The Scam
Oliver Dawe / Amanda Jenkins
Running
time:
15 mins
From Greymouth to São Paulo’s slums, Roy Arbon’s adventure ends in kidnap and imprisonment on foreign soil leaving him facing life behind bars. Uncovering every twist and turn of his riches-to-rags ride, does he really understand how close he came to catastrophe?
That’s the longest wait I’ve had in my life. Waiting that 18 hours for that jury to come back.Roy Arbon
Season 8
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Only Human
A social media fight over sexism is the last straw for the liberal daughter of a chauvinistic father.
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HAKA haha
There’s cultural appropriation in the air as kaka haka is debated by the people of Aotearoa.
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Fifty Percent
With a 50% chance of inheriting a fatal disease, is it better to know or live in the moment?
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Night Ride
A mother's nightly visits to feed stray cats lead her son to probe its link to his brother's death.
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Wind Song and Rain
Poet Hone Tuwhare's granddaughter pens a love letter to the world, bridging the gap he left and embracing his legacy.
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The Weedfish
A hunt for the rare Weedfish in fading New Zealand kelp forests leads to a profound underwater journey.
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The Scam
The ultimate scam lures an elderly beekeeper around the world in this wild true-crime tale.
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When Nobody Was Looking
An entomologist takes on the 1970s New Zealand Government uncovering institutional racism and child abuse.