New Zealand drama based on the novel by Mike Riddell, who also wrote the screenplay. Arthur (Rawiri Paratene), who believes he is the second son of God, lives in Ponsonby with a group of other misfits at a lodging house kept by straight-talking Bob Davis (Greg Johnson). Arthur is in search of his Queen of Heaven, who turns out to be Margaret (Sara Wiseman), a married woman who soon falls for his unique charm. When the boarders are at risk of being evicted due to the complaints of their narrow-minded neighbours, Bob, Arthur and the others must fight to keep their home.

A young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son, who was supposed to be the Whangara tribe's next leader. His twin sister, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), manages to survive and is brought up by her grandparents. She enlists the help of her uncle to teach herself the art of chiefdom and it appears that she possesses a natural leadership ability.