Pukemanu (1971)
- Drama
Directed by: Tony Issac, Murray Reece, John Charles, Don Hope Evans, David Stevens
Written by: Hamish Keith, Julian Dickon, Michael Noonan, Keith Aberdein, Roger Hall
Set in a North Island timber town, Pukemanu portrayed the lives of rural, bi-cultural townsfolk, earning praise for its authentic depiction of boozy, blokey characters in swannie attire.
- Original title
- Pukemanu
- Storyline
- Pioneering series Pukemanu (the NZBC's first continuing drama) was set in a North Island timber town. Its portrait of the town's folk offered an archetypal screen image that Kiwis could relate to: rural, bi-cultural, boozy and blokey; viewers and reviewers praised its Swannie-clad authenticity.
- Companies
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
- Release dates
- NZ January 1, 1971