Wild South
Television, 1981–1997
TVNZ’s Natural History Film Unit was founded in Dunedin around 1977. The first Wild South documentaries began filming a year later. The slot's initial focus was on New Zealand’s perilously endangered birds, eg the Chatham Island black robin (then the world’s rarest bird). The results won local and international notice, and a loyal audience. Wildtrack was a sister series showcasing natural history for young viewers. Wild South ended in 1997 when the Natural History Unit was purchased by Fox Studios; it later became internationally successful production company NHNZ.
Bandits of the Beech Forest
Television, 1996 (Full Length)
Castles of the Underworld
Television, 1991 (Full Length)
Grandma
Television, 1990 (Full Length)
Island of Strange Noises
Television, 1981 (Full Length)
Kākāpō - Night Parrot
Television, 1982 (Full Length)
Kea - Mountain Parrot
Television, 1993 (Full Length)
Kiwi - A Natural History
Television, 1991 (Full Length)
Masters of Inner Space
Television, 1992 (Full Length)
Mount Cook - Footsteps to the Sky
Television, 1994 (Full Length)
Norwester - Wind of Contrasts
Television, 1990 (Full Length)
Project Takahē
Television, 1981 (Full Length Episode)
Seven Black Robins
Television, 1981 (Full Length)
Solid Water Liquid Rock
Television, 1993 (Full Length)
Song of Protest
Television, 1986 (Full Length Episode)
The Black Robin - A Chatham Island Story
Television, 1989 (Full Length)
The Black Stilt
Television, 1983 (Full Length)
The Lost Whales
Television, 1997 (Full Length)
Wild South - Sanctuary
Television, 1990 (Full Length)
Young Mountains
Television, 1992 (Full Length)