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A collection of Aotearoa Documentary shorts showcasing local perspectives of current society. Promoting New Zealand film makers.
Documentary & Factual
Stream only in New Zealand

Made with the support of NZ on Air

Season 8
Season 9

Episode 1

The ultimate scam lures an elderly beekeeper around the world in this wild true crime tale.  

Episode 2

An entomologist takes on the 1970s New Zealand Government uncovering institutional racism and child abuse.   

Episode 3

Lillian Hanly has a 50/50 chance of inheriting Huntington’s, a neurodegenerative disease. She must decide whether to get tested now or live on in the unknown.

Episode 4

When a mother of ten returns nightly to the old family home to feed stray cats, her son questions its connection to the death of his brother.  

Episode 5

Hone Tuwhare, New Zealand’s most famous Māori poet, leaves a legacy to the granddaughter he left behind. To reconnect, she writes a love letter to the world.

Episode 6

The hunt for an elusive fish in New Zealand’s disappearing kelp forests sends two marine scientists on a deep underwater dive.

Episode 7

A social media fight over sexism is the last straw for the liberal daughter of a chauvinistic father.

Episode 8

There’s cultural appropriation in the air as kapa haka is debated by the people of Aotearoa.  

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