John Bates
John Bates is an award-winning documentary director whose natural modesty belies his talent. His documentaries range across iconic New Zealand themes and events, including the 1951 waterfront dispute, the 1975 Māori Land March, the arts — and the history of local television itself.
Documentaries that search for (and stay loyal to) the truth are essential in a world that gives credence to 'alternative facts'. John Bates
John Bates: Documenting New Zealand...
Interview, 2011
Through the Lens - The First 10 Years of Māori Television
2014, Story Editor - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television
2010, Director, Producer - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 1 - From One Channel to One Hundred
2010, Director, Producer - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 2 - The Whole World's Watching
2010, Director, Producer - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 3 - Let Us Entertain You
2010, Director, Producer - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 4 - Winners and Losers
2010, Director, Producer - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 5 - Telling Stories
2010, Director, Producer - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 6 - A Sense of Identity
2010, Director, Producer - Television
50 Years of New Zealand Television: 7 - Taonga TV
2010, Producer - Television
Christine Hellyar - Artist and Naturalist
2009, Co-Director, Producer - Television
Reflections - Gretchen Albrecht
2006, Co-Director, Producer - Television
Contemplating the Landscape - Stanley Palmer in Karamea
2005, Director, Producer - Television
New Faces Old Fears
2004, Co-Director, Producer - Television
Gang Girls
2003, Consulting Director - Television
1951
2001, Director, Producer - Television
2000 Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park
2000, Post-Production Director - Television
Motormania
1998, Director - Television
Motormania - First Episode
1998, Director - Television
Motormania - Episode Two
1998, Director - Television
An Immigrant Nation - Hoots Mon, The Scots in New Zealand
1996, Director, Producer - Television
Sense of Place: Robin Morrison, Photographer
1993, Director, Producer - Television