South - First Episode

Host Marcus Lush called this 2009 series a "love letter" to the characters and stories of the south. In this first episode he sleeps over on Dog Island (where he learns a lighthouse doesn’t have curved beds). Then it’s down to Stewart Island to join "Robin’s teepee cult" and meet Mason Bay whānau, and back to the Aucklander's adopted hometown of Bluff to chat with artistic beachcombers. South continued JAM TV’s winning collaboration with Lush (Off the Rails, ICE). At the 2010 Qantas Awards, the series collected gongs for best presenter and for director Melanie Rakena.

I've always regarded them as New Zealand's castles ...

– Lighthouse maintenance man Gary Montague

Key Cast & Crew

Melanie Rakena

Director, Producer

Jacob Bryant

Cinematographer

Marcus Lush

Producer, Presenter

Deirdre Harkin

Line-Producer

Andrew McMurdo

Sound Recordist

Tony Manson

Network Executive