Melanie Rakena
Melanie Rakena partnered with Jane Andrews in 2002 to create Jam TV. The long-running company specialised in popular factual television, much of it involving travel. Jam programmes like Intrepid Journeys, Off The Rails and Global Radar have managed to achieve both popular and critical acclaim.
I'm very glad I didn't listen to the careers officer at Temuka High School who told me to go and work at the bank. Melanie Rakena
Jam TV: Melanie Rakena and Jane Andrews...
Interview, 2010
The Changing Face of the New Zealand Dairy
2020, Director, Producer - Television
NZ Story
2013, Producer - Television
This Town
2013 - 2015, Producer - Television
NZ Story - Helena McAlpine, Living Every Moment
2013, Producer - Television
NZ Story - Meng Foon
2013, Producer - Television
This Town - First Episode
2013, Director, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Sumatra (Rachel Hunter)
2012, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Myanmar (Oscar Kightley)
2012, Producer, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Nepal (Steve Price)
2012, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Papua New Guinea (Pamela Stephenson Connolly)
2012, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Tanzania, Kenya and Zanzibar (Keisha Castle-Hughes)
2011, Executive Producer - Television
North
2011, Director - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Mongolia (Renato Bartolomei)
2011, Executive Producer, Director - Television
The Hunt for the Pink and White Terraces
2011, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Oman (Tāmati Coffey)
2011, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Tajikistan (Lynda Topp)
2011, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Turkey and Iran (Simon Gault)
2011, Executive Producer - Television
North - First Episode
2011, Director, Producer - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 1 - From One Channel to One Hundred
2010, Subject - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 6 - A Sense of Identity
2010, Subject - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay (Judy Bailey)
2009, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Ukraine (Kevin Milne)
2009, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Rwanda (Rhys Darby)
2009, Director, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Laos (Ruben Wiki)
2009, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras (Anika Moa)
2009, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Sikkim and Darjeeling (Temepara Bailey)
2009, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Vanuatu (Brendan Cole)
2009, Executive Producer - Television
South
2009, Producer - Television
South - First Episode
2009, Director, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Yemen (Paul Holmes)
2008, Director - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Sri Lanka (Shane Cortese)
2008, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Borneo (Norm Hewitt)
2008, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Colombia (Pam Corkery)
2008, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Ladakh (Stephanie Tauevihi)
2008, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Namibia (Jenny Shipley)
2008, Executive Producer - Television
Off the Radar - Is Modern Christmas Sustainable?
2008, Director, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Mali (Te Radar)
2007, Executive Producer - Television
ICE
2007, Producer - Television
ICE - Full Series
2007, Director, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Iran (Mary Lambie)
2007, Executive Producer, Director - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Libya (Jeremy Wells)
2007, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Madagascar (John Banks)
2007, Director, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Nepal (Anton Oliver)
2007, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Russia (Marcus Lush)
2007, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Vietnam and China (Suzanne Paul)
2007, Executive Producer - Television
Dave Dobbyn - One Night in Matatā
2005, Co-Director, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - China (Miriama Smith)
2005, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Cuba (Kim Hill)
2005, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Eastern Europe (Jeff Wilson)
2005, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Indonesia (Andrew Fagan)
2005, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Malaysia (Lisa Chappell)
2005, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Morocco (Dave Dobbyn)
2005, Director, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Nicaragua (Rawiri Paratene)
2005, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Southern India (Chris Knox)
2005, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Turkey (Trelise Cooper)
2005, Executive Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Uganda (Roger Hall)
2005, Producer - Television
Off the Rails - Good as Gold (Episode 10)
2004, Director, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Borneo (Tim Shadbolt)
2004, Producer, Director - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Cambodia (Kerre Woodham)
2004, Producer, Director - Television
Intrepid Journeys - China (Katie Wolfe)
2004, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - East Timor (Karyn Hay)
2004, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Ecuador (Michael Laws)
2004, Director, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - India (Pio Terei)
2004, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Mexico (Donald Grant Sunderland)
2004, Producer, Director - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Mongolia (Hugh Sundae)
2004, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Myanmar (Jon Gadsby)
2004, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Nepal (Craig Parker)
2004, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Peru (Ewen Gilmour)
2004, Producer, Director - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Syria and Jordan (Danielle Cormack)
2004, Director - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Tibet (Paul Henry)
2004, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Vietnam (Robyn Malcolm)
2004, Producer - Television
Off the Rails - Rail Rider (Episode Nine)
2004, Director, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Bolivia (Peta Mathias)
2003, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Egypt (Marcus Lush)
2003, Producer - Television
Intrepid Journeys - Kenya (Peter Elliott)
2003, Producer - Television
Angela D'Audney - A Tribute
2002, Executive Producer - Television
From Here to Maternity - First Episode
2001, Executive Producer - Television
Havoc Luxury Suites & Conference Facility - Episode 10
2001, Executive Producer - Television
Havoc Luxury Suites & Conference Facility - Episode Six
2001, Executive Producer - Television
Trio at the Top
2001, Executive Producer - Television
Maggie's Garden Show - Ellerslie Flower Show Special
2000, Executive Producer - Television
Mucking In
2000 - 2009, Executive Producer - Television
Real Food for Real People with Jo Seagar - First Episode
1998, Floor Manager - Television