Kai Hawkins

In a design career lasting over 60 years, Kai Hawkins has contributed to many of New Zealand’s most notable films, but his screen career has also led to many other opportunities, including designing museum exhibitions, retail spaces and lighting.

That bumper went straight through everything! That was my point. It protected the lights and everything else so the truck could keep going all the time during filming. Imagine if you’d actually destroyed the truck halfway thorough the film. Kai Hawkins on the truck he designed for 1982 movie Battletruck