Tag: Māori

Colleen McCullough, Acclaimed Novelist, Sells 30 Mil. Books, Is Remembered For Her Physical Appearance In Obit

Colleen McCollough was author of The Thorn Birds, a neuroscientist, and surprisingly, of Maori descent.

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Author Colleen McCullough

Arrow’s Manu Bennett in MTV fantasy drama ‘Shannara’

Jon Favreau, Smallville’s Al Gough & Miles Millar will produce

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Māori Actor Cliff Curtis Lead in Walking Dead Spin Off

Star of Once Were Warriors, Gang Related

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Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction

Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian & New Zealand Maori Authors

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#POCtober: First scene of “What We Do In The Shadows”

Starring Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, and Jemaine Clement as New Zealand vampires.

Clement (Flight of the Conchords) is of Maori descent, raised in Wairarapa, New Zealand, and Waititi (Eagle vs. Shark) is of Te-Whanau-a-Apanui descent from the Raukokore region of the country.

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Taika Waititi

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Jemaine Clement in “What We Do In The Shadows” (2014)

Remember when I was asking about horror comedies?

Housebound (2014)
Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru
When she’s placed under house arrest, Kylie Bucknell is forced to return to the house she grew up in. Her punishment is made all the more unbearable by the fact she has to live there with her mother who’s convinced the house is haunted. Kylie dismisses her mom’s superstitions until she too notices unsettling whispers & strange bumps in the night. Kylie begins to wonder whether she’s inherited her mother’s overactive imagination, or if the house is in fact possessed by a hostile spirit who’s less than happy about the new living arrangement.