A panther is rumoured to be roaming the New Zealand countryside, Mildredʼs home. There is a generous reward for proof of its existence, which the eleven-year-old is determined to collect. At her side is her father, who comes back into her life after an misfortune.

Disobedience, stealing, spitting, running away, throwing stones, kicking, arson, graffiti: these are all crimes committed by young outsider Ricky Baker, a self-proclaimed gangster. Until now, he’s moved from foster family to foster family, this is his last chance before he lands in a juvenile detention facility.

"You can go anywhere in the world, to any place, if you can read a map." Michael has been interested in maps from an early age. He used to puzzle them as a child, others were measured and pointed to the north. Meanwhile, his whole room is full of them. Even the walls are decorated with maps high up to the ceiling. Still now, at the age of 16, they constitute his favourite pastime.

Sam, Mallory and Bronco want to climb the mountain Taranaki for different reasons. Sam wants to get well on the mountain, Mallory wants to honor his mother and prove that he can be brave, and Bronco wants to clear nature of garbage. The three of them set off on the adventure of a lifetime.

After a fall while rollerblading, Kirk is hospitalised. During examinations, it turns out that the 17-year-old is suffering from bone cancer. He meets Marty, who is suffering from leukaemia, and a friendship develops between the two.

17-year-old Māori Josh doesn’t want to stand out. But when the whole of New Zealand argues about racism and apartheid due to the South African national rugby team’s tour, Josh must deal not only with the nationwide protests but also with himself.

The three teenagers Nellie, Daisy and Lou end up in a reform centre on an island in 1950s New Zealand. They rebel against the strict nuns with their outdated morals and plan their escape.

The Maori girl Paikea wants to be the successor to the legendary tribal founder who once came to New Zealand from Hawaii on the back of a whale. Her grandfather Koro, the current head of the tribe, does not believe in his granddaughter’s ambitions, which are contrary to tradition.

A merry trio of pirates unearth a stash of riches on the beach of a remote island. But when their boat gets taken by the tide, stranding them, they are quick to turn on one another and squabble over their prize.