In a desperate bid to keep birds from the fruits of Marlborough vineyards, the locals have trained falcons to be a unique form of crop protection.

Traditionally Māori fished for eels, but not only a traditional food, eels are long lived and have a fascinating life cycle that is shown in this film.

Don McIntosh, aka Mad Mac has always been an adventurer. As a paua diver he is determined that these flat ugly snails will still be around for his children to harvest too.

The Antarctic is home to gentoo penguins that prosper despite the tough weather conditions and predatory neighbours.

By Andrew Marshall

Inlets in Otago Harbour are sometimes home to the misunderstood and feared Sevengill shark.

Set in Papua New Ginea, a small group of people tell their story of changing from a fishing economy into the modern world.

An intimate look into the life and ecology of one of New Zealand's best loved birds, the tui.

Global Warming and Climate Change have become, literally, the hot topics of the 21st Century. New Zealand sells itself with its "100% Pure" image: we are supposedly clean and green. However, one of the most significant contributors to global warming is methane gas - and with millions of sheep and cows, New Zealand is a veritable methane gas factory. As this film shows in its Monty Pythonesque way: we may not have obvious great smoke stacks spewing out pollutants, but we have bovine digestive tracts that are equally insidious. "Silent but violent" takes on a whole new meaning in this film that is as much fun as it is serious.

A story about pig hunting in the Marlborough region as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy and his non-hunting mother.