishes Kauri Bay's first newspaper. Mawera is impressed with his reporting and gifts to him knowledge of his whakapapa. Alofa makes her debut as Superfly!

title: Episode 7

overview: Tereti's romantic misadventures continue. Felton seeks to capitalise on some new information about Harold. Raukura uses the fight game to make a surprising move to help Kingi and Harold.

title: Episode 8

overview: Tuwhare is sick of losing out to Kingi and makes a big promise to enlist the help of a dangerous new fighter. Felton is onto Raukura but she beats him at his own game.

title: Episode 9

overview: Kingi steps up to his rightful place and leads a war party against approaching foes. Felton's good mood is ruined by the arrival of an unwelcome guest. Tuwhare's actions reap deadly consequences.

title: Episode 10

overview: The people of the Pa say a heartbreaking goodbye. Felton's worst nightmare has come to stay but Harold pays the price. Tereti claims his rightful place and an uneasy future sails into the bay.

overview: A Cockney fight promoter arrives in Kauri Bay with a WWE-style wrestling ring and tent. This unofficial version of 1836 Aotearoa is a dog eat dog world where colourful characters compete inside and outside the ring.

overview: Colonial Combat takes a laugh at our unofficial NZ colonial history. It's a dog eat dog world, where colourful characters compete inside and outside of the ring.

title: Colonial Combat

character: Tereti

type: Cast

character: Harold

character: Kingi

character: Tuwhare

character: Felton

character: Raukura

character: Hinepu

character: Mawera

character: Mai Te Rangi

character: Rhodes

character: Pike

character: Rona

character: Alofa the Superfly

original_title: Colonial Combat

original_language: mi


title: Lego Masters NZ

type: Backdrop

type: Poster

title: Archipe-LEGO

type: Still

overview: Six teams of LEGO builders face off in the first LEGO Masters NZ challenge: ‘Archipe-LEGO'. The winning team wins the Power Brick to keep them safe from elimination.

title: Archipe-LEGO

title: Bowled Over

overview: Teams must create an emblem to represent a cricketing nation. Their LEGO builds will be tested for ‘smashiness' when a cricket ball is hurled at them from a bowling machine.

title: Bowled Over

title: Cut in Half

overview: Teams of two are asked to build an extraordinary LEGO creation starting with half of an everyday object. The team with the least successful build goes home.

title: Cut in Half

title: Bridging the Gap

overview: A Lego Masters classic is turned upside down when teams are asked to build a spectacular bridge that spans 2 metres. The bridges will be stress-tested from underneath with a weighted bungee.

title: Bridging the Gap

title: Keep Us in Suspense

overview: The 'Keep Us In Suspense' challenge tests the technical expertise of our LEGO Masters teams. They must build a fantastic creation suspended from a wire. One team will be eliminated.

title: Keep Us in Suspense

title: Monochrome

overview: The four remaining LEGO teams face a new challenge - monochrome, a one colour build. Who will create a LEGO sculpture good enough for an art gallery?

title: Monochrome

title: Roll the Dice

overview: High stakes as teams battle to win the 'Roll the Dice' challenge and go directly to the Grand Final. Who can design the best 'must play' table top game using only LEGO bricks?

title: Roll the Dice

title: Above and Below

overview: The semi-final sees teams competing for the remaining places in the Grand Final. In this high-stakes challenge they must create a monster and their lair.

title: Above and Below

title: Grand Finale

overview: The Grand Final sees the final teams building their LEGO Masterpiece. They have 24 hours to prove themselves as the best builders in Aotearoa. Who will win?

title: Grand Finale

Season 2

title: Movies

overview: Six teams of LEGO builders face off in their first challenge, to build their own big budget movie set. But only one team will take home the Power Brick.

title: Movies

title: Mechanimals

overview: Teams of two are asked to build an extraordinary LEGO creation based on both Machine and Animal.

title: Mechanimals

title: 3D Kiwiana Art

overview: Teams are asked to build a 3D piece of Art that must sit inside a picture frame, the team with the least successful build goes home.

title: 3D Kiwiana Art

title: It's My Party

overview: High stakes as teams are asked to create a build based around a popular Celebration. The winning team gets an advantage for the next build.

title: It's My Party

title: Upon Reflection

overview: This new challenge will test the contestants' creative skills as they're asked to build off nothing but a reflection. One team will be eliminated.

title: Upon Reflection

title: Demolition House

overview: The four remaining teams face a new challenge - Demolition House. Their builds will be tested for ‘smashiness' when a wrecking ball is hurled headfirst into their builds.

title: Demolition House

title: Timewarp

overview: This connected challenge tests the technical expertise of our LEGO Masters teams. They must design and build a section of a fun chain reaction using a rolling ball.

title: Timewarp

title: NZ Children's Books

overview: The LEGO Masters NZ semi-final sees 3 teams competing for the remaining 2 places in the Grand Final. Teams must create a build based of a well-known New Zealand storybook.

title: NZ Children's Books

title: Grand Finale

overview: The Grand Final sees three teams building their LEGO Masterpiece. They have 24 hours to prove themselves the best builders in Aotearoa and take home the LEGO Masters NZ Trophy.

title: Grand Finale

overview: Teams of Kiwi master brick builders are put through their paces in the New Zealand version of the hugely popular reality challenge. Who will dream, create it, and win it?!

title: Lego Masters NZ

title: LEGO Masters (Nouvelle-Zélande)

overview: Des équipes de maîtres constructeurs de briques kiwis sont mises à l'épreuve dans la version néo-zélandaise du défi de réalité extrêmement populaire. Qui va le rêver, le créer et le gagner ?!

title: LEGO Masters - Nový Zéland

overview: Fanoušci kostek všech věkových kategorií soutěží ve dvojicích a staví ambiciózní výtvory z kostek LEGO. Vítězný tým si odnese titul, věcnou cenu a trofej LEGO MASTERS NZ. V každé epizodě postupují týmy, které na porotce udělají největší dojem, do dalšího kola až do finále. Právě zde je jedna dvojice korunována vítězem a získává titul LEGO MASTERS.

character: Himself - Host

character: Himself - Judge

original_title: Lego Masters NZ


title: Kairākau

type: Logo

status: ReturningSeries

Kairākau I

title: Episode 1

overview: Tunohopu, a Kairākau from Ngāti Whakaue, falls into a deadly feud between two opposing warlords. Tunohopu is caught in the crossfire when his village is ransacked in the middle of the night, but escapes with his family into a cave. As they plan their survival, they realise one of their sons has been left behind. This episode explores the lengths a warrior will go to in order to recover those he loves.

character: Te Whanoa

character: Te Matapihi o Rehua

character: Makoiroa

title: Episode 2

overview: Te Matapihi o Rehua, a famous Kairākau of Ngāti Whakaue, is called on to defend his village in single combat against a dangerous rival. But when he realises that his nemesis is a childhood friend, Te Matapihi o Rehua forgoes combat, leaving his younger brother to take his place. This episode explores the bonds between brothers and brotherhood.

title: Episode 3

overview: This is a story of a son, Herea of Tuwharetoa, who is forever trying to escape his father's shadow, even after his death. As Herea forges a pathway beyond the memory of his father, he comes to realise that his journey is in fact pre-ordained by his father. Herea opens old wounds, finding truth and meaning and demonstrating the difference between a warrior and a Kairākau.

title: Episode 4

overview: Mawaketaupo has a secret, the kawa of Tau-ma-ihi-o-rongo. He also has a son who feels he is ready to learn that secret. But Manaia has yet to realise that what is barring his way to learning the secret is his own ambition. Only when Manaia faces the man staring back at him, will he be ready to truly receive, and come to the realisation that only when you face yourself, can you know yourself, and become who you were born to be.

title: Episode 5

overview: Sometimes, in order to protect a vast area, one must become more than a man. This is an origin story of Haukeka, a dark lone wolf type figure from Ngāti Pikiao associated with acts of cannibalism, who cast a large shadow in order to protect his tribal domain. This episode explores the origins and the depths of the power of Haukeka, guardian of Ngāti Pikiao.

title: Episode 6

overview: Takurua, a young Kairākau from Ngati Taka - Te Piri Rakau, wants nothing more than to join the rest of his men on a fishing expedition. Being a little big and a little slow, he is left home to protect the Pa and its elderly occupants. This episode explores the idea that a warrior can take any shape or size, as can his weapon.

title: Episode 7

overview: Part 1 of 2: Poupoutahi is the orthodox position of all Toa, as it affords the greatest amount of body coverage and protection. A Kairākau from Ngati Kahungunu, Te-O-Tane, developed the low guard and used it to great effect as he moved up the ranks. We follow Te-O-Tane as he overcomes betrayal and reaches the heights of a Kairākau.

title: Episode 8

overview: Part 2 of 2: Te-O-Tane with the help of Rekareka, having disposed of Takapuai, is called on by the old warlord, Tapuwae for service. A matter of vengeance remains unresolved - that of Te Huki - a diplomatic chief who died treacherously at the hands of another iwi.

title: Episode 9

overview: We go behind the scenes and hear from the cast and crew of Kairākau.

overview: Ancient Māori heroes of yesteryear, re-discovered, re-examined and re-imagined.

title: Kairākau I

Kairākau II

Kairakau II

site: YouTube

type: Teaser

title: Episode 1

overview: Early 20th Century Aotearoa, land and resources are scarce. To secure peace for his tribe, Ngāti Awa Chief Te Ramaapakura anticipates an impending invasion by issuing a challenge to his enemy.

title: Episode 2

overview: An unwelcome stranger crosses a tribal boundary forcing Ngāti Rangitihi Chief Tionga to react with caution to a possible alliance between bordering tribes.

title: Episode 3

overview: Uncertainty prevails after a failed attempt on Chief Te Ramaapakura’s life. Ruamahu settles into life with Te Ao and is overwhelmed when she receives an unearthly gift.

title: Episode 4

overview: A grief stricken Te Ramaapakura ventures into unknown territory. Tionga faces the loss of one of his own while Te Purewa waits for the signal of war from Te Rehu o Tainui.

title: Episode 5

overview: Te Purewa declares war while Ruamahu is consumed by revenge. Te Huru’s loyalty is questioned and Tionga is lured into a trap.

title: Episode 6

overview: Ruamahu settles the score as the battle at Pukekaikāhu erupts. Mokonuiārangi must choose between securing peace for his people or all out war.

overview: Set in pre-colonial Aotearoa, we see the lives of three prominent chiefs doing whatever it takes to keep their people safe and maintain their chiefly honour.

title: Kairākau II

Kairākau III

title: TE ROTO A TARA

overview: It's the early 1820s, The northern tribes have muskets from the white man. They begin to invade other tribes and eventually, one of them Hauraki, arrives in Te Arawa. The sacred portal Te Roto a Tara falls from the hands of chief Pareihe.

title: TE ROTO A TARA

character: Rauru

type: GuestStar

title: MOKOIA

overview: Ngāpuhi decimate Te Arawa at Mokoia Island. Te Aokapurangi, the sacred female, saves her people of Ngāti Rangiwewehi. Te Kuru o Te Marama, son of Te Arawa chief Mokonuiārangi, is tortured to death.

title: MOKOIA

title: TE WHITU O TŪ

overview: Whareumu leads Te Wera Hauraki and his warriors to his tribe of Kahungunu. Te Heuheu marches further into Kahungunu killing Te Hauwaho. The alliance of Taiamai and Mahia hangs together.

title: TE WHITU O TŪ

title: KAIUKU

overview: Whareumu and Tahu return to their home village, from where they were taken by Hauraki. Te Heuheu of Tūwharetoa lays siege to the pā to starve them out. Te Arawa chief Mokonuiārangi taunts Hauraki over the massacre at Mokoia. The besieged people eat mud to survive.

title: KAIUKU

title: E MOHO E

overview: The war between Pareihe of Kahungunu and Te Heuheu of Tūwharetoa rages on for many years. Pareihe, fully armed with muskets, attacks and captures Te Heuheu at his stronghold in heartland Tūwharetoa. Te Heuheu, a seer, forsees his own death in a landslide. He makes peace with Pareihe, cementing it with marriage to a mokopuna.

title: E MOHO E

title: TE ROTO O TE TARA II

overview: Pareihe, Te Hapuku and Tiakitai have built an army and, with revenge on their minds, they return to Te Roto-a-Tara. Hihiko and Tarakawa’s kinship is threatened.

title: TE ROTO O TE TARA II

overview: Brings to life the incredible stories of devastation, loss and hope that accompanied the arrival of the musket to the shores of Aotearoa.

title: Kairākau III

Kairākau 4

title: Episode 1

overview: When her father’s people turn on their chief and his entire family, Te Ataakura must run for her life, leaving behind all she’s known to give birth to her only hope, a son to seek utu: Tūwhakairiora.

title: Episode 2

overview: Born and raised to seek revenge and reclaim his birthright, Tūwhakairiora grows into a ruthless lone wolf. But given his enemy’s rise, he will need allies – fast – as he embarks on his life’s mission.

title: Episode 3

overview: Marriage to Ruataupare comes at a price: Tūwhakairiora finds himself caught in a political dog fight, as a spy reports his every move to his ever more powerful enemy.

title: Episode 4

overview: Tūwhakairiora sets out to eliminate all who don’t support him – only to be offered the chance to save someone he once thought dead. But doing so means risking it all.

title: Episode 5

overview: On the eve of the deciding battle, Tūwhakairiora is caught up in unexpected mind games with an enemy that’s never been stronger, and a last minute side mission ends badly.

title: Episode 6

overview: The climactic battle begins – Tūwhakairiora takes on his deceitful enemy, encounters betrayal, heartbreak, and an ominous new foe he knows all too well.

overview: The story of Tūwhakairiora and his life’s mission to avenge the murder of his grandfather.

title: Kairākau 4

title: Kairākau

title: Kairākau

overview: Oude Māori-helden van weleer, herontdekt, opnieuw onderzocht en opnieuw vormgegeven.

title: Kairākau

original_title: Kairākau


title: MOKO

Season 1

title: 1

title: 1

Season 2

title: Episode 1

overview: An insight into the daily lives of some of the top tā moko artists of Aotearoa.

title: Episode 2

overview: The modern revival of moko – the conscious decision by different groups to bring this taonga back to life.

title: Episode 3

overview: The new generation of moko artists – the pathway has been made easier for them by the first wave, but challenges remain.

title: Episode 4

overview: The special role kapa haka and puhoro have played for the revival of moko. The healing paradigm of moko is shared.

title: Episode 5

overview: Moko is perceived as "fashionable" to some. What is the right way for tauiwi to engage with moko?

title: Episode 6

overview: Moko artists from Aotearoa attend 'Tatau i Mo'orea'. Gathering and sharing their art with artists from around the world. Unexpected and heated debates arise.

title: Episode 7

overview: What are the boundaries with our artform – artists and academics debate. What is the vision for the future?

title: Episode 8 - FINAL EPISODE

overview: Moko kanohi wearers share their journey and their vision for the future.

title: Episode 8 - FINAL EPISODE

overview: MOKO is a universal story about identity and courage told in a beautifully cinematic voice with style and dignity. This show is all about tā moko, people who do moko and people who get moko. Our unconventional modern Maori tattooists and patrons bare their souls.

title: MOKO

title: MOKO

overview: "MOKO" é uma história de identidade e coragem, contada com estilo e dignidade. Este programal documental é sobre as práticas das"tā moko", pessoas que fazem as "moko" e pessoas que recebem as "moko". Os tatuadores maori contemporâneos Maori, os seus clientes e historiadores mostram a sua pele e as suas histórias, que vão para além do indivíduo.

original_title: MOKO


title: Being Turi

status: InProduction

Season 1

title: Wahanga - Education

overview: Tangata Turi discuss their experiences within Aotearoa's education system, and the establishment and development of Ruaumoko Marae, founded as the Turi community's own marae.

title: Wahanga - Education

title: Nga Kaiwhakawhiti Reo - Intepreters

overview: Waitangi Day is the backdrop to a discussion about the urgent need for trilingual interpreters: those who can translate between NZSL, Te Reo Maori and English.

title: Nga Kaiwhakawhiti Reo - Intepreters

title: Wahine

overview: Wahine Turi Maori discuss their lives in connection to Ngati Turi and Te Ao Maori more broadly, their roles both assigned and chosen, and their hopes and goals for the future.

title: Wahine

title: Nga Araitanga - Barriers

overview: Societal barriers affect tangata Turi every day. This episode asks how these barriers have arisen, what might be done to overcome them, and how technology could be of assistance.

title: Nga Araitanga - Barriers

title: Nga Haerenga - Journeys

overview: A look at the younger generations of tangata Turi, the choices they are making within and for their community, with particular focus on intersectionality and the experience of rainbow youth.

title: Nga Haerenga - Journeys

overview: An interview-based documentary series that explores and illuminates the world of Turi-Deaf Maori in the current day. Over the course of five episodes, the fifteen interviewees from across Ngati Turi discuss their experiences, struggles and triumphs.

title: Being Turi

character: Jared Flitcroft

character: Cha'nel Kaa-Luke

character: Milton Reedy

character: Stephanie Awheto

character: Whiti Ronaki

character: Cruze Kapa

character: Richard Peri

character: Rahera Turner

character: Karen Pointon

character: Eddie Hokianga

character: Royalene Edwards

character: Parekura West

character: Kathie Rifle

character: Te Aroha Carnachan

character: Kirsten Smiler

job: Director

department: Directing

type: Crew

job: Story Editor

department: Writing

job: Cinematography

department: Crew

job: Editor

department: Editing

job: Producer

department: Production

job: Executive Producer

original_title: Being Turi


title: End of the Valley

name: End of The Valley | New series on MĀORI+

type: Trailer

title: No Dogs Allowed

overview: Acquisitions Lawyer Kaea Williams, heads to the humble lands of Tāniko Valley to derail an impending land dispute.

title: No Dogs Allowed

title: A Shared Devotion

overview: Ngāhuia confirms her suspicions when an age-old vendetta resurfaces.

title: A Shared Devotion

title: At the Gate Unleashed

overview: Hāni struggles to maintain control as the young Taikākā grow restless and a lost treasure is unearthed.

title: At the Gate Unleashed

title: Family Right?

overview: Pressure from Kaea’s family begins to build while Ngāti Kiokio mourns a loved one.

title: Family Right?

title: The Pull and Push

overview: The ban on outsiders is briefly lifted as Kaea ventures into the Tāukiuki forest while Hāni makes a gut-wrenching discovery.

title: The Pull and Push

title: The Bones Ultimatum

overview: Hāni makes an unlikely decision while Te Pāhua stands on ceremony in the season finale of End Of The Valley.

title: The Bones Ultimatum

overview: When a land claim faces opposition, Kaea Williams is drawn into a world rich in heritage and mystery, unravelling the secrets of Ngāti Kiokio, as the past and present collide in unexpected ways.

overview: When a land claim faces opposition, Kaea Williams is drawn into a world rich in heritage and mystery, unravelling the secrets of Ngāti Kiokio. The past and present collide in unexpected ways.

title: End of the Valley

character: Ngāhuia Kohatu

character: Kahu Williams

character: Anaru

character: Mercia

character: Te Urikore

character: Raupo

character: Kaea Williams

character: Taumata Tahi

character: Hāni Tahi

character: Materoa

character: Te Po

character: Maika

character: Lester

character: Tio

job: Writer

job: Line Producer

job: Co-Producer

job: Music

department: Sound

job: Casting Director

job: Production Design

department: Art

job: Art Direction

job: Set Decoration

job: Costume Designer

department: Costume & Make-Up

original_title: End of the Valley