Tag: New Zealand

Netflix to stream The Casketeers, a show about Māori funeral directors

Streaming on Netflix on December 21

Taika Waititi Developing ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ TV Series

LINK: Vampire Mockumentary Comes To Small Screens

Indigenous Director Taika Waititi On Directing ‘Thor Ragnarok’

LINK: Māori film director, actor and writer Taika Waititi

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Watch Maori Actor Cliff Curtis Play Every Ethnicity Hollywood Throws His Way

Click here to watch and learn more at Slate.com.

Actor Cliff Curtis - Photo by Gage Skidmore

Actor Cliff Curtis –Photo by Gage Skidmore

#POCtober: Ghost Stories & the Supernatural of the Pacific Islands

Websites

Haunted Hawaii
Embraces the blending of the many tales and cultural traditions that come from having such a richly diverse population.

Paranormal New Zealand
Paranormal New Zealand is the home of Haunted Auckland, a Paranormal Investigation and Research group.

Malaysia’s Most Haunted
Malaysia’s Most Haunted. Haunted Houses, Supernatural Sightings, and Ghosts Stories in Malaysia are always heard of but rarely experienced.

Web Pages

☀ National Parks of the Pacific Islands: Ghosts in Polynesia

☀ Victoria University of Wellington: Myths and Legends of Ancient Samoa

Haunted Island Tales: Guam

Top 10 Haunted Spots in New Zealand

5 real haunted places in Bali you may not want to visit

10 Legendary Monsters of Australasia and Antarctica

Ghosts and Spirits in Māori Culture

‘Flight of the Conchords’ Taika Waititi in negotiations to direct ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

LINK: READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!

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Dangerous Minds Talks Maori Mythology Movie: ‘The Dead Lands’

Click here to read.

Jemaine Clement Explains Why Vampires Are Way Funnier Than You Realize

io9 interviews Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.

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Cast of “What We Do in the Shadows”

20 Must-see Horror Films of 2014

Horror-movies.ca’s Flay Otters shares picks.

Ana Lily Amirpour’s “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,” Taika Waititi’s “What We Do In The Shadows,” and more…

#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)