I roto i te 1980s i kite te deregulation i roto i te 1980s i te nui o te maha o te reo irirangi, me te pouaka whakaata. New Zealand pouaka whakaata te nuinga o te tuku Amerika, me te Ingarihi hōtaka, me te maha nui o Ahitereiria, me te rohe whakaatu. te maha o New Zealand kiriata nui piki i roto i te 1970s. I roto i te 1978 te New Zealand Film Commission tīmata te āwhina i te rohe kaihanga kiriata, me te maha o nga kiriata i tae i te whakarongo ao, etahi whiwhi ao whakaaetanga. Ko te tiketike-grossing kiriata New Zealand ko Hunt mo te Wilderpeople, Hobby Boy, te ao Fastest Indian, Once Warriors Were Whale me Wider Rider.
Ko te tau 1978