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...
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...
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)....
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...
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,...
‘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...
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...
The Cube of Truth A daring couple exposes animal agriculture's violence, bringing a startling message to the streets. Animal activism isn’t for the faint hearted. Every month in Auckland masked people in black congregate in a Cube of...
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...
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...