ISLANDS OF THE GULF (2018)

ISLANDS OF THE GULF (2018)

Islands of the Gulf was New Zealand’s first locally made TV documentary series and Shirley Maddock – as well as writing, presenting and directing – became the country’s first female television producer.

Intended as a one-off programme, the series ran to five half-hour episodes, screened when local faces were still a novelty on NZ television.

Maddock’s subsequent book of the same name became an instant bestseller, providing a snap shot of life in the 1960s Hauraki Gulf.

It has recently been reprinted to coincide with a remake of the television series by actress and writer Elisabeth Easther, the daughter of Shirley Maddock.

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MODERN DINOSAURS (2017)

MODERN DINOSAURS (2017)

Directors: Mark Strikson, Quinn Berentson
Executive Producers: James Heyward, Kerstin Meyer-Beetz
Producer: Polly Fryer

An iconic 6part documentary series celebrating the biological diversity and geographic splendour of one of the world’s most unique countries. 

Isolated from the world for 100 million years New Zealand became the ultimate storehouse for discontinued zoological models. New Zealand is home to bizarre animal species, geological wonders that have created some of the most amazing scenery on Earth and forests where you can literally travel back in time to meet living dinosaurs. 

Modern Dinosaurs explores New Zealand’s unique wildlife and its extraordinary fossil record found among some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes.

In a six-week tour of New Zealand, Modern Dinosaurs unearths some of the planet’s most unique species that have adapted to the distinctive Kiwi landscapes and rugged coastlines.

From glow-worms to giant lizards, this fascinating series uncovers the struggles and victories these animals endure on an island of isolation.

In the first episode of the series, Modern Dinosaurs takes a look at this incredible environment and explores its unique zoological wonders, including a look at the Tuatara and the world’s largest crocodile.

MAKING NEW ZEALAND (2017)

MAKING NEW ZEALAND (2017)

The second series of the compelling tale of building NZ’s major infrastructure projects.

Making New Zealand is a four-part documentary series that shares the stories of local men and women who envisaged and created our major infrastructure projects and communication networks. Each episode acknowledges and celebrates those workers who took on major challenges to build these vital elements of modern life.