One Year On One man’s story, one year on from the Christchurch Mosque terror attack. A year after one of the darkest days in New Zealand’s history, frustration grows at the lack of change. Is...
Believing is Seeing An outbreak of tic disorders among youth sparks debate; could social media be making us sick? Doctors have recently identified a concerning trend among young people: tic disorders potentially spread via TikTok videos. For sociologist Dr...
What Logan Did A young warrior battles ecological adversity, innovating against the devastating didymo algae to protect his homeland rivers. Posing a massive threat to native wildlife and a river’s fragile ecosystem, didymo (discovered in New Zealand in 2004) has...
Shred At 18, Hayden's pursuit of bodybuilding perfection challenges family bonds and questions social media's masculine ideals. When 18-year-old Hayden enters a bodybuilding contest, his intensive training schedule and strict calorie requirements are not only tough on...
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...
He Hekenga Tūhura In his final interview, Sir Hector Busby reflects on celestial navigation and waka carving's legacy. Revered Polynesian navigator, Sir Hector Busby, passed away in 2019. During his final days ‘Sir Hec’ reflects on falling in...
#Losing While preparing for a live performance, a poet reflects on his losing battle with a degenerative bone disease. #Losing is a portrait of an artist in conflict: conflict with himself. Dominic Hoey, formerly known as rapper Tourettes, is...
Water for Gold Unveiling the grim reality where trade laws compromise our right to clean water in the search of gold. In Water for Gold, leading legal academic and anti-TPPA activist Jane Kelsey describes the ISDS through the case of Oceana...
Beneath The Surface New Zealand’s first Tongan swimming champion battles self-doubt and setbacks as she fights for gold. A traumatic childhood accident left Tupou Neiufi with a permanent disability. But in the water, she feels invincible. Already a...
The Crossroads: Le Māgafā At the crossroads of past and present, Kas Futialo confronts his journey, weaving Sāmoan heritage into hip-hop to enlighten futures. Set in Faleasi’u village in Sāmoa, we meet young Kas at the crossroads, a place he would often visit to...
He Kākano Ahau – From The Spaces In Between A courageous takatāpui (Māori LGBTQI) activist is fighting for true diversity in our Gay Pride celebrations. New Zealand’s Pride celebrations are glitzy and glamorous, but takatāpui activist Kassie (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga) is challenging the...
Union A young Māori outsider living in Japan tackles cultural isolation using the universal language of rugby. Living in a self-imposed exile from his home in New Zealand, Jared James finds himself struggling through crushing isolation in...
The Colourist Grace Rawson revisits the art of hand-tinted photography, a craft she mastered in the 1950s with Whites Aviation. The hand-tinted photographic landscapes of Whites Aviation have become celebrated icons of New Zealand’s mid-century culture. But few still know...
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...
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...
Please Open Cultural icon and cinematic relic The Crystal Palace fights to hold off the final curtain call. The Crystal Palace stands on one of Auckland’s busiest suburban roads. Passed by hundreds of commuters everyday, the theatre represents...
Wayne Wayne, a man with limited communication skills, learns the harsh reality of love and romance. Excited to see his friend Rachel, Wayne’s saddened that she needs some space and goes about building a plan to...
He Ōhākī – Imparting Words of Wisdom John Rangihau's Tūhoe wisdom, voiced through his daughter Kararaina, addresses a legacy of institutional racism. Centuries of Tūhoe wisdom are illuminated by Kararaina Rangihau, youngest daughter of John Rangihau, as a means of truly addressing...
When Nobody Was Looking An entomologist takes on the 1970s New Zealand Government uncovering institutional racism and child abuse. Dr. Oliver Sutherland discovers disturbing cases of abused children in state care, including imprisonment and torture of children as young...
Fifty Percent With a 50% chance of inheriting a fatal disease, is it better to know or live in the moment? Lillian Hanly has a 50/50 chance of inheriting Huntington’s, a neurodegenerative disease. With a number of her family testing positive...
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...
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...