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Return to blood / by Bennett, Michael,1964-author.;
"After the perils of a case that landed much too close to home, Hana Westerman turned in her badge and abandoned her career as a detective in the Auckland CIB. Hoping that civilian life will offer her the opportunity to rest and recalibrate, she returns to her hometown of Tātā Bay, where she moves back in with her beloved father, Eru. Yet the memories of the past are everywhere, and as she goes for her daily run on the beach, Hana passes a local monument to Grace, a high school classmate who was murdered more than twenty years ago and hidden in the dunes overlooking the sea. A Māori man with a previous record was convicted of the crime, although Eru never believed he was guilty. When her daughter finds another young woman's skeleton in the sands, Hana soon finds herself awkwardly involved. Investigators suspect that this is Kiri Thomas, a young Māori woman who disappeared four years earlier, after battling years of drug addiction. Hana and her daughter Addison are increasingly captivated by the story behind this unsolved crime, but without the official police force behind her, Hana must risk compromising her own peace and relationships if justice is to be served"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Māori (New Zealand people); Murder; Women detectives;
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I Am the River, the River Is Me. by Lom, Petr,film director.; Journeyman Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Journeyman Pictures in 2024.The Whanganui River in Aotearoa/New Zealand is the first river in the world to be recognized as a legal person, as a living and indivisible being. Māori river guardian Ned Tapa invites a First Nations Elder from Australia and his daughter, who are activists dedicated to saving their own dying river back home, on a five-day canoe trip down this sacred river. Made over a three-year period, in close collaboration with the Whanganui Māori, the film is a positive, urgent call to action for the rights of nature: now the fastest growing legal movement in the world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Environmental sciences.; Documentary films.; Environmentalism.; Sustainability.; Rights of nature.; New Zealand.;
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A different kind of power : a memoir / by Ardern, Jacinda,1980-author.;
"What if we could redefine leadership? What if kindness came first? Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she commanded global respect for her empathetic leadership that put people first. This is the story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt made political history and changed our assumptions of what a global leader can be"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Ardern, Jacinda, 1980-; Women prime ministers; Women political activists; Political activists; Prime ministers;
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The Paragon. by Duignan, Michael,film director.; Wall, Benedict,actor.; Noble, Florence,actor.; Grace Smith, Jessica,actor.; Brugh, Jonny,actor.; Ang, Michelle,actor.; Music Box Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Benedict Wall, Florence Noble, Jessica Grace Smith, Jonny Brugh, Michelle AngOriginally produced by Music Box Films in 2023.The victim of a hit and run learns how to be psychic so he can find the car that hit him and take revenge on the driver. A fantasy comedy, where revenge becomes a cosmic experience.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Independent films.; Motion pictures--New Zealand.; Fantasy films.; Revenge in motion pictures.;
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Together we roared : alongside Tiger for his epic twelve-year, thirteen-Majors run / by Williams, Steve,1963-author.; Priest, Evin,author.;
"Steve Williams, arguably the greatest caddie in golf history, teams up with renowned golf journalist Evin Priest to give his definitive account of his 12-year partnership with the legendary Tiger Woods, sharing personal, never-before-told moments of their friendship on and off the course."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Williams, Steve, 1963-; Woods, Tiger.; Caddies; Golf.; Golfers;
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The luminaries / by Catton, Eleanor,1985-;
A bold neo-Victorian murder mystery set in a remote gold-mining frontier town in 19th-century New Zealand. In 1866, a weary Englishman lands in a gold-mining frontier town on the coast of New Zealand to make his fortune and forever leave behind his family's shame. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men who have met in secret to investigate what links three crimes that occurred on a single day, events in which each man finds himself implicated in some way.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Occult fiction.; British; Small cities; Gold mines and mining; Murder; Missing persons; Astrology;
© 2014, c2013., Emblem,
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Loop Track. by Sainsbury, Thomas,film director.; J., Hayden,actor.; Simmonds, Kate,actor.; Manyimo, Tawanda,actor.; Sainsbury, Thomas,actor.; MPI Media Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hayden J. Weal, Kate Simmonds, Tawanda Manyimo, Thomas SainsburyOriginally produced by MPI Media Group in 2023.A man on the verge of a breakdown disappears from society by hiking in the New Zealand wilderness. Despite his avoidance, he befriends other hikers. As they continue together, he can’t shake the feeling something sinister is stalking them.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Independent films.; Motion pictures--New Zealand.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Tauhou : a novel / by Nuttall, Kōtuku Titihuia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Tauhou envisions a shared past between two Indigenous cultures, set on reimagined versions of Vancouver Island and Aotearoa that sit side by side in the ocean. Each chapter in this innovative hybrid novel is a fable, an autobiographical memory, a poem. A monster guards cultural objects in a museum, a woman uncovers her own grave, another woman remembers her estranged father. On rainforest beaches and grassy dunes, sisters and cousins contend with the ghosts of the past--all the way back to when the first foreign ships arrived on their shores. In a testament to the resilience of Indigenous women, the two sides of this family, Coast Salish and Māori, must work together in understanding and forgiveness to heal that which has been forced upon them by colonialism. Tauhou is an ardent search for answers, for ways to live with truth. It is a longing for home, to return to the land and sea."--
Subjects: Experimental fiction.; Novels.; Identity (Philosophical concept); Imaginary places; Māori (New Zealand people); Women; Coast Salish;
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Harry [videorecording] / by Burger, Peter,television director.; Dudman, Christopher,television director.; Kightley, Oscar,actor.; Neill, Sam,actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; Desert Road Production.; RLJ Entertainment.;
Director of photography, D.J. Stipsen ; editing, Paul Maxwell, Margot Francis, Peter Roberts ; series music by Karl Steven.Oscar Kightley, Sam Neill, Hunter Kamuhemu.Still grieving his wife's suicide, Detective Harry Anglesea returns to Auckland's Major Crime Unit after bereavement leave in his native Samoa. Although he's eager to jump back into the job, his self-destructive behavior hints that he may not be ready. His thirteen-year-old daughter, Mele, is even less ready for life as normal and desperately needs her father's attention. Harry and his boss, DSS Jim "Stocks" Stockton, soon become engrossed in a high-profile case.14A.DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Bereavement; Detective and mystery television programs.; Foreign television programs; Police; Suicide victims; Television mini-series.;
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My life is murder. [videorecording] / by Andreas, Alex,actor.; Curry, Bernard,1974-actor.; Jobe, Rawiri,actor.; Lawless, Lucy,1968-actor.; Naufahu, Joe,actor.; Vagulans, Ebony,actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Lucy Lawless, Ebony Vagulans, Rawiri Jobe, Joe Naufahu.In this new season, while detective Alexa Crowe wrangles her family and friends in her beautiful hometown of Auckland, the show will always focus on compelling episodic mysteries told with humor and heart. And this new series will feature ten new cases that pit Alexa against fascinating, powerful, and surprising suspects everyone from eccentric billionaires to grieving florists, and from tango dancers to fiery fashionistas. The only thing they have in common is that none of them are expecting Alexa's unique brand of crime-solving. But they'll quickly learn that you underestimate Alexa Crowe at your own risk.PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Homicide investigation; Murder; Police; Retirees; Women private investigators;
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