Throng

Tuesday September 28 at 8.30 PM on Maori Television

The stories of Aisha Sidawi and Umiya Abu-Ras, two Palestinian-Israeli women struggling to achieve equality with the men in their lives. At home they struggle to introduce the values of independence and equality. On a political level, they battle for equal footing for women within their own community and in the eyes of the authorities. Arabic with English sub-titles.

Saturday September 25 at 8.30 PM on Maori Television

When Hinewehi Mohi sang the national anthem in Maori at an international rugby game in 1999, some New Zealanders believed she had crossed a line, and were highly critical of her actions. In this documentary, Mohi takes a personal journey to look back on what was a painful personal experience for her, and to explore other key 'cultural' lines in the sand. She says: "I want to make sense of what it means to test majority opinion and the dynamics of how society changes its views. In this documentary I look at similar challenges made by other New Zealanders and how they've influenced attitudes in this country. This is my journey, my individual perspective on those events."

Saturday September 18 at 8.30 PM on Maori Television

Retracing the journey of the Partington collection, a set of 19th century photographs of Whanganui Maori, discovered in a garage in the Bay of Islands in 2001.

DISCOVERY CHANNEL - Thursdays from 16 September, 9.30pm

Fourth generation logger Bobby Goodson and his rugged crew of men venture where most wouldn't dare to go and take on the dangerous swamps of North Carolina, all in an attempt to harvest valuable timber and haul it to the mill. However, it's trying times when a harsh economy and mill shut downs wreak havoc on Bobby and his business.

DISCOVERY CHANNEL - Thursdays from 16 September, 8.30pm

This new series follows identical twin brothers, Mike and Geoff Howe, as they design and build the coolest machines ever seen, from high-speed military tanks to supercharged subterranean rovers. In each episode the tumultuous twins will push the limits of innovation by building a new, ingenious and often insane machine. Working with their wives, who also happen to be sisters, and their loyal shop crew, the Howe brothers put everything they have into their inventions. No idea is too crazy or too half-baked to try, however this ideology comes with risk as the success or failure of each invention could make or break their family business.

9:30pm - Wednesday, September 15 on TV 3

Inside New Zealand: Catching The King Of The Benefit Cheats, screening on Wednesday, September 15th at 9:30pm on 3, tells the story of the world's biggest ever benefit fraudster - Kiwi Wayne Patterson.

Patterson wanted to be a millionaire ever since he was a child - but rather than earning the money, he created 123 false identities and stole more than $3.4 million dollars in benefit payments over three years.

When police finally broke into his $200 a week two-bedroom unit in Massey, they found a whole secret world behind the unassuming exterior.

CRIME & INVESTIGATION - Wednesday 15 September, 9.30pm

What drove a self-made millionaire to destroy all he owned and everyone he loved? A devastating fire raged at a millionaire's mansion. As the flames engulfed Osbaston House, mystery surrounded the disappearance of millionaire Christopher Foster, his wife Jill and 15-year-old daughter Kirstie. As vital evidence went up in smoke before their eyes, police were faced with a number of conspiracy theories and a frenzy of press speculation about the Fosters' fate. With exclusive access to the West Mercia police's painstaking investigation and interviews with close friends and family members, this film charts the complex jigsaw puzzle involving pathologists, forensic anthropologists, and arson, ballistics and CCTV specialists.

Tuesday September 14 at 8.30 PM on Maori Television

In Sudan it is taboo for men to cook. As young Sudanese refugee Alier puts it 'washing, cooking and cleaning is the duty of your sister.' But when a group of refugee Sudanese men in Adelaide is found starving because they don't know what to do with a fridge full of groceries, something has to change. Ayen Kuol, a Sudanese health worker decides to challenge a million years of custom and culture and start a cooking school for African men.