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Kaitangata Twitch

TV·2010–2010·1 season, 13 episodes·ABC TV·Family, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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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.

Castfull cast & details

Te Waimarie Kessell
Te Waimarie KessellMeredith GallagherGeorge HenareGeorge HenareLee KaaCharles MesureCharles MesureCarey GallagherMiriama SmithMiriama SmithGrace GallagherKerry-Lee DewingKerry-Lee DewingKate Gallagher
Cejay Pickett
Cejay PickettRufus GallagherBlair StrangBlair StrangSebastian CardwellJames DaviesJames DaviesNick Lawson

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes2010Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01The Battle for the BayMay 2, 2010—Meredith is having weird visions. The Island of Kaitangata is waking up. For the first time in years there is an earthquake — the Kaitangata
  2. S01E02The Island's KeeperMay 9, 2010—Haunted by how she could possibly have seen a little girl who went missing five decades ago, Meredith becomes increasingly fixated on the my
  3. S01E03Dangerous VoicesMay 16, 2010—Meredith now has evidence that connects Lee Kaa to the missing girl, Shelly. Meredith's visions become more vivid and terrifying, and the vi
  4. S01E04Family SecretsMay 23, 2010—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 demoliti
  5. S01E05The Chosen OneMay 30, 2010—Meredith realizes that Lee Kaa believes there is a connection between the earthquakes and her visions. Her grandparents visit and Nana drops
  6. S01E06Changing SidesJune 6, 2010—Tensions rise in the house as Dad accepts Cardwell's offer to design an eco-friendly development. Meredith has her most frightening vision y
  7. S01E07The Cannibal ChiefJune 13, 2010—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
  8. S01E08The New Keeper of the IslandJune 20, 2010—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 qu
  9. S01E09The Big BangJune 27, 2010—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 discove
  10. S01E10Broken HeartsJuly 4, 2010—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
  11. S01E11The ReunionJuly 11, 2010—With Lee Kaa out of the picture, Meredith is alone and without guidance when history repeats — and her little brother goes missing. Meredith
  12. S01E12Return of the Cannibal ChiefJuly 18, 2010—Meredith confronts Cardwell but he ridicules her and the island refuses to demonstrate its power. Meredith is left furious. Her anger could
  13. S01E13The Final BattleJuly 25, 2010—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 coll

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