New Zealand Docos
New Zealand has a rich tradition of quality documentary-making. We may not be able to get Merita Mita's 'Patu' but we do have the searing social commentary of 'In A Land of Plenty' or 'Out of Sight'. Look into New Zealand's history with 'The New Zealand Wars' or 'The Toogood Years'. These are New Zealand stories made by New Zealanders and a great treasure for us here.
Pictured: The tragic story of the Wahine ferry disaster is told in 'Shipwreck! Deadly Harbour'
Squeegee Bandit (2006)
Director: Sandor Lau
Starfish is a Maori man who survives by washing car windows at intersections on the mean streets of South Auckland. A born hustler with charisma to sp... Read more
Surfing the Menu - New Zealand (2006)
Director: Rob McLaughlin
Starring: Mark Gardner, Ben O'Donoghue
Surf-mad New Zealand chef Mark Gardner joins Surfing the Menu's regular, Aussie Ben O'Donoghue, on an eight-part food safari of New Zealand. Showcasin... Read more
The Art of Recovery (2015)
Director: Peter Young
As demolition gangs reduce ruins to rubble, artists, innovators and entrepreneurs are bringing life back to the streets of post-quake Christchurch, em... Read more
The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Pietra Brettkelly
Starring: Vanessa Beecroft
Kiwi filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly paints an intimate portrait of artist Vanessa Beecroft and her struggle to adopt Sudanese twins in this acclaimed Sun... Read more
The Best of Country Calendar 2006 (2007)
From the wilds of the East Coast, the remoteness of the Uruweras, the solitude of a fishing trawler, to the sophistication of a Hawkes Bay property, N... Read more
The Best of Country Calendar 2007 (2008)
Segments include a group of enthusiastic steam engine owners who take on the job of moving a homestead across the Canterbury Plains. Then we join a gr... Read more
The Best of Country Calendar 2009 (2010)
New Zealand's longest running TV show, "Country Calendar", returns for the best of the 2009 series. There's the smallest dairying operation in New Zea... Read more
The Big Picture (2007)
8.1/10
Starring: Hamish Keith
'The Big Picture' is a series of six documentaries surveying the history of art in New Zealand. Hamish Keith presents a provocative yet accessible vie... Read more
The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps (2019)
Director: Julia Parnell, Rob Curry
The story of lyrical genius, Martin Phillipps and his band, The Chills, is a cautionary tale, a triumph over tragedy, and a statement about the meanin... Read more
The Comic Genius of Billy T James (2008)
Starring: Billy T James
Featuring several well-loved skits from the 'Billy T. James Show', a performance from the 'Royal Variety Show', Maori Volcanics footage plus over 60 m... Read more