Seven mini documentaries telling personal stories about New Zealanders in the First World War. Streaming now on Māori+ this ANZAC week: https://www.maoriplus.co.nz/show/ww1-shorts-great-war-stories Great War Stories are series of mini documentaries (3-4 minute) telling personal stories about a range of New Zealanders involved in the First World War. AC Productions collaborated with the Alexander Turnbull library, Archives New... Continue Reading →

Anna Cottrell’s film, Children of Gallipoli is streaming now on Māori+ this ANZAC week: https://www.maoriplus.co.nz/movie/children-of-gallipoli Children of Gallipoli not only gives us a Turkish take on the battle, but views the events through intergenerational eyes. The four young people who feature in the film are all direct descendants of soldiers who fought at Gallipoli. Two... Continue Reading →

Streaming now on Māori+ The Kiwi, The Knight and The Qashqai. The Kiwi in the title is Anna Williams, Oriental rug repairer. The Knight is Sir David Attenborough and the Qashqai are a tribe of nomads in Iran. Wellingtonian Anna Williams is Aotearoa’s only professional rug repairer. She has been to Iran seven times, sitting with Qashqai women in their tents, trading... Continue Reading →

Māori and Pacific Great War Stories for Māori Television More than 2000 Māori volunteered for the First World War. They were joined by 460 Pacific Islanders. All were sent overseas as labourers but as the death toll rose among the troops they were called into active service. In 1917 conscription was imposed upon iwi refusing... Continue Reading →