Television series Vegas, filmed in Rotorua, set to hit New Zealand screens
7 Apr, 2021 08:38 PM
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Vegas was filmed in Rotorua.
For several months Rotorua locals who may have noticed film crews going about their work throughout town now have a date to look forward to seeing the fruits of that labour.
The television series Vegas will launch on TVNZ 2 at 8.30pm on April 19.
In the new thriller-action series, a drug deal gone wrong on a blood-stained night sets off a chain of events for dangerous factions and a local business owner.
The series was filmed in Rotorua and stars an array of talented wāhine and tāne, including some of Rotorua s own top creative talent.
Māori TV, 7.30pm This local documentary follows the final voyage of Samoan waka builder Ema Siope. Suffering with terminal cancer, Siope returns to her homeland to try to reconnect with her family and find a way to heal their collective trauma which stems from events that occurred in their past.
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Pork Pie
Prime, 8.30pm This remake of local classic Goodbye, Pork Pie, stars Dean O’Gorman and James Rolleston as reluctant sidekicks on the run from the law. Together, they travel the length of New Zealand in an extremely conspicuous yellow Mini with the police in hot pursuit.