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Part one of two from this full length episode.
Part two of two from this full length episode.
The credits for this episode.
Kaitangata Twitch - First Episode
Television (Full Length Episode) – 2010
... according to the legend the cannibal’s spirit was absorbed into the land, and when he’s angry or hungry he [the ahi kaa] comes to life: the so-called ‘Kaitangata Twitch’. It’s freaky eh!– Meredith’s Dad (Charles Mesure) reads local history for the bedtime story
You think anyone can own the land? The land owns you, not the other way around!– Angry Lee (George Henare) to Meredith
Mere - wake up! You’ve been dreaming weird again!– Meredith’s sister
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