New Zealand Listener

FRIDAY JUNE 28

NEW ZEALAND FILMS

It’s the Matariki holiday, so obviously a good time to settle in with the whānau for somefrom today, the movie that really put her, and Oscar-winning actor Anna Paquin, on the map. Also added today are two comedies co-written and starring Jackie van Beek, and TVNZ+’s large slate of Kiwi films also includes and Local films on Māori+ include Vincent Ward’s 1988 film Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith’s adaptation of the Patricia Grace novel; and for something a bit lighter, the musical

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