The growth of Maori television reflects the battle of Maori for full recognition and participation in New Zealand society. The success of Maori television restores a sense of vision to the medium.
This first episode presents an overview of the last 50 years of New Zealand channel, showing how we've moved from one channel to hundreds in that time.
Drama has been the source of some of television's greatest moments and some of its most painful. New Zealand drama and comedy have come a long way in the last 50 years.
In tonight's episode we take a look at how television has dealt with five major conflicts: Vietnam, nuclear power, Maori rights, the Springbok Tour and the Homosexual Law Reform Bill.
Television and sport were made for each other, but the relationship had a slow start. Tonight we trace the growth of televised sport from the earliest, delayed news clips to today's live broadcasts.
From the Kiwi accent to the paintings of Rita Angus and from apricot orchards in Central Otago to the mountains of Borneo, television has developed a sense of what it means to be a New Zealander.