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    Drama TV Shows - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    Pukemanu

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    Pukemanu was the first drama series made in New Zealand.

    Resoundingly popular – it was one of the top rating TV programmes in the country in 1971 – the NZBC series was set in a North Island timber town and offered characters that Kiwis could relate to at a time when local accents were rarely heard on TV in New Zealand.

    It was the first TV drama to examine the idiosyncrasies of the community-oriented culture of the archetypal New Zealand town – with rugby tournaments, marae meetings, parish bazaars and an annual wood-chop.

    The series featured a mix of Māori and Pākehā (white) actors, and viewers and reviewers praised its authenticity and its bicultural approach. A number of episodes included subtitled segments in te reo Māori.

    Even though Pukemanu ran for only twelve hour-long episodes in total, its unexpected popularity made it an influential template for later local TV drama series such as Mortimer’s Patch (1980s), Marlin Bay (1990s) and Mercy Peak (2000s).

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