Frank: Stories From The South (2025)
With the Christchurch mayoral elections around the corner: Frank Film sits down for lunch with candidates Phil Mauger and Sara Templeton.
Between the ski fields and the sea – why Selwyn has become New Zealand’s fastest growing district
From regional TV station to global gold standard documentary production: the story of Natural History New Zealand.
“I can’t imagine the feeling of being able to speak the words of your ancestors, and then being able to bear the marks of them as well.”
The legacy of Nurse Maude, 90 years on from the largest funeral in the history of Christchurch.
In a state of the art, purpose-designed building, the Christchurch Court Theatre has returned to the heart of the city.
Animal skulls, flesh-eating beetles and good honest pessimism: the life and work of Bruce Mahalski
“I can't kick to the head, because I can't reach that high now, but I can take someone's knee out,” says 86-year-old martial arts teacher Mary Patu.
“He was always very polite,” says Mum of intrepid cinematographer Jacob Bryant. “Which, I guess, is what saved his life.”
Raised in the shadows – Canterbury artist Sheelagh McHaffie draws the light she’s fought to find.
14 years on from the earthquakes, Christchurch city prepares to open a first-class stadium while the Cathedral sits unfinished in an empty Square. The Cathedral project is at a stalemate, the Square ‘desolate’, according to city planner James Lunday.