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Hero image for Kai Pūrākau - The Storyteller

Kai Pūrākau - The Storyteller

Television (Full Length) – 1987

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NZ Book Collection

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The Gaylene Preston Collection

A collection full of riches, devoted to the work of Dame...

Thumbnail image for Today Tonight - Gaylene Preston and Keri Hulme

Today Tonight - Gaylene Preston and Keri Hulme

A news report on the making of this documentary

Thumbnail image for Koha - Keri Hulme

Koha - Keri Hulme

Interview with author Keri Hulme

Thumbnail image for Two Rivers Meet / Te Tutakinga O Nga Awa E Rua

Two Rivers Meet / Te Tutakinga O Nga Awa E Rua

Keri Hulme also appears in this 1977 poetry film

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Hinekaro Goes On a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk

A short film adapted from a Keri Hulme story

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Hooks and Feelers

A 1983 adaptation of a Keri Hulme short story

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Hone Tuwhare

Another literary documentary by Gaylene Preston

Thumbnail image for Hunger for the Wild - Series One, Episode Three (Mokihinui River whitebait)

Hunger for the Wild - Series One, Episode Three (Mokihinui River whitebait)

Whitebaiting on the West Coast

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A Summer Place

A documentary on bachs and cribs

Thumbnail image for Through My Eyes

Through My Eyes

Another well-known Ōkārito resident

Thumbnail image for Three New Zealanders: Janet Frame

Three New Zealanders: Janet Frame

A rare interview with another reclusive writer

Thumbnail image for Barefoot Cinema - The Life and Art of Cinematographer Alun Bollinger

Barefoot Cinema - The Life and Art of Cinematographer Alun Bollinger

Film about another well-known West Coaster

Thumbnail image for Ruia Taitea: The World is Where We Are

Ruia Taitea: The World is Where We Are

Documentary on another Māori writer

Thumbnail image for Journeys in National Parks: Westland / Aoraki

Journeys in National Parks: Westland / Aoraki

More journeys into the Westland landscape

Thumbnail image for Mataku - The Fishing Trip (Te Hi Ika)

Mataku - The Fishing Trip (Te Hi Ika)

A different take on local myths

Thumbnail image for Kōtuku

Kōtuku

Also features kōtuku

Thumbnail image for How I Threw Art Out the Window

How I Threw Art Out the Window

An experimental short from Gaylene Preston

Thumbnail image for Hold Up

Hold Up

A unique mixed-genre film from Gaylene Preston

Thumbnail image for Saving the Earth

Saving the Earth

Another Gaylene Preston documentary from the 1980s

Thumbnail image for Learning Fast

Learning Fast

Another documentary from Gaylene Preston

Thumbnail image for Making the Papers

Making the Papers

Behind the scenes at a West Coast newspaper

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Collection image for NZ Book Collection

NZ Book Collection

This collection features screen adaptations from New...

Collection
Collection image for The Gaylene Preston Collection

The Gaylene Preston Collection

A collection full of riches, devoted to the work of Dame...

Thumbnail image for Today Tonight - Gaylene Preston and Keri Hulme

Today Tonight - Gaylene Preston and Keri Hulme

A news report on the making of this documentary

Thumbnail image for Koha - Keri Hulme

Koha - Keri Hulme

Interview with author Keri Hulme

Thumbnail image for Two Rivers Meet / Te Tutakinga O Nga Awa E Rua

Two Rivers Meet / Te Tutakinga O Nga Awa E Rua

Keri Hulme also appears in this 1977 poetry film

Thumbnail image for Hinekaro Goes On a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk

Hinekaro Goes On a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk

A short film adapted from a Keri Hulme story

Thumbnail image for Hooks and Feelers

Hooks and Feelers

A 1983 adaptation of a Keri Hulme short story

Thumbnail image for Hone Tuwhare

Hone Tuwhare

Another literary documentary by Gaylene Preston

Thumbnail image for Hunger for the Wild - Series One, Episode Three (Mokihinui River whitebait)

Hunger for the Wild - Series One, Episode Three (Mokihinui River whitebait)

Whitebaiting on the West Coast

Thumbnail image for A Summer Place

A Summer Place

A documentary on bachs and cribs

Thumbnail image for Through My Eyes

Through My Eyes

Another well-known Ōkārito resident

Thumbnail image for Three New Zealanders: Janet Frame

Three New Zealanders: Janet Frame

A rare interview with another reclusive writer

Thumbnail image for Barefoot Cinema - The Life and Art of Cinematographer Alun Bollinger

Barefoot Cinema - The Life and Art of Cinematographer Alun Bollinger

Film about another well-known West Coaster

Thumbnail image for Ruia Taitea: The World is Where We Are

Ruia Taitea: The World is Where We Are

Documentary on another Māori writer

Thumbnail image for Journeys in National Parks: Westland / Aoraki

Journeys in National Parks: Westland / Aoraki

More journeys into the Westland landscape

Thumbnail image for Mataku - The Fishing Trip (Te Hi Ika)

Mataku - The Fishing Trip (Te Hi Ika)

A different take on local myths

Thumbnail image for Kōtuku

Kōtuku

Also features kōtuku

Thumbnail image for How I Threw Art Out the Window

How I Threw Art Out the Window

An experimental short from Gaylene Preston

Thumbnail image for Hold Up

Hold Up

A unique mixed-genre film from Gaylene Preston

Thumbnail image for Saving the Earth

Saving the Earth

Another Gaylene Preston documentary from the 1980s

Thumbnail image for Learning Fast

Learning Fast

Another documentary from Gaylene Preston

Thumbnail image for Making the Papers

Making the Papers

Behind the scenes at a West Coast newspaper