Best Selling 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...

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 ...

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...

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...

In the 1970's a young entrepreneur and New Zealand's most notorious criminals got together and formed a drug importation operation that would grow to be come a global empire. it was a time when sex, drugs, and violence were de riguer, but the big dreams that become a glittering reality also came wit...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Two poor Chinese gold miners in Otago in 1895 dream of returning home after 12 years. Chan has a wife in China, as well as a child that he has not seen. One day they find enough gold to pay their debts and return home. Chan goes to town to buy supplies and pay the debts. He encounters prejudice, rel...

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'...

Peter Elliot, one of New Zealand’s best known actors and presenters, goes on a journey through time to unravel New Zealand’s ancient past and for the first time reveals the surprising origins of our most iconic animals... be prepared to be shocked!

They are mischievous characters: clever thieves, hard-hearted killers, kidnappers ... and hilariously funny. Are they characters from the latest Hollywood blockbuster or from our own back yard? Meet the Kea - New Zealand’s mountain parrot - a uniquely intelligent and bold creature that lives high...

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...

'An Angel At My Table' is based on the Autobiographical writings of the obsessively private Janet Frame, New Zealands greatest living novelist. The Film tells the story of Frame's life from childhood to her mid thirties and focuses on her family, her development as a writer and the 8 year period she...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Some Secrets Are Kept Forever… Vincent Ward's deeply personal and incredibly moving film unravels and re-imagines the story of Puhi, the Tuhoe woman he documented in 1978 for his early film In Spring One Plants Alone. Then she was 80 and caring for her adult son, and Ward was 21, a young a...

TVNZ's hugely popular and much loved series is brought to you again in this wonderful highlights package crammed full with our favourite moments from Series 7 to 9. Trent gets up close to cheetah triplets, an otter goes AWOL, kiwi chicks are introduced to the great outdoors, a baby zebra struggl...

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...

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...

Things have gone downhill since Gormsby was sacked and the gibbering wreck of a principal, Roger Dasent, was taken away in an ambulance. The scheming Steve from Guidance finds himself in charge of a school where gambling, pornography and drug abuse are spiralling out of control. And that's just in t...

Set against the imposing mountains and isolated beaches in a remote part of New Zealand, This Way of Life is an intimate portrait of a Maori family and their relationship with nature, adversity, their horses and society at large. Peter and Colleen Karena are in their early 30’s. They have s...

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...

There is one man in New Zealand still passionate enough about our rails and the country they roll through, to put words into action. A train buff himself, Marcus Lush heads OFF THE RAILS, venturing from Bluff in the south to Opua in the North, on a remarkable array of railways - coal, freight, steam...

On October 15, 2007, activists around New Zealand woke to guns in their faces. Black-clad police smashed down doors, dragging families out onto roads. In the rural village of Rūātoki, helicopters hovered while locals were stopped at roadblocks. Operation 8 involved 18 months of invasive surveillance...

This DVD is Region 4 and will not work on overseas DVD players unless you have a multizone player. Special Features :- -Off-screen antics with the boys -Exclusive interviews with "Eugene" & "Bolo" -Hilarious audio commentary -Behind-the-scenes deocumentary -Music vi...

Murray Baxter is a cop going undercover. His mission is simple – to finally get the goods on his oldest rival. Both men are now in their seventies, and Murray’s crime scene is Knightsbridge Gardens, a rest home where life is anything but restful, and where the residents are determined to go out with...

TV3’s award-winning comedy series, SUPER CITY starring Madeleine Sami & directed by Taika Waititi arrives on DVD. Sami hilariously transforms into five very different characters all living in New Zealand’s super city. There’s Pasha, an aging cheerleader clinging to her partying lifestyle; Azeem, an ...

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 ...

The original 'Outrageous Fortune' movie! Quite possibly the only film to have the rating 'contains irresponsible behaviour associated with alcohol' After 20 years of marriage, Mickey and Louise have high hopes for their second honeymoon - till it's gatecrashed by their mother-in-law and two te...

Wonderfully adapted from the book by Margaret Mahy. Look at what people do to the land. Clear it, cut it, burn it, smash it around, smooth it out, all to please themselves. Maybe there are a few pieces of land that want to stay the way they are. Maybe they want to get their own back, even. Maybe ...

All three seasons of the classic Kiwi comedy, packaged together for the first time.  A perfect compliment to the recent blockbuster release of The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls. National treasures The Topp Twins - aka identical twins Lynda and Jules Topp - have performed as a country music-s...

THOMAS, JACK and WAYNE are the best of mates in this first feature directed by Hamish Rothwell. Together theyre the Stickmen, playing an on-going stake game of pub pool that sees them touring the dark underbelly of Wellington's pub scene. Each of them lives their life the way they play pool. T...

There is a legend that Paikea rode on the back of a whale and led his people to New Zealand. Since that time tradition has decreed that the first-born male descendant will become chief of the tribe. Then Pai is born...and she is a girl. She grows up within a close-knit village which retains the trib...