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New Zealand Society
Short-form documentaries about life in Aotearoa.
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Orientation Aotearoa
11 Nov 2015Orientation Aotearoa is an eight month residential education programme for aspiring change-makers aged 18 to 28. It was founded in part by Lucy Carver and Skye Chadwick and it focuses on leadership… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Awhi Creatures
Inter-dimensional critters are populating Papakura this month, hiding out in local landmarks and waiting to be found. Called Awhi Creatures, they're actually an augmented reality exhibition designed… Read more Audio
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Exercise in physical and emotional endurance
Antenatal depression affects at least one in eight mothers according to research undertaken by Auckland University's, 'Growing up in New Zealand' study, while other research suggests that one in six… Read more Video, Audio
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The Best Biryani
David Steemson scours Auckland's 'Little India' for the secrets behind one of South Asia’s celebrated signature dishes. Read more Audio
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Panda's Big Day
International Panda expert Dr Edith MacDonald is looking at whether Wellington Zoo can viably support giant panda bears, while educating children around the country on conservation. Lynda… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Busting Black Gold Smugglers
Imagine if your day job involved staking-out rugged coastland waiting to bust "black-gold" paua-poaching rings. Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a feature documentary about "black gold" smuggling when… Read more Audio
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Busting Paua Smugglers
Imagine if your day job involved staking-out rugged coastland waiting to bust "black-gold" paua-poaching rings. Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a feature documentary about "black gold" smuggling when… Read more Audio
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Fluro against the wall
Retirees, aunties, students, and future police officers are hitting the town together every Saturday night. But instead of racking up a bar tab they're walking Wellington's streets in bright yellow… Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Begging Sign
On the streets of our bigger cities it's easy to spot the beggars. They wait where the people are, huddling in doorways and lounging on the pavement, shaking cups at passers-by, sometimes loudly… Read more Audio
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New Zealand Society
A collection of short documentaries that delved deeper into some of our society’s issues and ideas, its people and their passions, featuring local and regional stories from one end of the country to the other.
Broadcast Wednesdays and Fridays during Jesse Mulligan 1-4
Producers: David Steemson, Lynda Chanwai-Earle, Justin Gregory, Sonia Sly, Amelia Nurse, Lisa Thompson and Katy Gosset.