New Zealand DVDs

The Almighty Johnsons is a new South Pacific Pictures comedy-drama series about four brothers, raised in heartland New Zealand, who also happen to be the living incarnations of Norse Gods. They even have their own super-God-powers. Sort of - it's just that their powers aren't actually all that power...

Gerard Smythe’s documentary When a City Falls is a collective examination of the Canterbury earthquakes, physical and emotional damage. Smythe and his team filmed over 100 hours of footage capturing the emotion & resilience of the Christchurch community. This stunning documentary gives all New ...

Go Girls, the smash-hit local drama from the makers of Outrageous Fortune and Shortland Street, is back for a second season in 2010. Starring Anna Hutchison (Underbelly, Shortland Street, Power Rangers), Jay Ryan (Sea Patrol, Neighbours, Interrogation) Alix Bushnell and Bronwyn Turei, the seco...

In GO GIRLS 3, our heroes are facing the end of their 20s - the downhill run which can only end in (oh god) 30... For some it will mean one last stab at freedom; for others, time to try and settle down. But as previous series of GO GIRLS have shown - even best laid plans lead where you least expect ...

The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition in thievery, larceny and petty crime. Or at least they used to be. At the beginning of series one, family matriarch Cheryl West decided enough was enough - the family must clean up their and go straight. But it hasn't been easy for Cher...

Amy, Britta and Cody are three young women suffering their quarter century crisis: 25 and what have they achieved? They make a vow that in one year they’ll each fulfil their ambition. Their mate-since-childhood Kevin, admires their pluck but, to be honest, since Amy, Britta and Cody are curren...

N.Z.S.A.S: First Among Equals is a stunning 4 part documentary series on the inner-workings of the most elite fighting force NZ has.  The timing is perfect to release this DVD for father's day  Especially given the huge recent media coverage of Willy Apiata's recent distinction in Afghanis...

The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition in thievery, larceny and petty crime. Or at least they used to be. At the beginning of series one, family matriarch Cheryl West decided enough was enough - the family must clean up their and go straight. But it hasn't been easy for Cheryl...

The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition of fraud and petty theft - until now. When patriarch Wolfgang West is sentenced to four years in jail, his wife Cheryl decides enough is enough; the family are cleaning up their act and going straight. But can the Wests live up to Cheryl&r...

Just when you could be forgiven for thinking that the beige brigade have won, just when many of us were on the verge of giving up and abandoning the field to the kind of people who really do think it isn't safe for kids to climb trees and poke each other in the eyes with sticks, and just when you th...

A couple of years ago, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie moved to New York City to capitalize on their popularity as New Zealand’s “4th Most Popular Folk Parody Duo.” Unfortunately, despite living as Big Apple bohemians for over a year, they remain as hopelessly out of place in Man...

13 Episodes (286 minutes) of Annabel's hit show! Against the breathtaking backdrop of the southern mountains of New Zealand, and surrounded by abundant fresh produce, artisan foods and world-class wines, Annabel reveals the pleasures of her free range cooking style. From the simplest of kitchens ...

"The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls" is the first time that the irrepressible Kiwi entertainment double act, Jools and Lynda Topp's extraordinary personal story has been told. The film offers a revealing look into the lives of the World's only comedic, country singing, dancing, and yodeling...

The Wests are back… for a fourth series of New Zealand's best loved comedy drama. This time around, Cheryl battles the forces of Wolf to defend her kids and castle, but as family tensions erupt, the worst villain may be the enemy within… The Wests are a one-family crime wave wit...

Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie - a.k.a. Flight of the Conchords - may be New Zealand's 4th Most Popular Folk Parody Duo, but in the USA, finding someone who knows their act is about as easy as finding a kiwi nest in Central Park. To rectify this oversight, Jemaine and Bret have moved to New York'...

Hairy Maclary is the dog of the decade and Hairy's gang of friends, including Slinky Malinki and Scarface Claw, the toughest Tom in town, are unforgettable too. Here for the first time on DVD are 10 animated tales about Hairy Maclary, based on Lynley Dodd's best-selling books. Join Hairy Macla...

A third instalment of the hugely successful Politically Incorrect Guide series, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Grown Ups, presented by psychologist Nigel Latta, takes us on an investigation of adult life. Nigel explores the complexities of being a grown up - from the biggies - relationships, car...

Romeo and Juliet story with a Kiwi - Asian twist, based on the real-life cross cultural romance of first-time feature film writer/director Roseanne Liang (maker of the documentary Banana in a Nutshell). A young couple, James and Emily (Matt Whelan and Michelle Ang), have to navigate the expectations...

Betrayed by the Romans, forced into slavery, reborn as a Gladiator.  The classic tale of the Republic’s most infamous rebel comes alive in the graphic and visceral new series Spartacus: Blood and Sand.  Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the ...

Bro’town returns for it’s fifth and final series! Watch as the boys get to grips with religious cults, weird “men’s groups”, perhaps even a visitation from the devil incarnate himself…! And that’s just the first episode! Features: Six hilarious ep...

This first-time collection of Billy T's Greatest Hits -- on both DVD & CD -- shows why so many claim him as New Zealand's greatest ever entertainer. The Legacy Edition of 'The Comic Genius of Billy T James' (packaged in Amaray Keep Case) contains the following: DVD: Over 60 Minutes of prev...

'Shortland Street' celebrates 15 years as New Zealand’s most successful television drama with the release of your favourite episodes on DVD for the very first time. The lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale have captivated New Zealanders since the show's first episode screened on May...

The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition of fraud and petty theft - until now. When patriarch Wolfgang West is sentenced to four years in jail, his wife Cheryl decides enough is enough; the family are cleaning up their act and going straight. But can the Wests live up to Cheryl's...

The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition of thievery, larceny and petty crime - until now. When patriarch Wolfgang West is sentenced to four years in jail, his wife Cheryl decides enough is enough; the family are cleaning up their act and going straight. Can the Wests live up to ...

Jan Maree is in her autumnal thirties and newly single. Fever Bitch! is the phrase she uses to describe her fast approaching Spinster Critical Mass. Very much a true story Fever Bitch! follows Jan on her quest to shake off relationship failure and do as her best girlfriend tells her to, and "get bac...

Five years ago, best friends, the Duckrocker boys had it all figured out - they had found themselves girlfriends to take to Sione's wedding and their futures were looking bright. How things have changed! Albert is now married to Tania and trying (unsuccessfully) to have a baby; Sefa and Leilani are ...

In 1989, Billy T. James took on his most ambitious project - a sitcom that showed the changing face of NZ society, with Billy giving us the chance to look and laugh at ourselves. The "CUZ FM" TV series stars Billy, Ilona Rogers as his wife, Mark Hadlow as his brother-in-law and featured a host of gu...

In 1949 Wes and his sidekick Cyril are conmen eking out a meagre living by scamming small-town bookies. They arrive in Tainui and go to work with the help of gullible local, Don. They actually make some money, more by luck than judgement, but when Wes wins a very large amount of money gambling at th...

The Story Behind New Zealand’s Most Successful Drama Series. The West family, their friends and associates laughed, cried, loved, drank and swore their way into the hearts of audiences at home and around the world. Now, Outrageous Fortune: Revealed, goes behind the scenes of this iconic sho...

After exploring the wild south in his award winning TV ONE series SOUTH, Marcus Lush has gone to the other extreme of the country for his next show, NORTH. From lighthouses to lava flows, kayaks to kiwis, beaches to butterflies, Marcus covers a lot of ground - and water - in his latest adventure abo...

From the award‐winning producers of Hunger for the Wild comes this fascinating new 7 x half hour series. COASTERS follows keen fisher, seafood chef and presenter, Al Brown, as he travels the coastline of New Zealand exploring the connection Kiwis have with their coast. There is something very sp...

A remarkable memoir of resilience, determination and love. Based on filmmaker Gaylene Preston's interviews with her father about his World War II experiences, reconstructed with actor Tony Barry as Ed Preston. Weaving strands of poetic imagined drama, and archival footage into the interview, Pres...

Everyone is always asking for a DVD with more of Billy T sketches, well here it is, the pick of the skits "The Man, The Legend, The Cuz" featuring those favourite characters, from The News, The Traffic Cop, The Hard Case, The Tanula Kid, The Firing Squad and lots, lots more. "The ...

An exclusive documentary about New Zealand’s newest hero Corporal Willie Apiata, VC. On Monday 2nd July 2007 Prime Minister Helen Clark announced that NZSAS Corporal Apiata was to receive the Commonwealth highest military honour, the Victoria Cross. From this moment, Willie Apiata was thrus...

The true story of the six-year fight to free a farmer who's jailed for a double murder which he didn't commit. June 22 1970. The discovery of a baby in an empty bloodstained farmhouse brings police and searchers to a tiny New Zealand farming settlement, beginning a series of events which will di...

'Shortland Street' celebrates 15 years as New Zealand’s most successful television drama with the release of your favourite episodes on DVD for the very first time. The lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale have captivated New Zealanders since the show's first episode screened on May 2...

'Shortland Street' celebrates 15 years as New Zealand’s most successful television drama with the release of your favourite episodes on DVD for the very first time. The lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale have captivated New Zealanders since the show's first episode screened on May 2...

In Kiwi Kitchen Series One, Richard Till tours the country seeking out iconic New Zealand food. He discovers local characters who cook dishes we fondly remember, he takes a look at the origins of the food and explores why they have become a part of our cultural identity. In the third part of the sho...

In this fascinating documentary produced by the award-winning Memory Line team, we return to the remote and inhospitable Denniston Plateau with some of the miners and men who worked on the Incline. As they tell their story, high quality 35mm archive movie film graphically shows how the coal was take...

Most Kiwis can probably hum the tune to Country Calendar, or at least roll it over in their heads while tapping it out on the steering wheel. The show, which tells the stories of hardworking folk from the heartland, is now in its 45th year, making it New Zealand's longest running television show....