Kaitangata Twitch

Kaitangata Twitch

Ended First aired 02/May/2010 AU English 1 season(s) 13 episode(s)
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Kaitangata Twitch is a children's adventure/fantasy series that aired on Maori TV in New Zealand in 2010. Based on the children's book of the same name, written by renouned New Zealand children's author, Margaret Mahy, it follows the adventures of thirteen year old Meredith, who can hear voices calling to her from a nearby island, Kaitangata, in the bay of her small hometown. A legend of pre-European New Zealand, the frequent rumblings of small earthquakes and the disappearance of a young Pakeha girl, fifty years earlier, all shroud the mystery surrounding the island.
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Season 1 · Season 1
13 episode(s) · Air date: 02/May/2010
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S1E13
The Final Battle
Air date: 25/Jul/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Her family could be set to leave the area for good and her mentor is struck down. Meredith realises she must act to save her world from collapsing. There is only one solution — give the island what it wants.

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Her family could be set to leave the area for good and her mentor is struck down. Meredith realises she must act to save her world from collapsing. There is only one solution — give the island what it wants.

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S1E12
Return of the Cannibal Chief
Air date: 18/Jul/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Meredith confronts Cardwell but he ridicules her and the island refuses to demonstrate its power. Meredith is left furious. Her anger could be dangerous. Meredith is disturbed by the fresh batch of dead fish that have washed up on the shore.

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Meredith confronts Cardwell but he ridicules her and the island refuses to demonstrate its power. Meredith is left furious. Her anger could be dangerous. Meredith is disturbed by the fresh batch of dead fish that have washed up on the shore.

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S1E11
The Reunion
Air date: 11/Jul/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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With Lee Kaa out of the picture, Meredith is alone and without guidance when history repeats — and her little brother goes missing. Meredith stands vigil at Lee Kaa's bedside in hospital.

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With Lee Kaa out of the picture, Meredith is alone and without guidance when history repeats — and her little brother goes missing. Meredith stands vigil at Lee Kaa's bedside in hospital.

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S1E10
Broken Hearts
Air date: 04/Jul/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Meredith turns 13 but it is not a happy occasion. With her family in turmoil, Meredith realises that the island is about to bite back — but she finds herself alone in the battle to calm its wrath.

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Meredith turns 13 but it is not a happy occasion. With her family in turmoil, Meredith realises that the island is about to bite back — but she finds herself alone in the battle to calm its wrath.

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S1E9
The Big Bang
Air date: 27/Jun/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Rufus is tempted by Cardwell to a richer life. Kate and Nick blow up Cardwell's billboard, and Meredith goes back into her dream and discovers the frightening truth.

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Rufus is tempted by Cardwell to a richer life. Kate and Nick blow up Cardwell's billboard, and Meredith goes back into her dream and discovers the frightening truth.

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S1E8
The New Keeper of the Island
Air date: 20/Jun/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Cardwell and Grace grow closer, and the developer reveals his plans to move back to the bay permanently. Meredith tries to go too far too quickly, and is almost swallowed up in her vision.

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Cardwell and Grace grow closer, and the developer reveals his plans to move back to the bay permanently. Meredith tries to go too far too quickly, and is almost swallowed up in her vision.

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S1E7
The Cannibal Chief
Air date: 13/Jun/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Lee Kaa saves Meredith from her dream, and Cardwell wins over Rufus. Kate and Nick decide to make a big bang, and Meredith learns the truth about the island and Lee Kaa.

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Lee Kaa saves Meredith from her dream, and Cardwell wins over Rufus. Kate and Nick decide to make a big bang, and Meredith learns the truth about the island and Lee Kaa.

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S1E6
Changing Sides
Air date: 06/Jun/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Tensions rise in the house as Dad accepts Cardwell's offer to design an eco-friendly development. Meredith has her most frightening vision yet — while in real life she paddles out to Kaitangata in her sleep. And she is being followed...

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Tensions rise in the house as Dad accepts Cardwell's offer to design an eco-friendly development. Meredith has her most frightening vision yet — while in real life she paddles out to Kaitangata in her sleep. And she is being followed...

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S1E5
The Chosen One
Air date: 30/May/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Meredith realizes that Lee Kaa believes there is a connection between the earthquakes and her visions. Her grandparents visit and Nana drops a bombshell — she knew Shelly Gentry and believes Lee Kaa murdered her.

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Meredith realizes that Lee Kaa believes there is a connection between the earthquakes and her visions. Her grandparents visit and Nana drops a bombshell — she knew Shelly Gentry and believes Lee Kaa murdered her.

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S1E4
Family Secrets
Air date: 23/May/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Meredith fights her visions but the battle takes its toll. She tries to turn to Lee Kaa but the mad old man is fighting against the demolition of his shack. Then Kaitangata twitches again — is the island angry?

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Meredith fights her visions but the battle takes its toll. She tries to turn to Lee Kaa but the mad old man is fighting against the demolition of his shack. Then Kaitangata twitches again — is the island angry?

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S1E3
Dangerous Voices
Air date: 16/May/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Meredith now has evidence that connects Lee Kaa to the missing girl, Shelly. Meredith's visions become more vivid and terrifying, and the visions seem to be dragging her towards the island of Kaitangata. She ties herself to the bed to try and stop herself from dreaming. But the island continues to loom large.

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Meredith now has evidence that connects Lee Kaa to the missing girl, Shelly. Meredith's visions become more vivid and terrifying, and the visions seem to be dragging her towards the island of Kaitangata. She ties herself to the bed to try and stop herself from dreaming. But the island continues to loom large.

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S1E2
The Island's Keeper
Air date: 09/May/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Haunted by how she could possibly have seen a little girl who went missing five decades ago, Meredith becomes increasingly fixated on the mystery of Shelly Gentry, and finds some startling evidence in Lee Kaa's shack. Meanwhile, the Battle for the Bay heats up at the council meeting.

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Haunted by how she could possibly have seen a little girl who went missing five decades ago, Meredith becomes increasingly fixated on the mystery of Shelly Gentry, and finds some startling evidence in Lee Kaa's shack. Meanwhile, the Battle for the Bay heats up at the council meeting.

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S1E1
The Battle for the Bay
Air date: 02/May/2010 · Runtime: 25 min
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Meredith is having weird visions. The Island of Kaitangata is waking up. For the first time in years there is an earthquake — the Kaitangata Twitch. Meredith sees a young girl on the Island and discovers she went missing in mysterious circumstances — 50 years ago!

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Meredith is having weird visions. The Island of Kaitangata is waking up. For the first time in years there is an earthquake — the Kaitangata Twitch. Meredith sees a young girl on the Island and discovers she went missing in mysterious circumstances — 50 years ago!

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Te Waimarie Kessell
Meredith Gallagher
George Henare
George Henare
Lee Kaa
Charles Mesure
Charles Mesure
Carey Gallagher
Miriama Smith
Miriama Smith
Grace Gallagher
Kerry-Lee Dewing
Kerry-Lee Dewing
Kate Gallagher
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Cejay Pickett
Rufus Gallagher
Blair Strang
Blair Strang
Sebastian Cardwell
James Davies
James Davies
Nick Lawson
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Francis Dale
Alan Ponty
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Eliza Mackay
Shelly Gentry
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Robert Gilbert
Eric Ponty
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Elizabeth O'Connor
Marg
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Sally-Nina Moore
Barb
Vanessa Wells
Vanessa Wells
Toni
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Tom Hutchison
Nigel
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Hannah Gould
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Charles Koroneho
Kaitangata
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Margaret Mahy
Storyteller

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Yvonne Mackay
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Briar Grace Smith
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Gavin Strawhan
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Michael Bennett
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