Judy McIntosh

Надежды ученика пятого класса Джесса Аарона стать самым быстрым бегуном в классе разбились после того, как новичок Лесли Берк одержала победу в соревнованиях. Оснований для враждебности по отношению друг к друг у Джесса и Лесли более чем достаточно, и тем не менее между ними завязывается дружба. Как тут не подружиться, если приходится быть королем и королевой в обнаруженном в лесу волшебном царстве?

Четверых детей родители отправляют из Лондона в деревню, к старому профессору — другу семьи. В его доме дети обнаруживают таинственный платяной шкаф, посредством которого они попадают в сказочную страну Нарнию, где обитают фантастические люди, животные и существа. Оказывается, что эта мирная страна находится под властью злой Колдуньи, из-за которой там — вечная зима. Дети должны помочь царю Аслану (Великому Льву, который много столетий назад основал Нарнию) победить Колдунью, разрушить заклинания и освободить жителей Нарнии...

Lawyer Jeff Warren takes over a compensation case after the sudden death of one of his legal partners. His subsequent investigations, and growing obsession with the enigmatic Ellen Fielding, compromise his values and his view of himself as a winner. His attempts to solve the complex intrigues lead him to be accused of the murder of Ellen's husband, Harry, and even his longtime partner and friend, Alison, finds it difficult to believe that he is innocent. His moral dilemma leads him into a final graphic confrontation, with unexpected results.

An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind his eldest son. Although his wife and two young boys are also in New Zealand, they are no longer together, and he has a new love interest. After some eight years his past catches up with him when former comrades show up, intent on extracting revenge. After two nearly successful attempts by them (in Dunedin), the action moves to a final confrontation and shootout in the hills above Queenstown.

Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngati is the story of a Māori community. The film comprises three narrative threads: a boy, Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor, Greg, and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the local freezing works open.

Monica arrives back from her big overseas experience to find her boyfriend Nick unchanged. Although Nick styles himself an artist, he is really something of a cultural redneck, and when the couple head up north for a break, and they meet up with Riki, a poet, who is rather less shallow and charming.

A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same mental hospital - she for attempted suicide and he for habitual crime. A friendship grows between them such that she offers him a place to stay upon his release. However, difficulties arise with his continued criminal activities and dependence on her for support - then his gang moves in with them. The film is based upon Sue McCauley's award winning autobiographical novel.