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The lives a tight-knit community of villagers in the fictional village of Emmerdale in the Yorkshire Dales, a quiet area of North Yorkshire located in the English countryside.

Live-action puppet television series, based on the Mary Tourtel character, Rupert Bear.

Short subject documentary about land speed record holder Burt Munro. Produced for NZBC.

Documentary seeks to answer why the majority of the German people were so willing to follow Hitler, even as he led them into war.

Drama series based around the character of Moynihan who was in charge of a carpenters union in Wellington New Zealand and dealing with problems he faced both at work and in his private life. The first drama series co-production between the ABC and New Zealand Television One. Guest stars included the likes of Rowena Wallace.

Tells the Maori legend of Uenuku and his affair with the mist maiden Hinepukohurangi. A story of love, betrayal, and rainbow redemption.

Examines the practical philosophy, the achievements and frustrations of one of New Zealand's most lively and innovative architects, Ian Athfield. The film provides a portrait of the architect and his work both in New Zealand and his project to design housing for 140,000 squatters from the Tondo area of Manila in the Philippines, for which Athfield won an international competition in 1975.

A documentary about the New Zealand theatre troupe "Red Mole".

This early children's TV classic is a Kiwi take on a genre staple: the summer holiday adventure. Aucklanders Peter and Laura meet up with their Wellington friend Rangi and his older cousin Dan (Wi Kuki Kaa), and go on an expedition to Kapiti Island. The trio (minus Dan, who has a sprained ankle) go bush for some kids vs. wild action, peppered with a menagerie of manu, and tales of Te Rauparaha, whaling and ghosts. They camp, fish, skylark around cliffs and caves, summit the island, and inevitably get lost, before - getting safely home.

A record of the World Championship Jet Boat Marathon held in New Zealand. Follows the success and failures of the participants during the 1,000 kilometre race on nine rivers over a period of seven days.

A man in his sixties falls in love with a 13 year old girl on a farm where they both work.

This end of season Sing special from 1975 takes place mostly in the Wild West. After some song, dance numbers and comedy sketches we meet two small-time crooks, Lone Wolf (Ray Woolf) and Crazy D (Laurie Dee). A musical showdown at the saloon ensues. Featuring a Tom Jones medley before a bungled bank robbery brings down the burglars. The performers include Craig Scott, Chic Littlewood, Angela Ayers and George Tumahai (who shows Woolf how to hongi) and the Sing Dancers and Singers. The show also contains a rare clip from A Going Concern, an early NZ soap of which no known episodes survive.

Takes a critical look at the institutionalization of childbirth practices in Western society. Filmed from the point of view of the mother and baby, commentary by Dr. R.D. Laing raises questions as to the immediate and long-term effects of many of the detached, routine procedures that are so often out of tune with the feelings of mothers and babies at a time of their greatest vulnerability.

Actor Martyn Sanderson returns in 1977 to the Hokianga of his youth and visits his elderly and romantic aunt, Olive Bracey. Her reminiscences of pioneer life mesh with nostalgic songs and readings from her fiction.