Wild Flicks

On the shores of an isolated Otago harbour, Ian Davie makes guitars from native New Zealand woods.

A unique story about a company that runs submersible trips into Milford Sounds exceptional underwater world.

Possums are pest in New Zealand, hated for destroying the environment. But there is more to the story of the possum, as this irreverent film finds out.

A look at the complicated history of Fiordlands Waitutu Forest, its owners, the government and New Zealands timber industry.

In Otago Harbour, ships rely on the Pilot and his knowledge of the local waterways to bring them safely into the docks.

Just days before it is declared officially extinct, Rhys Buckingham has just 6 days to find a south island Kokako and prove its existence to the world.

A woman who loved her cat so much that when it dies, she got it stuffed.

Seriously endangered due to the traditional medicine trade, the survival of the seahorse is given a glimmer of hope due to the work of one researcher.

Is the mystery of the extinction of the Adams mistletoe related to the extinction of native New Zealand birds that may have been its pollinators?

Surrounded by wind and ocean, the Otago Peninsula is home to many intriguing creatures.

Returning to breed on mainland shores after centuries of absence, the New Zealand sea lions are being studied by a group of passionate scientists.

The South Islands mountainous valleys prove to the perfect place for a local 15 year old to hunt for a forest ringlet butterfly.

The Wedderburn goodshed, made famous in Grahame Sydney's painting, is given a new life as a feature on the Central Otago Rail Trail.

Battery farming, show hens and feral chickens all feature in this documentary that sheds light on the world of the common fowl.

Near Lake Wanaka, a local man is building his dream house by hand, and without blueprints.

The Hectors dolphins hold an important place in the spiritual like of local Maori and the wider population of New Zealand.

Central Otago is the southern most grape growing region in the world, where its pinot noir wine is making an international name for itself.

An irreverent mockumentary-style look at an invasive wasp species that could be set to take over New Zealand if it isn't stopped.

Although the Antarctic continent is known for its remoteness, there are people who live and work there. This is their story.

The intertwining stories of the life of an eel and a woman are brought together in this magical fantasy.

With the road through it about to be tar sealed, is the outstanding beauty of the Caitlins region of Southland under threat?

In the South Islands remote landscape, a mountain begins to understand its own mortality.

In a desperate bid to keep birds from the fruits of Marlborough vineyards, the locals have trained falcons to be a unique form of crop protection.

Traditionally Māori fished for eels, but not only a traditional food, eels are long lived and have a fascinating life cycle that is shown in this film.

Don McIntosh, aka Mad Mac has always been an adventurer. As a paua diver he is determined that these flat ugly snails will still be around for his children to harvest too.

The Antarctic is home to gentoo penguins that prosper despite the tough weather conditions and predatory neighbours. By Andrew Marshall

Inlets in Otago Harbour are sometimes home to the misunderstood and feared Sevengill shark.

Set in Papua New Ginea, a small group of people tell their story of changing from a fishing economy into the modern world.

An intimate look into the life and ecology of one of New Zealand's best loved birds, the tui.

Global Warming and Climate Change have become, literally, the hot topics of the 21st Century. New Zealand sells itself with its "100% Pure" image: we are supposedly clean and green. However, one of the most significant contributors to global warming is methane gas - and with millions of sheep and cows, New Zealand is a veritable methane gas factory. As this film shows in its Monty Pythonesque way: we may not have obvious great smoke stacks spewing out pollutants, but we have bovine digestive tracts that are equally insidious. "Silent but violent" takes on a whole new meaning in this film that is as much fun as it is serious.

A story about pig hunting in the Marlborough region as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy and his non-hunting mother.