A Drinking Problem

Former party girl and now teetotaller Kerre Woodham investigates why New Zealand women are drinking more than ever before.

Baby Charlotte

This heartwarming documentary tracks a year (2004-5) in the life of Auckland baby Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, who had all four limbs amputated at the age of six months due to meningococcal meningitis. The cheery baby endures hours of therapy and limb-fittings as her parents attempt to give her as 'normal' a life as possible. (Producer Cass Avery, Director Karen MacKenzie)

Best of The Zoo : series 1 - 4

Black Spots, White Crosses

A grim look at NZ’s most dangerous stretch of road.

Boozed and Busted

The Police crack down on country drivers who drink and drive.

Born to be Big

Seriously overweight children are becoming a worldwide problem. What's going wrong?

Charlotte: A Life Without Limbs

Charming Charlotte Launches Doc Series........

TV3 launched the new season of its documentary series INSIDE NEW ZEALAND with Greenstone Pictures’ doc, Charlotte: A life Without Limbs. Charlotte Cleverly-Bisman was only six months old when she contracted Meningococcal Septicemia, and the infection claimed her arms and her legs. (Charlotte’s battle was captured in Greenstone’s ‘Baby Charlotte’ documentary in 2005). Since then Greenstone has been filming Charlotte’s progress for a sequel - Charlotte: A Life Without Limbs - which records the struggles faced by Charlotte and her parents as she tries to adapt to prosthetics and learn to walk.

The documentary follows Charlotte and her parents to America, to ‘Camp No Limits’ – a summer camp for children with limb loss. For the first time in her life Charlotte is like everyone else, and her charm and pluck quickly win her friends and admirers. For her parents Pam and Perry, it’s an opportunity to see what Charlotte’s future might look like with state-of-the-art prosthetics. (Produced by Cass Avery, filmed and directed by Robin Shingleton, edited by Kristin Leys, with post production direction by Rebecca Mellor.)

Cheating Husbands and Wayward Wives

Private investigator Julia Moore on the trail of unfaithful partners.

Christmas Miracles

Four families who have been struck by tragedy at Christmas receive a surprise visit which changes their fortunes.

Crump

Wives, lovers, sons and mates talk frankly about Barry Crump - complex hero, writer of 23 books, bushman and TV star. (Best script; finalist Best Director, 1999 TV Awards.)

DNA and You

DNA holds many secrets about who you are. It can trace where you came from, where you've been, and what might happen to you in the future. It's the new crime solving wonder tool, featuring in most high profile crimes pinpointing the identity of murderers and rapists. DNA is a major theme in every TV cop show, but what is DNA and what does it have in store for you?

Do or Die: Lost at Sea

Survivors of near-death dramas at sea relive their nightmares … and experts give advice on how not to become a victim

Do or Die: Lost in the Bush

Survivors recount their terrifying ordeals … and experts give us tips on bush survival

Do you Believe in the Paranormal?

A peep into the world of clairvoyants, channellers, psychics, astrologers …

Drugs at the Border

The shocking truth about the importation of drugs and the never-ending battle to catch the drug couriers and their bosses.

Fame

Two nobodies - Alex Dyer and Colin Mitchell - will do anything for fame, and we mean anything.....

For a couple of weeks the cameras follow the duo as they use ludicrous stunts, guerilla tactics and idiocy in order to become nationwide celebrities.


The viewer is there every step of the way - from the beginning when Alex and Colin are poor, grubby nobodies who can’t afford a loaf of bread to the end of their journey seeking celebrity status.
Some of their stunts are wildly successful. Others are not!

Fatal Fires

This gripping documentary reveals the shocking truth about how easily house fires start - and how quickly they can kill. Three fatal fires are reconstructed to observe the deadly combination of human and scientific factors. One fire claimed the life of a volunteer fireman who fell asleep while preparing a meal; in another, two children died after 'playing' with fire.

''It should scare the living daylights out of some families,'' says Greenstone MD John Harris. FATAL FIRES reconstructs house fires, shows how and why people died ... and conducts experiments which show many people are not prepared for the full fury of a house fire.

Girls Behaving Badly

A revealing insight into the outrageous lives of young single women.

Haunted

Everyday householders’ encounters with the unnatural.

Her Daughter’s Voice

Hinewehi Mohi has the voice of an angel. Her daughter Hineraukatauri, who has cerebral palsy, may never talk - but is the inspiration for her mother’s songs.

History Man

A feature-length documentary which takes a journey through the life and work of New Zealand’s most popular historian, Michael King – tragically killed in a car crash in 2004.

Writer Colin Hogg, director John Carlaw.

Hitchhiker

This documentary about the perils of accepting a ride with strangers tells the stories of three innocent victims who were murdered, and one young woman’s miraculous escape.

Hometown Hollywood

Volunteer firemen make a movie.

Hone Tuwhare

An enchanting portrait of a favourite NZ poet.

Hudson & Halls – A Love Story

The inspiring but tragic life and love story of NZ’s flamboyant TV cooks.

Just What the Doctor Ordered

A fresh approach to health in the unique Hokianga district.

Kirsa: A Mother’s Story

Robyn Jensen tells how she survived her daughter’s disappearance and presumed murder.

Kohanga Kids

What became of the children who went through the radical 'total immersion' schools, where all lessons are in the Maori language?

Legless

People with no legs but loads of attitude.

Neighbours at War Series 1 - 5

Fascinating Neighbours......

Out in the Garden

Presented by arborist Simon Miller, fabulous gardens, entertaining gardeners and useful gardening tips from gay gardeners. A one hour special.

Private Lives: of Big People

Miranda’s story continues in the documentaries TOO BIG and STILL BIG.

The stars of the documentary B I G are 36-year-old Miranda Gray-Taufa and 47-year-old Sharon Bishop. They live lives of shame and seclusion, rarely leaving the house. It takes excruciating effort just to walk a few steps. Miranda can no longer wash, toilet or dress herself. She sleeps sitting up and hasn’t shopped or cooked for herself in years. This is an intimate and often heart-wrenching insight into the lives of the grossly obese.

Private Lives: of Bodybuilders

The scenes in bodybuilding, a world of pain and sacrifice.

Private Lives: of Giants

What it’s like in a world where you don’t fit.

Private Lives: of Gifted Children

Having extraordinary natural abilities can be a mixed blessing for children.

Private Lives: of Little People

An insight into the lives of “little people”

Co-winner, 1998 Media Peace Award.

Private Lives: Still Big

At 259kgs Miranda is so obese she has to rely on family to travel, bathe, dress and go to the bathroom. She must lose 30kg before she can undergo a life saving operation. Will she be able to shed the weight?

Sallie, Sophie and Jeff leave home

Three young adults with intellectual disabilities face an uncertain future.

Saving the World

Self-made maverick millionaire Ray Avery features in the (half hour) Greenstone Pictures documentary Saving the World which screened on TVONE on 23 June, 2007, as part of the Extraordinary Kiwis series. Ray is a man with a passion to change the world. He talks with stunning honesty about his horrific childhood – which now motivates him to run Medicine Mondiale, finding simple medical solutions for health problems in the developing world.

Scandals

High flyers and socialites who shocked the nation.

Sex, Lies and a Million Dollars

The full story behind one of the best planned and executed crimes in New Zealand history: the $1million heist carried out in broad daylight in downtown Wellington just days before Christmas 2000. The documentary is fully dramatized, and reveals how a large team of theives and their charismatic boss rehearsed an elaborate, commando-style getaway plan. It could have been a perfect crime ... but it was foiled through good old-fashioned police work - and the human foibles of the gang: lust, greed and jealousy.

Should I Live, Should I Die?

The story of Rachael and Maria, two women suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder. Maria finally lost her battle and took her own life - setting fire to herself in a public square. But Rachael is managing to control her self-destructive urges, and in this documentary our cameras follow her to a counselling session, a poignant visit to her mother - and to her wedding.

Sons for the Road

A half hour doco following a group of South Auckland actors who go to London to stage their show, The Sons of Charlie Paora, at the Royal Court Theatre - a first for a New Zealand play. Massive Company enlisted Lennie James, a streetwise UK writer and actor (Cold Feet, 24 Hour Party People, Snatch) to write Sons. (Director Jim Marbrook, Producer Philippa Mossman)

Stolen Memories

The grim effects of Alzheimer’s, a disease which robs people of their memories – in people as young as 50.

Finalist, Best Documentary, 2003 Qantas Media Awards.

Sweet Dreams: Kiwi

Country singers take on the Aussies

Teen Sex

A frank look at what teenagers believe about sex - and what they practise. Are they any different to previous generations?

Thanks Mum!

Celebrities introduce us to the most important woman in their lives – their mother.

The Business of Crime: Burglary

A chilling insight into burglars’ minds and methods.

The Business of Crime: Fraud

the ways in which everyday Kiwis are being ripped off.

The Business of Crime: Scams

Conmen and women, their age-old tricks, and their hapless victims.

The Business of Crime: Secrets of the Car Thieves

An unsettling look into car thieves’ minds and methods.

The Business of Crime: Shoplifting

cat-and-mouse ‘game’ which costs customers millions of dollars a year.

The Business of Crime: Stealing on the Job

The grim truth about employees caught with their hands in the till.

The Hardest Decision

Women talk about the anguish of deciding whether or not to have an abortion. Highly Commended, 2003 Media Peace Awards

The Kiwi Who Saved Britain

The true story.....

It features some of NZ’s best character actors, and dramatizes key moments in the Battle of Britain, in which Thames-born Park played a key role. It’s an “outstanding” programme, says Greenstone MD John Harris: a tribute to the team led by Cass Avery (producer), John Callen (director) and Dave Cameron (DP).

The Outsiders

Greenstone's stunning new series The Outsiders challenges at-risk teenagers to turn their lives around.

The Outsiders a new documentary series that gives a dozen at risk Maori youths the opportunity to turn their lives around.

The series showcase the potential these young men have and reveal how different their lives can be when they have opportunity and support.

The Price of Fame

Many of us dream of fame and fortune: celebrities tell what it’s really like.

The Real Office

Hidden cameras reveal mayhem when an actor posing as an office intern breaks every office rule in the book. And we reveal tricks your boss uses to make you work harder than you want to.

Three’s Company - Private Lives of Triplets

When kids come in threes it can mean chaos - and a lifetime of fun and confusion.

Tivaevae

A 20 minute documentary that offers a rare glimpse of traditional Cook Island quilt making - with stories from three generations of women from the same family, now living in New Zealand. Tivaevae is the rare art of creating colourful hand sewn quilts that are gifted to other family members – often as 21st and wedding gifts. Mary Ama explains: “It comes from within the heart, it’s not for sale, it is to build up that bond between you and someone very close to you.” (Director Michelle Bracey, Producer Cass Avery)

To Hell and Back: Tanja's story

A woman kept as a sex slave by her father for over 20 years escapes to tell her story.

Transforming Keegan

Baby Keegan was born with a rare and life-threatening condition that gives him a strangely-shaped head. This heartwarming three-part documentary follows him and his family in his first five years of life, as he faces numerous health problems and undergoes a series of risky operations to reshape his skull.

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Trent's Wildcat Adventures

Popular Auckland Zoo keeper Trent Barclay - a firm family favourite among viewers of The Zoo - travels to the wilds of South Africa where he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Trent's amazing journey takes him all over South Africa to seek out encounters with his beloved wild cats and get up close and personal with them in their natural habitat.

Two By Two at the Zoo

Favourite stories from Greenstone's classic family documentary series The Zoo are re-edited and packaged in pairs - rhino and chimp, monkey and tiger, tarantula and tuatara, elephant and sealion ... 10 x half hour family documentaries. (Distributor: Beyond International)

Type II: The Silent Killer

Aotearoa's biggest killer...

“We’re the ambulances waiting at the bottom of the cliff, but when this epidemic really hits, and it will, we won’t have enough of them. This country will have to do something really radical to avert this catastrophe.” This quote is from Dr Allan Moffatt, Counties Manukau District Health Board, and he’s talking about diabetes. If he is right, New Zealand will soon be confronting a health crisis that could bankrupt the health system and produce the first generation of children to die before their parents.

Diabetes is a global problem, and indigenous peoples are more prone to suffer from it. This documentary investigates Type-II Diabetes in New Zealand. It focuses on Maori and why they are three times more likely to be among those who are suffering – and dying – from this disease. And it and reveals what needs to be done to prevent this.

Yellow for Hermaphrodite: Mani’s Story

The harrowing but eventually uplifting story of Mani who is neither man nor woman. “One of the great survivor stories” – Jane Bowron, Dominion Post, (Best Documentary, 2004 Qantas Media Awards).

Zoo Babies

Behind the cute and fluffy faces at the zoo – a battle to stop species sliding into extinction

Zoo Babies 2 - Raising Baby Iwani

Baby Iwani, the Siamang Gibbon, was rejected by his mother and 'adopted' by zoo keeper Christine Tintinger. The bond between them gets stronger every day, but someday soon Christine has to give him back to Mum.

Zoo: This Is Your Life

The Zoo - This is Your Life is a five part documentary series that celebrates the lives of five very special animal characters at Auckland Zoo.

This brand new series profiles the following much loved animal icons from birth through to the present day; Indra the Orangutan, Kashin the Elephant, Kura the Lioness, Zabulu the Giraffe and Kito the Rhino.