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'
Hunger for the Wild: Series 2 (2007)
Director: Peter Young
Starring: Steve Logan, Alister Brown
Steve Logan and Al Brown are back on the road with series two of their award-winning adventure-cooking show, heading for the wild with the help of som... Read more
Hunger for the Wild: Series 3 (2008)
Director: Peter Young
Starring: Al Brown, Steve Logan
The third series from amiable Kiwi characters Steve Logan and Al Brown sees them traverse our nation, from Ninety Mile Beach to Stewart Island, in sea... Read more
Ice (Marcus Lush) (2007)
7/10
Starring: Marcus Lush
Marcus Lush braves the sub-zero temperatures of Antarctica to present this entertaining and informative look at the frozen continent. During the five... Read more
In a Land of Plenty (2002)
8.4/10
Director: Alister Barry
Starring: Narrated by, Ian Johnstone
The story of unemployment in New Zealand using extensively researched archive footage and interviews with those close to the action. We trace the orig... Read more
In the Zone (2018)
7.7/10
Director: Robyn Paterson
In an effort to combat cycles of inequality, a visiting African-American businessman establishes a home for minority teens in New Zealand's most sough... Read more
Inside Child Poverty (2011)
Director: Bryan Bruce
We used to think of New Zealand as a great place to bring up kids. Not anymore. Multi-award winning documentary maker Bryan Bruce spent 6 months inve... Read more
Intersexion (2012)
7.9/10
Director: Grant Lahood
In this award-winning documentary, New Zealand's first 'out' intersex person, Mani Bruce Mitchell, travels the globe to talk to other intersexuals: th... Read more
Into the Void (2016)
8.2/10
Director: Margaret Gordon
Deep in the caverns of a 1990s practice room lurks one of New Zealand's loudest and least respectful art-noise-rock-heavy metal bands. Made up of heav... Read more
Intrepid Journeys: Volume 1 (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: Marcus Lush, Robyn Malcolm, Peta Mathias, Tim Shadbolt, Kerre Woodham
A collection of Intrepid Journeys from series one and two of the popular TV travel show. Features Marcus Lush in Egypt, Peta Mathias in Bolivia, Tim S... Read more
Intrepid Journeys: Volume 2 (2007)
6.9/10
Starring: Marcus Lush, Miriama Smith, Dave Dobbyn, Kim Hill, Andrew Fagan, etc ...
10 more intrepid travellers hit the road in TVNZ's revealing series. Marcus Lush heads off on the Trans-Siberian Railway; Miriama SMith finds herself... Read more