Kathryn Graham

Spending 13 years in one job is a long time these days — so imagine the pressure of commissioning TVNZ shows for all that time. Kathryn Graham did just that across a diverse portfolio of television programmes. The former director was TVNZ's first Commissioning Editor of Māori and Pacific content, and the first Kaikotuitui Rangapu (Programme Commissioner) at Māori Television. 

Directing is a really demanding job. In order to be really good at it, you have to devote a lot of creative energy and thought to it. I found that having three kids just made it difficult to be as good as I knew I could be. Kathryn Graham, on why she moved from making TV shows to commissioning them