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Tandi Wright
Tandi Wright (born 4 May 1970) is a New Zealand actress. She first gained recognition for portraying Nurse Caroline Buxton on the long running New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She is best known for her roles as Fenn Partington on '' Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby'', Catherine Duvall on ''Nothing Trivial'', and Ruth in ''Pearl''. She played a recurring role in '' 800 Words'' portraying the character Laura Turner. Life Wright was born in Zambia to New Zealander parents Vernon Wright and Dinah Priestley. She grew up in Wellington and attended Wellington High School and Victoria University of Wellington. She graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School with a Diploma in Acting in 1994. Her father Vernon Wright, is a former journalist for "The Listener" who now lives in Zambia, and her mother Dinah is a writer and actress in Wellington. Wright has two sisters, Nicky (DOC policy advisor) and Justine (film editor), and two step sisters, Stephanie (information a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Children (TV Series)
''The Lost Children'' is a New Zealand drama series set in 1867. It follows four children, three of whom were shipwrecked and landed on the coast off New Plymouth, New Zealand. Siblings Ethan and Amy, who were travelling with their mother, Charlotte, from England to Canterbury; Meg, a young thief and Tama, a young Maori slave. The series was released on DVD in New Zealand in January 2007. Production ''The Lost Children'' was directed by Mike Smith and produced by John Gilbert and Big House. To fund the series, TVNZ used funds from a dividend reinvestment of funds paid to the government. The television series has 13 episodes. Child actor Rhys Castle-Hughes participated in rehearsals for two weeks and during filming still did his studies. The television series was filmed in and near Wellington including in Thorndon and in beaches and parks. Filming was expected to last 10 weeks and 90 cast members and crew participated. The first day of filming on 11 July 2005 took almost 10 hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddigan's Quest
''Maddigan's Quest'' is a New Zealand fantasy-based television series set in a post-apocalyptic future. It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Rachel Lang and Gavin Strawhan. The show originally screened on BBC1 in the UK, and was also aired on TV3 in New Zealand and the Nine Network in Australia in early 2006. Storyline Early in the 22nd century, the world underwent a vast and rapid change. The tectonic plates of the Earth began to shift and rapidly changed the face of the planet. Since then, the events of this time have grown to be known as the time of the ''Great Shift'' or the ''Great Chaos''- and have become myth and legend. As a result of these events, the population of Earth severely dropped and little remained of the old ways. While some forms of old technology exist, the ways of man have receded. Slavery is not uncommon, bandits roam the highways. ''Maddigan's Quest'' follows the circus troupe 'Maddigan's Fantasia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Rangers S
Power may refer to: Common meanings * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power, a type of energy * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events Mathematics, science and technology Computing * IBM POWER (software), an IBM operating system enhancement package * IBM POWER architecture, a RISC instruction set architecture * Power ISA, a RISC instruction set architecture derived from PowerPC * IBM Power microprocessors, made by IBM, which implement those RISC architectures * Power.org, a predecessor to the OpenPOWER Foundation Mathematics * Exponentiation, "''x'' to the power of ''y''" * Power function * Power of a point * Statistical power Physics * Magnification, the factor by which an optical system enlarges an image * Optical power, the degree to which a lens converges or diverges light Social sciences and politics * Economic power, encompassing several concepts that economists use, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Nilly
''Willy Nilly Show'' was a New Zealand television series originally based on a short film by the same name. It follows the lives of two middle-aged farming brothers, Eric (Sean Duffy) and Harry ( Mark Hadlow) who are catapulted into the modern world when their bossy and overprotective mother dies and Joy Full (Tandi Wright), the lovely undertaker's assistant, comes to stay. It is set in the fictional town of Pokapoka A total of 3 series were made which have all been made available on DVD at Filmshop. It was winner of Best Comedy Performance, Script and Direction - NZ TV Awards In 2002, a TV Guide poll found the series to be the most popular New Zealand comedy. The series' most prominent fan base is made up of women over the age of 60. Episodes Series One (2001) # Under the Stinkwattle Tree # Five Left Feet # Down the Tube # The Ram Who Knew Too Much # In the Nudey # The Ghost and the Dinner Party # Spring Fever Series Two (2002) # The Vet (24 August 2002) # Harrys Can Do Anythin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Being Eve
''Being Eve'' is a teen comedy-drama television series from New Zealand, originally shown on Three (TV channel), TV3 from 2001 to 2002, and later broadcast on Noggin (brand), Noggin's teen block The N in the United States. ''Being Eve'' focuses on a teenage girl, Eve Baxter, and her daily problems. Her parents are divorced but live next door to each other. Eve was in love with a boy named Adam. They broke up at the beginning of the second season, and she ends up with another boy named Sam Hooper, with whom she had her first kiss when they were kids. The show was created by Gavin Strawhan and Maxine Fleming, who wanted to make a quality show aimed at children ages 9 through 14. Cast Fleur Saville was cast in the role of Eve Baxter after open auditions attended by almost 1000 girls throughout New Zealand. Main characters *Fleur Saville as Eve Baxter (26 episodes, 2001–02) *Stephen Lovatt as Tim Baxter (26 episodes, 2001–02) *Joanna Morrison as Sylvie Stern (26 episodes, 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrior Princess (season 6)
Warrior Princess may refer to: *"Warrior Princess", the 2014 Mongolian hit film about the life of Queen Anu *'' Xena: Warrior Princess'', a 1995-2001 American television series ** "The Warrior Princess" (''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''), an episode of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' ** ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' (comics) *'' X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Warrior Princess'', a 1996 story arc of the ''X-wing: Rogue Squadron'' comics series *'' Diana: Warrior Princess'', a 2003 roleplaying game by Heliograph Incorporated *''Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy SEAL's Journey to Coming out Transgender'', a 2013 memoir of Kristin Beck, a former United States Navy SEAL who came out as a trans woman *nickname of English professional kickboxer Ruqsana Begum (born 1983) See also *Women warriors in literature and culture *List of female action heroes *List of women warriors in folklore This is a list of women who engaged in war, found throughout mythology and folklore, studied in fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Legal (2000)
''Street Legal'' is a New Zealand legal drama focused on the lives of a small group of lawyers. The show was produced by ScreenWorks. A total of four series consisting of 53 episodes were aired between 11 July 2000 and 21 August 2003. History Producer Chris Hampson, director Chris Bailey and writer Greg McGee formed a production company, ScreenWorks, in 1998 to produce ''Street Legal'', which they had been developing since 1993. The pilot aired in 1998 and the first series in 2000. The series was filmed at Studio West in West Auckland. Synopsis The show focused mainly on the lives of the partners of the law firm Wyeth & Associates located in Auckland, New Zealand. The characters include Peter Wyeth (Series 1–3), David Silesi, Joni Collins, Tim O'Connor (Series 1 and 2) and James Peabody (Series 3 and 4). Also seen were Judge Adriana Saunders, Yalena (the goofy secretary), Kees Van Dam, Ange Watson (Series 4), Sadie O'Neil (Series 2 and 3) and Matt Urlich (Series 3 and 4). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventure Series
''The Adventure Series'' by Enid Blyton, a prolific English children's author, is a series of eight children's novels. These books feature the same child characters: Philip, Jack, Dinah, and Lucy-Ann, along with several adult characters. Jack's pet parrot, Kiki, is also a standard feature in each novel. The stories show the four children off on their own, discovering and solving mysteries without much adult assistance. Although the publication dates span a decade, Blyton reportedly wrote each of the novels in less than a week. The colourful dust jackets and line illustrations were by Stuart Tresilian. Characters (family names are provided based on first appearances) *Philip Mannering: A boy with a growth of hair which stands up above the forehead, earning him (as well as his sister and mother) the nickname "Tufty" from Jack. Like his late father, Philip has a gift of befriending any type of land-based animal he comes across, and always has a veritable zoo of small anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equity New Zealand
Equity may refer to: Finance, accounting and ownership *Equity (finance), ownership of assets that have liabilities attached to them ** Stock, equity based on original contributions of cash or other value to a business ** Home equity, the difference between the market value and unpaid mortgage balance on a home ** Private equity, stock in a privately held company ** The equity method of accounting for large investment interests Business, justice and law * Equity (law), in common law jurisdictions * Equity (economics), the study of fairness in economics * Educational equity, the study and achievement of population-proportionate group inclusion and credentialing in education * Intergenerational equity, equality and fairness in relationships between people in different generations (including those yet to be born) * Equity theory, on the relations and perceptions of fairness in distributions of resources within social and professional situations. * Employment equity (Canada), policy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Returned (U
''The Returned'' may refer to: Films * ''The Returned'' (2004 film), a 2004 French horror film * ''The Returned'' (2013 film), a 2013 Spanish-Canadian zombie film Literature * ''The Returned'' (novel), a 2013 novel by American author Jason Mott Television * ''Les Revenants'' (TV series), a 2012 French supernatural drama television series based on the 2004 film * ''The Returned'' (U.S. TV series), a 2015 remake of the French TV series *"The Returned", an episode of the U.S. TV series ''Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions involving the same person or deity returning to another body. The disappearance of a body is anothe ...'', based on Mott's novel See also * Return (other) * Returner (other) * The Return (other) * '' The Returning'', a 1990 Australia-New Zealand horror film {{DEFAULTSORT:Returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |