Movies and TvShows featuring "maori-culture" theme.

Once Were Warriors follows the story of a Maori family living in New Zealand, dealing with poverty, domestic violence, and the influence of youth gangs. It explores themes of loss, despair, and the strength of the individual in the face of adversity.

Set in New Zealand, this gripping crime drama follows a Maori man as he navigates the harsh world of gangs, violence, and loss after the death of his brother. With themes of domestic drama, betrayal, and the struggle to find redemption, this movie explores the complex dynamics of a disturbed childhood and the impact it has on the protagonist's life.

Green Dolphin Street is set in 1800s New Zealand, where two sisters, Marianne and Margaret, fall in love with the same man, William. Their lives become entangled in a tale of love, destiny, and sacrifice as they navigate the challenges of their relationships and the tumultuous events of the time, including an earthquake and the struggles of the Maori people. Through twists and turns, the sisters must confront their feelings and make choices that will shape their lives forever.

American-born Anna Vorontosov teaches school in a remote, primitive section of northern New Zealand. Her experimental teaching methods have won her the love and affection of her pupils and their parents and the admiration of the unhappily married school inspector, Abercrombie. Her personal life, however, is less secure; frightened of love and sexually inhibited, she has always been aloof with men. Eager to break down this barrier is Englishman Paul Lathrope, a somewhat irrational and immature fellow teacher who aspires to be a singer. Though Anna is attracted to him, she refuses to submit to his advances.

Fifty years in the making, this extraordinary reconstruction of a never-completed 1940 documentary captures the construction of seven massive traditional war canoes by Maori tribespeople in anticipation of New Zealand's centenary celebrations.

This Traveltalk series short visit to New Zealand starts in Auckland, a bustling, modern city. Next is Christchurch, home of Canterbury University, where rowing teams participate in a regatta. Nearby is Lake Wakatipu, which inspires artists to put their impressions on canvas. We then visit Rotorua, a city famous for its geysers, hot springs, bubbling mud pools, and other geothermal activity. At Ferry Springs there is lots of trout for fishing. Later, a group of natives performs a canoe dance.

New York publisher Paige Duvall travels to New Zealand to accept a mysterious inheritance. A certain James Abott has bequeathed her a considerable piece of land, for which there is also an interested party. The hotel investor Steven Armstrong wants to build a wellness facility. But local sheep farmer Adam Leary is opposed to the sale. Paige quickly finds confidence in the attractive man.

In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by hiding in a kumara pit.