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Pukemanu is a prime contender for New Zealand's first drama series (1969 six-parter The Alpha Plan is the other). At a time when Kiwi TV presenters and actors still aped the accents of England, it offered characters that Kiwis could relate to: bicultural, boozy and blokey.
- Pukemanu Welcomes You (first episode) - NZ On Screen
Pukemanu was the first continuing drama series made in New...
- Pukemanu Welcomes You (first episode) - NZ On Screen
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.
Pukemanu was the first continuing drama series made in New Zealand. Set in a North Island timber town, it offered characters Kiwis could relate to at a time when New Zealand accents were rarely heard on local screen dramas: rural, bicultural, boozy and blokey.
Pukemanu was a New Zealand television series that ran from 1971 to 1972.
Season 1. Pukemanu Welcomes You (Screened Thursday 2 Sept, 1971 on Central TV, other regional channels after that.) A bikie gang pass through the quiet forest town and an unexpected relationship develops as a woman seeks to escape domineering parents.
Pukemanu was the first continuing drama series made in New Zealand. Set in a North Island timber town, it offered characters Kiwis could relate to at a time when New Zealand accents were rarely heard on local screen dramas: rural, bicultural, boozy and blokey.
Pukemanu was the first drama series made in New Zealand. Resoundingly popular – it was one of the top rating TV programmes in the country in 1971 – the NZBC series was set in a North Island timber town and offered characters that Kiwis could relate to at a time when local accents were rarely heard on TV in New Zealand.
