Politics
Curated by NZ On Screen team 82 items
A collection showcasing some of our politicians' most memorable moments on screen.
The Governor to The Worm
New Zealand's representatives in parliament have had some of their most memorable moments captured on camera. This collection showcases their screen legacy: from stirring addresses (Kirk), feisty debates (Muldoon, Lange, Olympic boycotts), revolutions, nukes, and snap elections, to political punches (Bob Jones), and young leaders (Clark). Listener writer Toby Manhire writes about Kiwi politicians on-screen here.
Profiles
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Australian actor Mark Mitchell plays David Lange in the explosive two part drama series based on events surround the 1984 New Zealand snap election in Fallout, 1994.
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George Henare as Hōne Heke, in episode one of The Governor, 'The Reverend Traitor'.
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Hōne Heke (George Henare) signs the Treaty of Waitangi in 'The Reverend Traitor', the first episode of The Governor. His friend Henry Williams (Grant Tilly) sits opposite.
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One of the bigger sets built for 1977 historical epic The Governor. George Grey's Mansion House at Kawau Island (which features in episode six) was recreated on a farm in Forest Lakes, Ōtaki.
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Some of the buildings created for The Governor, likely in the hills above the Hutt Valley.
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Corin Redgrave as Governor George Grey (left) and Martyn Sanderson as General Sir Duncan Cameron, during on location filming for the fifth episode of The Governor, 'The Lame Seagull'.
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Judy Cleine as Eliza Grey in historical epic The Governor. She featured in a number of episodes, especially 'No Way to Treat a Lady', the episode devoted to her relationship with George Grey.
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A glimpse behind one of the bigger sets built for 1977 TV drama The Governor. George Grey's Mansion House at Kawau Island was recreated on a farm in Forest Lakes, Ōtaki. The set is seen in episode six, 'To the Death'.
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At right, actor Don Selwyn (who played Wiremu Tāmihana) explains some of the finer points of a greenstone mere to Eastbourne antique dealer Helen Jenkinson, at an auction of props from historical epic The Governor.
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Sergeant Johnson (Norman Fletcher) finds the rules of combat on a warrior during the Tauranga campaign. It reads: "If thine enemy hungers, give him food. If he thirsts, give him drink". From the fifth episode of The Governor, 'The Lame Seagull'.
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Producer Mary Glue with Public Eye characters.
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Left to Right - Dave Gibson, Wayne Vinten and Dave Norris on the Public Eye set.
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Politician Robert Muldoon in his screen debut as an actor, in 1985 TV series Terry and the Gunrunners. Sir Rob played Arnos Grove, head of the Secret Services.
The hopeless secret agents in 1985 adventure series Terry and the Gunrunners: Stephen Tozer (left) as Crouch and Dave Letch as Thompson.