Rūrangi

Rising Lights

2023 · 5 episodes · 1h 51m in all · 6.8/10

Rūrangi’s culture war intensifies between the transgender activists, farmers and local Māori - all while ancestors from the past reach out to the living with unfinished business.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Landfall

   12 Feb 2023 · 22 min · 6.0/10

   Tensions between Rurangi's farming and Maori communities culminate in a strange phenomenon that awakens the past.

2. 

   2. Face Value

   19 Feb 2023 · 23 min · 6.0/10

   Anahera stands up to Aunty Beth on the marae, Caz returns to Auckland to seek out Ellie, and Jem experiences his first queer nightclub.

3. 

   3. Plum Life

   26 Feb 2023 · 22 min · 7.0/10

   Jem is crushed to realise the town is gossiping about his sexuality. Caz tries to convince Anahera to let local queer kids host a Rainbow Youth Group in her op shop.

4. 

   4. In Milk We Trust

   5 Mar 2023 · 22 min · 8.0/10

   Caz is forced to watch the documentary about his dead lover, Anahera and Ellie have a karaoke duel, and Jem wants to go back in the closet.

5. 

   5. The Boat of Truth

   12 Mar 2023 · 22 min · 7.0/10

   Tensions in Rurangi grow. Anahera confesses her true feelings, Jem makes a painful decision, and Caz's pursuit of Andy's ghost takes him to a dangerous new low.