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Loo with a View by Diana Noonan told by Moana Ete
Lydia's Nana manages to get them both into a Rugby World Cup game for free! (duration: 8′03″)
Talia by Catherine Hannken told by Moana Ete
Talia goes to Samoa and has to adjust to a different life style, but soon learns to enjoy it. (duration: 9′06″)
The Rainy Season by Sue Gibbison told by Moana Ete
Malia takes her grandmother home to Samoa so she can enjoy the rainy season. (duration: 5′44″)
And the Winners Are by Diana Noonan told by Byron Coll
A win-win situation for an Auckland family renting their house out during the Rugby World Cup. (duration: 9′14″)
Welcome Home by Sue Gibbison told by Phil Ward
Welcome Swallows make Tim feel welcome at his new home. (duration: 4′41″)
Haircuts by Jane Buxton
Ashley is given a terrible haircut when kids' haircuts were on special and his Mum makes him have one. He wears a hat to school but discovers his friend Jason has had one too, even worse. Then the boys see Slug McKenzie, the toughest kid in school and he has the same haircut! So the three boys pretend it's a deliberate style and they're setting a new fashion which the younger boys all want to copy. (duration: 7′40″)
Make-Over by Norman Bilbrough
Stephen and Matt's sister has left home. Matt scores her room and decides to give it a make-over. Matt's got the cleanliness virus - Stephen is determined to turn his room into a tip. (duration: 6′34″)
Heather the Weather Girl by Robin Nathan
Heather gets struck by lightening and though at first she seems the same, one night she amazes her family by reciting the weather forecast just before Penelope reads it on TV. (duration: 8′27″)
Pip the Drip by Judith Holloway
Pip, the family cat, has a special musical talent that might be more useful than Mum's new boyfriend thinks. (duration: 13′59″)

Credits

And The Winners Are read by Bryon Coll.

Haircuts read by Stephen Butterworth.

Heather the Weather Girl read by Jane Waddell.

Loo with a View read by Moana Ete.

Make Over read by Daniel Cleary.

Pip the Drip read by Cathy Downes.

Talia read by Moana Ete.

The Rainy Season read by Moana Ete.

Welcome Home read by Phil Ward.

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