Prime Minister Robert Muldoon decides to take a political risk and call a snap election. National is defeated as the Labour Party sweeps into power with their anti-nuclear platform. Upon taking office, David Lange faces pressure from the public and his colleagues to live up to his campaign rhetoric.

An economic crisis is narrowly averted. Realising there is no middle ground on the nuclear issue, Lange and the Labour Government take New Zealand into a new era, cut off from the country's traditional allies.

A four-part mini-series examining the events in the wake of New Zealand's worst air disaster. (1) TE 901's wreckage is found; 257 people have died. Air New Zealand fields rumours of incorrect destination co-ordinates and Justice Peter Mahon is appointed to head a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the disaster.

A four-part mini-series examining the events in the wake of New Zealand's worst air disaster. (3) Air New Zealand's stance on pilot error is strongly opposed by the company's line pilots and Mahon's investigations lead him to the United States and Britain.

A four-part mini-series examining the events in the wake of New Zealand's worst air disaster. (2) As a catalogue of errors contributing to the crash is revealed, the credibility of Air New Zealand's briefing and navigation evidence is called into question.

A four-part mini-series examining the events in the wake of New Zealand's worst air disaster. (4) The commission is over. Mahon's report clears 901's crew and finds against Air New Zealand, alleging that witnesses took part in "an orchestrated litany of lies". The airline prepares to fight back.

Inspired by true events, first-hand accounts and employing actual newsreel footage, this drama follows the aftermath of the Earthquakes that befell New Zealand’s Christchurch between 2010 and 2011, telling a universal story of family, hope and triumph against the odds.

Inspired by true events, first-hand accounts and employing actual newsreel footage, this drama follows the aftermath of the Earthquakes that befell New Zealand’s Christchurch between 2010 and 2011, telling a universal story of family, hope and triumph against the odds.

Inspired by true events, first-hand accounts and employing actual newsreel footage, this drama follows the aftermath of the Earthquakes that befell New Zealand’s Christchurch between 2010 and 2011, telling a universal story of family, hope and triumph against the odds.

The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

A docu-drama depicting a definitive moment in NZ history: the 1932 Queen Street riots as seen through the eyes of James Edwards, the son of the leader of the Unemployed Workers Union, Jimmy Edwards.

Billy is the personal story of New Zealand s most beloved entertainer, Billy T James. Sunday Theatre goes beyond the public façade to reveal the man behind the chuckle. Twenty years have passed since Billy T James died at the age of 42, and he still manages to make us laugh. Tonight on TV ONE, the story of New Zealand's best loved entertainer is being told in the Sunday Theatre - the Audi New Zealand Season drama, Billy. Based on the biography Billy T, written by Matt Elliott, and made with the approval and support of Billy's widow, Lynn Matthews, Billy is a love story set in the changing culture of New Zealand in the seventies and eighties. It also portrays the journey of a shy, loyal and musically gifted boy who married his first love and went on to achieve extraordinary success. A Maori boy who within a few short years lost everything, including his life. Billy also takes us back to the beginning when Billy grew up in the fifties and sixties in a predominantly Pakeha world. Being Maori was considered a disadvantage to getting ahead and his adoptive parents brought him up believing that to succeed he had to forget his own culture and play the game by Pakeha rules. A multi-talented musician, Billy dreamed of being a great entertainer. Paradoxically, Billy was desperately shy off-stage but thrived in front of an audience. His timing, music and comedic charm made him hugely popular, and for Billy the greatest pleasure was to make people laugh. Although Billy had built a successful career, bad business decisions cost him his wealth and his health. Billy didn't know how to say no and the years of unhealthy living and relentless pressure finally took their toll. Working hard to pay off his debts he caught a fever that damaged his newly transplanted heart and on August 7th 1991 he passed away. Lynn Matthews, who has never sought the limelight and has been uncomfortable with other projects detailing her husband's life, believes Billy is a wonderful tribute. "Since Billy died, some people who feel like they own Billy are making money from him. Also, there are so many stories floating around about Billy, things that never happened but are being perpetuated. "So, it's comforting to know that he is still loved as much as he is and people still talk about him with such affection and fondness," she says. She says Billy is very accurate. "I wish some of the things (in the drama) were made up, but that was what life was like for us. A lot of people thought they knew what was best for Billy but they didn't. Billy knew what he wanted; he just didn't know how to tell people."

An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse.

The story of warrior priestess Te Rangi Topeora is a romantic and bloody one.Her uncle was Te Rauparaha and she fought alongside him. She also killed and ate her unfaithful husband's mistress.

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Finishes abruptly just before the end credits.

When Captain Sullenberger takes off from New York's La Guardia Airport in 2009 and collides with a flock of birds, he makes an heroic emergency landing on the Hudson River, saving all 155 passengers.

A docudrama that tells the story of Pope Francis and his rapid rise from humble origins to becoming the head of the Argentinian Jesuit Order, and how the moral choices he faced during the dictatorship-led 'Dirty War' in the 1970s transformed him into one of the most controversial Popes in history.

THE S FROM HELL is a short documentary-cum-horror film about the scariest corporate symbol in history - The 1964 Screen Gems logo, aka ‘The S From Hell.’ Built around interviews with survivors still traumatized from their childhood exposure to the logo after shows like Bewitched or The Monkees, the film brings their stories to life with animation, found footage, and dramatic reenactments. Not an exhaustive historical documentary, THE S FROM HELL is a subjective film whose aim is make the audience feel the same fear and confusion as the children who were first confronted by the vexing, unfolding sights and mournful, dissonant sounds that hid in the cracks between their favorite TV shows.

This episode depicts major civil rights movement events in three American cities. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0885814/?ref_=ttep_ep4

David Attenborough concludes his investigation into life on Earth. Will future generations inherit a healthy or impoverished planet?

Half-caster Toi Iti questions the validity of Maori tikanga by delving into the world of Maori superstitions, protocols and lore.

A fictionalised account in four segments of the life of Japan's celebrated twentieth-century author Yukio Mishima. Three of the segments parallel events in Mishima's life with his novels (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji), Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses), while the fourth depicts 25 November 1970, "The Last Day"..

A romantic fantasy about love, cake and New York City. A filmmaker from New Zealand meets a beautiful Russian woman on the subway to Coney Island. He falls in love with her and convinces her to make a film of their ensuing affair.

A dramatisation of the story of 19-year-old Heather Walsh, who was held captive on a remote farm in the Mangatiti Valley for 23 weeks in 1985.

Film on the Elgin Marbles. In 1802 Lord Elgin, the then British Ambassador in Constantinople, removed the majority of the sculptures from the Parthenon temple in Athens, and shipped them from Athens to England. Since then there has been controversy about their rightful home. This film is shot on location and uses existing letters to show Elgin's thoughts at the time and tries to explain Elgin's real motives which were not that he was saving the sculptures from pollution nor the Turks, but for himself.

Weekly news and current affairs on the arts from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).

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A seven-part documentary series about the settling of New Zealand. The series looks at the ethnic and national backgrounds of different groups of New Zealanders, examining where they came from and why they came, and what they expected to find and how they have contributed to out history and to our contemporary life. Presented by Michael Noonan, it is a story of men and women who shared a dream that New Zealand would give them a better life, men and women with the courage to put that dream to the test.

James Joyce was born in Dublin 100 years ago. At the age of 20 he left for Paris to begin a self-imposed exile that was to last most of his life. Dublin, however, remained the inspiration for his writing. This film, complete with many previously unseen interviews, shows the obstacles that lay in the path of Dubliners, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, the books that were to make Joyce one of the most famous and influential writers of this century.

Pablo Picasso was a legend whose paintings almost everyone can visualise today. The film works through the artworks of Picasso in chronological order and discusses the forces that inspired them, whether in the personal life of the artist or the wider world. http://www.worldcat.org/title/picasso/oclc/388481843

TX date unknown. BBC / RM Arts1982 Date: 1982 By: Thompson, David, 1929-; Turner, Ann,; RM Arts (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation. Abstract: Presents a challenge to reappraise Raphael's work in the light of the changes that are taking place in our contemporary culture. Outlines some of the issues of tradition, continuity and classical values by looking at the Raphael inheritance. We are transported to art treasures found all over Europe: Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, Denmark and the British Isles. Identifier: ISBN 0714860263 (v. 1), ISBN 0714860271 (v. 2) Prince of painters Presents a reappraisal of Raphael's work in the light of everchanging cultural values. Shot on location in Perugia, this film questions our ability to respond to great art based on "uncontemporary" priorities, such as the Christian story, classical humanism, and the love of the Greek ideal. Summary: Volume 1 The Apprentice Years explores the work of the artist Raphael up to the age of twenty-five, including his work in Urbino, Perugia and Florence. Volume 2 The Prince of Painters looks at the period after his arrival in Rome, and his work in the Vatican.

In this feature-length documentary, film director Mark Summerville takes the chance to capture four of New Zealand's most celebrated contemporary choreographer/dancers: Tai Royal, Taane Mete, Douglas Wright and Michael Parmenter, as they create the only dance work that has ever brought them together. The cameras are rolling as the filmmaker gains full access to their workshop process over two years. The programme also goes on a biographical journey, exploring the rich and colourful lives of Mete and Royal. Experience their journey as boys, drag queens, men, teachers and dancers and meet the people who have influenced their lives and careers.

Deane finally meets his promoter, Orlando, and the truth is revealed. His comeback gig could be a disaster. Can they pull off a miracle and put on the concert of a lifetime?

Deanes final warm-up gig for the troops in Waiouru is a mixed bag, and as he finally returns home, the size of the task ahead of him sinks in. Will the gig even happen?

The dramatised story of New Zealand air marshal Keith Park who led the RAF into battle against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain 1940. The documentary fuses war archive, scripted drama and feature film footage to bring the story to life.

The story of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and the people who made it possible.

Vincent Ward weaves drama with documentary to unravel the extraordinary story of Puhi, the Tuhoe woman who welcomed the young filmmaker into her home in 1978. Ward made the observational film In Spring One Plants Alone about Puhi's day-to-day life in the remote Urewera Ranges. By then almost 80, she was obsessively caring for her schizophrenic adult son Niki, whose violent fits terrified her. In this new cinema feature Ward sets out to unravel the mystery that has haunted him for 30 years: Who was Puhi? And why was she so obsessed with this last remaining son? Using his relationship with Puhi as the framework to explore her life, he finds a woman of extraordinary fortitude who, at the age of 12, was chosen by the great Tuhoe prophet Rua Kenana to marry his son, Whatu. Rua gave her the name, Puhi ("special one"). At 14, she had her first baby while hiding in the bush, having escaped from the 1916 police raid on Rua's community at Maungapohatu, where she witnessed the arrest of Rua and Whatu and the killing of Toko, Rua's other son, said to be her lover. She would go on to have 13 more children. But by the time Ward made his initial film, there were few signs of what had become of them. In Rain of the Children, he finds out how the loss of her children affected the course of her life. The tragedies she lived through were so powerful that some, including her, believed she was cursed. After a tumultuous second marriage and the manslaughter of her third husband, Puhi was left with her dependant son, Niki. She dedicated herself to this man-child, trying to protect him at all costs, even from beyond the grave. Rain of the Children is Ward's search for truth in the story of a woman who sought redemption through love and who has remained a touchstone for him throughout his life.

September 11th 2001 changed the future of international air travel forever when hijackers flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington.

When a serial bomber began his spree of attacks at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the FBI, ATG, GBI and even NASA teamed up to use all their technology to bring the bomber to justice.

In 1995, bones were discovered in a burnt antique trunk in the Nevada desert. But it wasn't cutting edge forensic tools that helped convict the killer, it was a method from Sherlock Holmes' era.

When a woman's body was discovered in a barrel with an address book that had been soaked for 30 years, it was game-changing technology that finally gave the police the break they needed.

Deane faces the biggest day of the tour with 250km to travel and two gigs. But Auckland promoter Orlando is feeling the financial pinch and disaster may be just around the corner.

Deane's comeback quest begins. First stop is a warm-up gig in Cheviot - but the small turnout has Deane worried about his comeback gig promoters ability.

Deane has a capital time in Wellington - taking his fitness routine to new heights with boxing and some serious singing at the Salvation Army. But can Orlando get the finances back on track?

Deane and Andrei record a new song to release on the back of the big comeback concert in Rotorua. But the finances for the gig are looking so shaky that the comeback gig might never happen.

Deane finally meets his promoter, Orlando, and the truth is revealed. His comeback gig could be a disaster. Can Deane and his friends pull off a miracle and put on the concert of a lifetime? (FINAL)

We meet legendary singer and Christchurch cabbie Deane Waretini and discover his dream to relaunch his career.

A feature film by Māori psychologist and filmmaker Paora Joseph, MĀUI’S HOOK is a raw, compelling road trip of loss, forgiveness and redemption. It invites open discussion of suicide through the brave testimony of five grieving families travelling to Cape Reinga. Set alongside the families is Tama, a disturbed young man on the destructive road of no return. Invoking the skills, cunning and defiance of Māui, the title of the film alludes to the line on a map traced by the bus trip the film takes from Parihaka in Taranaki to Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga). The travellers who join this hīkoi wairua are five families grieving the suicide of someone close. Their stories give the film its soul-stirring centre. Joseph conducts and films wānanga with the families as they journey north to release and farewell their loved ones. Addressing the demographic most commonly reflected in New Zealand’s suicide statistics, the story introduces a fictional surrogate in Tama (Niwa Whatuira), who observes the suffering of loved ones left behind and understands too late that while his pain and anger need not be permanent, death most surely is. The film intends to change attitudes and provoke action. [www.mauishook.co.nz]

This week's Artsville is a docu-drama on New Zealand s iconic writer of detective fiction Dame Ngaio Marsh.

A dramatic retelling of the story of Dr. Drauzio Varella and the inmates he treated in the notorious São Paulo prison known as Carandiru during the 1990s.