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Sione’s wedding

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The film Sione’s wedding is about a group of Samoan Aucklanders who have to find women partners to take to a wedding. This clip highlights Auckland’s outdoor lifestyle, the lush vegetation, and the laconic humour that often characterises Kiwi male relationships.

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Reference: Sione’s wedding. Producers, John Barnett and Chloe Smith; director, Chris Graham. Auckland: South Pacific Pictures, 2005.

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Margaret McClure, Auckland region – Population, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/15881/siones-wedding (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Margaret McClure, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.