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NZ Feature Film Wins Big At Santa Fe International Film Festival
Monday, 4 November 2024, 4:21 pm | The Public Good
Loren Taylor’s bittersweet comedy feature film THE MOON IS UPSIDE DOWN won the Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival. It also won Best First Feature at the A-List POFF Tallinn Black Nights ... More >>
Libertine Pictures’ Red Rocks Goes Into Production On Location In Wellington, New Zealand
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 1:05 pm | The Public Good
Mystical live-action family series has engaged Wētā Workshop for Creature Effects, with WildBrain on board as distributor. More >>
New Local Documentary It Takes A Kāinga Sheds Light On The Maternal Health Crisis For Māori Mothers In Aotearoa
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 1:20 pm | The Public Good
The short film offers an intimate look into motherhood, mental health and the resilience and struggles of wāhine navigating their maternity journey in a system borne out of colonialism. More >>
Nouvelle Zélande’s Biggest Film Festival, French Film Festival Aotearoa, 2024 Programme Released
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 8:05 am | The Public Good
French Film Festival Aotearoa is back for its 18th edition in 2024, bringing une fantastique selection of French films to even more cinemas near you this winter. More >>
Jae Frew - A Solo Photography Exhibition Of Aotearoa’s Extinct And Endangered Birds | April 2024
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5:03 am | The Public Good
During the 2020 / 2021 lockdowns, Frew began exploring & shaping Manu Koingo – Birds of Yearning, a concept that had been on his mind for many years – to create a series of works that speaks to and engages the interests of his youth while raising ... More >>
The Wiggles Groove Across Aotearoa
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 8:56 am | The Public Good
Get Ready To Sing, Dance & Groove With The Wiggles’ Wiggle Groove Tour! <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/aa331649d2f262196b03.jpeg" width="720" height="384"> Embark on a musical adventure ... More >>
Kiwi Music Icons Strawpeople Reunite For 2023 Album Knucklebones
Friday, 4 August 2023, 6:40 am | The Public Good
New Zealand’s electropop icons Strawpeople return in 2023 with a brand new album, Knucklebones , which sees Paul Casserly and Fiona McDonald back together as the core of the project. Knucklebones is a collection of all-new material produced by Paul ... More >>
Waiata Anthems 2023: July Releases
Friday, 7 July 2023, 6:08 am | The Public Good
As the Māori New Year arrives, Waiata Anthems honours the rising of Matariki with a new release of waiata and video content, showcasing an exciting group of established and emerging artists sharing their experiences of creating reo Māori music. Throughout ... More >>
Brand New Local Series Sik Fan Lah! Coming To Tvnz This February
Monday, 23 January 2023, 5:07 pm | The Public Good
We are excited to celebrate the 2023 Lunar New Year with the announcement of Sik Fan Lah!, a brand new local series coming to TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ this February. Sik Fan Lah! is a culinary adventure across Aotearoa uncovering hilarious and hearty ... More >>
Peter Ellis, The Creche Case & Me: A True Crime Series About A Crime That Never Happened
Tuesday, 10 January 2023, 10:11 am | The Public Good
In Newsroom’s extraordinary eight-part series Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me , a multi-award-winning investigative team takes audiences inside New Zealand’s greatest true crime story about a crime that never happened - when a kind of madness ... More >>
Kingfisher Film & Blinder Film In Association With Southern Light Films Announce New Six Part Drama Series THE GONE
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 6:36 am | The Public Good
Starring Richard Flood ( Grey’s Anatomy , Shameless , Crossing Lines ) & Acushla-Tara Kupe ( Under the Vines , Mr Corman ) with Michelle Fairley ( Game of Thrones , Gangs of London , Fortitude ) Carolyn Bracken ( The Quiet Girl , You Are ... More >>
The Wiggles Are Wiggling Their Way To New Zealand With Their 2022 Big Show Tour!
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 9:17 am | The Public Good
New Zealand, get ready to Wiggle! The Wiggles are coming to perform for you in August as part of their Big Show Tour! This show will see Anthony, Tsehay, Lachy and Simon singing and dancing their way around New Zealand with all their Wiggly Friends; Captain ... More >>
Go North This Autumn With The Inaugural Volvo Scandi Film Festival Aotearoa 2022
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 6:04 pm | The Public Good
Tickets have today gone on sale for the inaugural Volvo Scandi Film Festival Aotearoa 2022 . From 21 April, the festival will showcase the best of contemporary Scandinavian cinema in five centres around the country: Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Nelson ... More >>
Now Streaming: Milked - The Kiwi Documentary That Exposes The Whitewash Of NZ Dairy
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 6:47 pm | The Public Good
Pictured: The latest MILKED billboard near the NZ Parliament buildings in Wellington. The same billboard has also been installed in Auckland, down the road from Fonterra HQ. Design inspired by the 'Got Milk?' campaign. Image created by Menkay, a former ... More >>
Look Out NZ Dairy!: Kiwi Documentary Feature MILKED Surpasses 60% Of Its $100,000 Crowdfunding Goal Within 24 Hours
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 7:24 am | The Public Good
MILKED , an award-winning kiwi documentary that exposes the whitewash of New Zealand’s multi-billion-dollar dairy industry, looks set to make waves with its global online release on Friday 18 March having surpassed 60% of its $NZD100,000 crowdfunding goal ... More >>
The Charming World Of NZ-Made Animated Series Kiri And Lou Set To Expand
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 11:27 am | The Public Good
Internationally acclaimed NZ-made pre-school animation show Kiri and Lou , is expanding its universe this month with the release of a new season on TVNZ, a second album, the debut of their first original book and a new nappy range. Scholastic has signed ... More >>
2021 French Film Festival Aotearoa: Programme Unveiled
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 3:40 pm | The Public Good
Tickets have this morning gone on sale for the 2021 French Film Festival Aotearoa, which also today unveils its 21 carefully curated titles which will screen at cinemas across the country. The full 2021 programme consists of hand-picked gems selected ... More >>
Waiata / Anthems - The Series
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 9:54 am | The Public Good
Notable Pictures, in association with TVNZ, Raukatauri Productions and Te Māngai Pāho are proud to announce the upcoming series, ‘Waiata / Anthems’. More >>
AMC Networks' Acorn TV And TVNZ Commission New 6-Part Romantic Comedy 'Under The Vines'
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 8:12 am | The Public Good
Charles Edwards (The Crown, The Terror, Downton Abbey). AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and TVNZ are excited to announce the commissioning of New Zealand romantic comedy Under the Vines with Acorn Media Enterprises from production company Libertine Pictures ... More >>
Totally Under Control: Coming To Apple Itunes Nz Tuesday October 13th
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 6:25 pm | The Public Good
Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney unveils damning documentary, ‘TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL’, chronicling the White House’s failed response to the Coronavirus pandemic - which has so far resulted in the deaths of over 210,000 Americans. Film releases ... More >>