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The Sci-fi Collection

Curated by NZ On Screen team 48 items
From alien hunters to futuristic fuel wars to nuclear volcanoes this collection is a showcase of film and TV that has imagined 'what if?' versions of NZ life.

World-changing Kiwi SF

Some of New Zealand's most memorable screen images have come from the genre of science fiction: man alone Bruno Lawrence wandering onto Eden Park in a nightie; giant slugs living under Rangitoto. From alien hunters to futuristic fuel wars to nuclear volcanoes, this collection is a showcase of film and TV which has imagined "what if?" versions of life in the shaky isles. Plus sci-fi nut Greg Broadmore offers his take on Kiwi science fiction, and author Maurice Gee and former NZ On Screen editor Paul Stanley Ward look back on classic sci-fi tale Under the Mountain