Matakana will be hitting the big screens with new Kiwi movie A Love Yarn being filmed in the old Matakana Deli.

You may have noticed traffic control in Matakana Village and lighting equipment outside the block of shops opposite the Village Pub. The building has been transformed into a quaint knitting shop for upcoming film A Love Yarn.

New Zealand actress Anna Hutchison (Robert the Bruce;Encounter; Vengeance), as well as Simon Arblaster (Once Upon a Time; DC: Legends of Tomorrow; Wild Justice) and Olivia Tennet (Lord of the Rings; 800 Words; Kiri and Lou) will star in this movie about the owner of a quaint New Zealand yarn shop, Sophie Dale, who gets her world flipped upside down after learning her top supplier of yarn, King Farms, is stopping production.

 Much to her surprise, the charming yet stuck-in-his-ways Samuel King has travelled all the way from New York to audit the business model of the farm. Desperate to keep her shop going, Sophie convinces Samuel to give her two weeks to learn the ropes of yarn spinning and raise enough money to buy the mill herself. With Samuel’s help, Sophie comes up with a fundraising plan to host a “knit-off” and auction at the local makers’ market. However, when the two weeks come to an end, Sophie finds herself at a crossroads of business and romance. Could she have misinterpreted Samuel’s growing interest in her as just business all along?

A love yarn is written by Becca Johanson and directed by Peter Burger (Filthy Rich; Until Proven Innocent; Mataku). His last two films received a nomination in the category “Best Director” at the New Zealand Film & TV Awards and at the Qantas Television Awards.