Kotuku Rerenga Rua One man's revival through the profound power of heritage and connection. Kotuku Rerenga Rua follows Kotuku Tibble’s struggle for love and redemption as he battles through physical and spiritual illness to...
The Coffin Club A group of rebellious, creative Kiwi seniors give death the finger, one crazy coffin at a time. Musical and documentary unite to introduce The Coffin Club, a truly unique community organisation bringing free-spirited seniors together to construct...
Mister Sunshine Meet the millionaire who became a shoeshine man peddling goodwill and cheer throughout Auckland. Never in a thousand years did Larry Woods believe he’d become a shoeshine man. In the 1980s, the flamboyant businessman...
Bludgeon A knight-in-waiting faces his demons to lead the Steel Thorns in the intense world of medieval combat. Ex-infantryman Martainn has a passion and commitment to his sport of full contact medieval combat normally only found in professional...
Street Smart Regina Tito looks back at her life on the streets and delivers an image society desperately needs to see. Street Smart opens our eyes to Regina Tito’s experience living on the streets of Wellington; how she saw herself and...
‘Aka’ōu: Tātatau in the Cook Islands An unlikely master of traditional Polynesian art Tātatau, seeks to pass his legacy to an apprentice. Croc Coulter, a heavily tattooed Englishman living with cystic fibrosis in Rarotonga, teaches his new apprentice the traditional Polynesian art...
Same but Different Two best friends navigate the evolving landscape of their bond as one embraces her true gender identity. At 50, Byron’s transition brings a profound sense of freedom, yet it strains her long-standing friendship with Neil, her mountaineering...
Madness Made Me Former Mental Health Commissioner Mary O’Hagan confronts the stark reality of her psychiatric files. Down the end of the long polished corridor, former Mental Health Commissioner for New Zealand, Mary O’Hagan comes face to...
Gina A woman suffering an extreme genetic disorder argues for her right to choose when and how she dies. Gina is a powerful and emotive documentary about the circumstances that one woman lives with everyday. A cruel genetic illness...
Fantasy Cave Cave dwellers tirelessly craft a fantasyland, but is it really for the children? Hidden in the provinces of the North Island of New Zealand, one attraction has been entertaining children and adults alike...
Conversations with Pets Imagine if you could have a conversation with your pet… Faye Rogers can. Animal lovers form a special bond with their pets but how deep does this go and what would happen if...
Homing A contemplation of home through the interplay of natural and human-made sounds. What can we deduce about people from the spaces in which they live and the objects that surround them? What...
Testimony A Tongan-born New Zealander admits the painful truth behind what really happened to his family during the Dawn Raids. Tongan-born Tesimoni Fuavao came to Aotearoa with his family in 1975 for medical treatment. On a day out with a...
Only Human A social media fight over sexism is the last straw for the liberal daughter of a chauvinistic father. The youngest daughter of an old fashioned father can no longer accept their irreconcilable differences. Revisiting her Filipino upbringing to...
Going Home Honouring her late Uncle Clive's adventurous spirit, Ashley takes a leap of faith and learns to fly. A decade after his death, Ashley takes off on an emotional journey of reconnection. Following in her Uncle’s larger-than-life footsteps,...
Te Wao Nui Kauri are dying. A traditional Māori healer has one last chance to save an entire forest. A devastating disease threatens to destroy Aotearoa’s last remaining Kauri trees. Standing in the way of losing these prehistoric giants...
Siouxsie & the Virus A science superhero with pink hair wages war on COVID-19 to convince an entire nation to lockdown. With time running out to fight the oncoming pandemic, an unconventional expert delivers vital information to a panicked public. Go...
Operation: RAMBU! Once a star in B-list action films, the 'Indonesian Rambo' vanished. Is it time for this Kiwi's dramatic comeback? Mistaken for Sylvester Stallone in the streets of Jakarta, a New Zealand window-cleaner is offered the life-changing lead role in...
Meet Munch Jr. A father’s love inspires an autistic teen to express himself by bringing his cartoon character to life. Sixteen-year-old Nikau doesn’t see anyone who is quite like him. He has a unique view of the world; he also...
Hear Me Out Mojo Mathers, Aotearoa's first deaf MP, has one final opportunity to fight for disability-inclusive democracy. Democracy isn’t always democratic, and even the best governments struggle to be truly inclusive. Mojo Mathers knows from what it...