New Zealand Film
Welcome to the New Zealand Film archive. Most New Zealand films have been made by small independent film-makers, often on a low budget and sometimes with sponsorship from the private sector or the NZ Film Commission. Only recently have international film companies used the New Zealand film industry as a source of feature films. However, the independent tradition of filmmaking in New Zealand dates back to the end of the 19th century, when film was first shot in New Zealand. The first feature film made in Godzone was "Hinemoa". It premiered on August 1, 1914 at the Lyric Theatre, Auckland.
The documentary film Cinema of Unease, by Sam Neill, presents an accessible history of film in New Zealand.
Most films are able to be accessed below, however some Films have been seperated into sub-categories, ie "New Zealand Documentaries", "Short Films" and "Peter Jackson Directs". The mother-lode can be prospected below.
Right: An artists rendition of Geoff Murphy's "Goodbye Pork Pie".
Hounds (2012)
7.8/10
Starring: Susana Tang, Toby Sharpe, Mick Innes, Josh Thomson, Catherine Waller
When his father dies, lawyer Will Carrington (Toby Sharpe) inherits half a house, guardianship of his estranged half-sister Lily (Susana Tang) and a s... Read more
Housebound (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Gerard Johnstone
Starring: Rima Te Wiata, Ryan Lampp, Mick Innes, Morgana O'Reilly, Glen-Paul Waru, Ross Ha...
Funny, suspenseful and freighted with fright bombs, Housebound could easily be the most energising fun youve ever had at a New Zealand movie. Its a... Read more
Housebound (Blu-ray) (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Gerard Johnstone
Starring: Rima Te Wiata, Ryan Lampp, Mick Innes, Morgana O'Reilly, Glen-Paul Waru, Ross Ha...
Funny, suspenseful and freighted with fright bombs, Housebound could easily be the most energising fun youve ever had at a New Zealand movie. Its a... Read more
How to Meet Girls from a Distance (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Dean Hewison
Starring: Aidee Walker, Jonathan Brugh, Richard Falkner, Scarlet Hemingway, Owen Black, Ha...
Toby (Richard Falkner) has always been unlucky with girls. Ever since getting stabbed in the throat after asking a girl out in a café, Toby has resolv... Read more
Hunger for the Wild: Series 2 (2007)
Director: Peter Young
Starring: Steve Logan, Alister Brown
Steve Logan and Al Brown are back on the road with series two of their award-winning adventure-cooking show, heading for the wild with the help of som... Read more
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
7.9/10
Director: Taika Waititi
Starring: Rima Te Wiata, Sam Neill, Oscar Kightley, Rhys Darby, Rachel House, Julian Denni...
Set in the New Zealand bush, the screenplay (based on Barry Crumps novel) begins on country folk Bella (Rima Te Wiata) and Hec (Neill) taking custody... Read more
Hunt for the Wilderpeople ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
7.9/10
Director: Taika Waititi
Starring: Rima Te Wiata, Sam Neill, Oscar Kightley, Rhys Darby, Rachel House, Julian Denni...
Set in the New Zealand bush, the screenplay (based on Barry Crumps novel) begins on country folk Bella (Rima Te Wiata) and Hec (Neill) taking custody... Read more
Hunter's Gold (1977)
7.3/10
Director: Tom Parkinson
Starring: Ken Blackburn, Terence Cooper, Andrew Hawthorn, Bruce Allpress
Set in New Zealand in 1860, amidst the turmoil of the Otago Gold Rush, 13 year old Scott Hunter sets off to Tucker's Gully to find his father, and en... Read more
I Survived a Zombie Holocaust (2014)
5/10
Director: Guy Pigden
Starring: Harley Neville, Jocelyn Christian, Ben Baker, Mike Edward
A young runner on a Zombie film set has the first day from hell when real Zombies overrun the set. Filmed in Dunedin, this homegrown horror/comedy is... Read more
I'll Make You Happy (1999)
5.6/10
Director: Athina Tsoulis
Starring: Carl Bland, Ian Hughes, Jennifer Ward Lealand, Jodie Rimmer, Michael Hurst, Rena...
Siggy is a teenage bad-girl who lives and works in Auckland's red light district. She dreams of getting off the streets, her flatmate dreams of Tibet... Read more