Blood Sugar Four-year-old Dahlia takes us into her bittersweet world of blood, needles and sugar. Dahlia is scared of needles, but she needs insulin injected several times a day. She is not alone; New Zealand...
John The Baptist An Englishman travels to Aotearoa, guided by a mission to share God’s love in te reo Māori. At the beginning of the 19th century, te reo Māori was the most commonly spoken language in Aotearoa (New Zealand)....
Baba Joel Kefali animates his grandfather's vibrant tales, bridging memory's gaps with love and nostalgia. An elderly Turkish migrant now living in New Zealand recounts his early days as a refugee in Auckland, as told...
Ajax the Kea Conservation Dog A passionate conservationist and his canine companion fight together to save New Zealand’s kea. Ajax is a story of fear and hope for New Zealand’s unique wildlife told through the relationship of conservationist Corey...
How Mr and Mrs Gock Saved the Kumara In the 1940s, two young Chinese refugees found an unlikely way to repay New Zealand's welcome. Fay and Joe Gock are quite simply beyond inspiring. Having escaped the Japanese Invasion of China, they fell in love...
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...
Table for One Against all odds, an ageing table tennis icon sacrifices it all for one last shot at Olympic greatness. In her final bid for gold, New Zealand’s Chunli Li, faces the lonely road of isolation and self-funding in sport,...
East Meets East The honest musings of a Chinese grandmother brings an unseen community into the spotlight. 79-year-old Fang Ruzhen immigrated to Auckland to help raise her grandchildren. Seventeen years on, English is still a foreign language,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dancing in the Dark Dancing in the Dark sheds light on the transformative power of dance. Dancer Peter Vosper sheds light on what happens on an average weeknight when a room full of strangers is enclosed...
Kārearea Fern, a sassy Kārearea, embarks on a quest to safeguard her species' future and alter their notorious image. Renowned for their intelligence and personality, the carnivorous kārearea is New Zealand’s only species of falcon. Fern a confident young...
E Blacks A passionate gamer leads his team in a battle to be New Zealand's first Esports competitors in the Commonwealth Games. The thing Sam ‘Fury’ Johnson regrets most in life is wasting his time at university when he could’ve been focusing...
Soldiers Road Connecting to culture through art, Soldiers Road Portraits reframe identity for a group of young Māori. A group of vulnerable young Māori are at a crossroads. Kicked out of school and with many of their whānau...
Wilbur Force Wilbur Force must reignite his NZ pro-wrestling glory to break free from despair. For Wilbur Force, winning isn’t everything: it’s the only thing. But after moving back to his hometown, the former king...
Stop/Go A lovable traffic management veteran stops and reflects on life in New Zealand's iconic landscapes. Stop/Go is a slice of life documentary, which, through spending time with veteran worker Bernie, provides a first-hand look at...
Fast Eddie After a devastating diagnosis, a father and daughter attempt one one-last challenge together. Four years ago, former cyclist and charismatic go-getter Eddie was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy, a terminal neurodegenerative disorder that...
Water Baby Freediving stars William Trubridge and Sachiko Fukumoto are determined to welcome their baby into their oceanic realm. Unable to give birth in the ocean, their favourite place, freediving superstars William Trubridge and Sachiko Fukumoto return to William’s...
The Barter Barber An adventurous barber, encouraging men to open up about mental health, must confront his own challenges. After losing four friends to suicide, crisis trained barber Sam Dowdall embarks on a road trip to change the current...
Today Life inside a South Auckland rest home offers a deep, intimate view of daily existence. Today follows the passing of time for residents and workers of a South Auckland rest home and offers an intimate...
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...
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...
Luckie Strike A daring journey delves into New Zealand's hidden caves, uniting friendship with the thrill of discovery. Mike and Dave love being underground, deep underground. They’re friends and cavers, and they’re on a mission to find a...