The Waiting List

In 2005, over 400 Kiwis were waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. With Aotearoa having one of the worst donation rates in the Western world, The Waiting List asks medical professionals and everyday Kiwis why we, as a nation, would rather not donate our organs — even if it means saving someone else. Cultural beliefs, timing issues, hospital resources and family conflicts are the biggest contributors to New Zealand's lack of organ donations. The full-length documentary features parents and partners of organ donors —plus doctors and specialists offer their perspectives, from the other end of the operating table. 

...I'm just waiting to start my life.

– Maggie Wood on waiting for a lung transplant after years of suffering from pulmonary hypertension, at the start of this documentary

Key Cast & Crew

Simon O'Connor

Narrator

Paul Trotman

Writer, Director, Producer

Stuart Waterhouse

Editor

Gary Henderson

Writer, Director - Recreations

Donald Holder

As: Donor patient

Star Hart

Camera Assistant