Eyewitness
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Eyewitness
The moments that made us who we are as described by the people who were there.
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Face-off with a Great White
Is this what it's like to die? This was one of the thoughts drifting through sixteen year old Barry Watkins mind as he clung on to the edge of his bra...
Sir Bryan Williams - altering rugby history
Rugby legend Sir Bryan Williams made All Blacks rugby history as the first player of Pasifika blood to play in Apartheid-era South Africa in the early...
Inside the Controversial North Beach Zoo
Not much is known of the suburban zoo that was once situated in Christchurch's North Beach. But those who visited recall eyeing up a mysterious crocod...
When the dress made the woman
At a time when women were embracing their femininity after the war years, Barbara Herrick wanted to change the way women felt about themselves through...
The Wizard: A Living Work of Art
Little is known about The Wizard of New Zealand who took centre stage in Christchurch's Cathedral Square from the 70s until the Christchurch earthquak...
Radio Dunedin - One of the oldest stations in the world
This year marks 100 years since the first radio transmission in New Zealand and the man behind it is also responsible for laying the foundation for th...
NZ's Longest Running Children's Show - What Now
What Now is New Zealand's most successful and longest running children's television show and this year celebrated 40 years. Rex Simpson who founded it...
There's Nothing Romantic About Pitcairn
It was the spirit of adventure that took teacher, Tony Washington and his family to Pitcairn Island. One of the most isolated communities in the world...
New Zealand's most iconic ad: The Great Crunchie Train Robbery
In this episode of Eyewitness Sonia Yee takes a look at why The Great Crunchie Train Robbery was a runaway success at a time when the advertising indu...
The ‘49ers
An epic train journey for a game of rugby marks the end of an era. Produced by Julie Benjamin
My father Harry Benjamin came from Westport, and a...
Megan Compain: Making History in Women’s Basketball
Basketball has taken Whanganui born and raised, Megan Compain all over the world, including competing in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. But she also...
The Rise and Fall of Empire Day
Empire Day fell on the 24th of May and was celebrated in New Zealand from 1903 - two years after Queen Victoria passed away on 22 January 1901. The da...
Making Popstars: Truebliss
What is it like to be catapulted to overnight stardom? That very scenario happened to five Kiwi girls who became part of all-group Truebliss back in 1...
Tiwai Point: Fifty Years in the Furnace
Tiwai Point is a polarising place, people tend to love it or hate it. 2021 will be its 50th year of operations, it could also be the smelter's last. E...
Changing Medical History - New Zealand's First Open Heart Surgery
Prior to 1958 mortality rates for babies born with heart conditions was extremely high. But a groundbreaking open heart surgery performed 62 years ago...
First Female Police Recruits: 'They were a fine bunch of young women'
In the 1940s, Marie Storey was part of the third intake of women to join the police force in New Zealand. She speaks to Sonia Yee about being used as...
Rebuilding an iconic road: the making of State Highway 80
Rebuilding the iconic Mount Cook Road was both a challenge and a privilege. Find out more in this episode of Eyewitness.
Drive inland from Tekap...
The Leap of Faith To Save a Language
Forty years ago the Māori language was on the brink of dying out. Only 5% of Māori spoke it fluently. A massive push to save it was underway and at th...
The Making of Grace Kwan
How culturally diverse is New Zealand television and when did things start to shift? Sonia Yee explores the making of character Dr Grace Kwan - the fi...
The fall and rise of the gold kiwifruit
New Zealand is the third largest producer of kiwifruit in the world. But in November 2010, that looked to change when kiwifruit vines across the count...
Georgina Beyer on Carmen Rupe: 'We had to live in this twilight'
"From the good and the great to the lowest of the low, she bridged a gap," says Georgina Beyer of transgender trailblazer, Carmen Rupe. Find out more...
Swine Flu 2009/2010
As Covid-19 sweeps across the world, Eyewitness examines another outbreak that captured the headlines a decade ago.
As Covid-19 sweeps across th...
Eyewitness: Apec 1999 and the crisis in East Timor
APEC 1999; the unlikely story of how a free trade talkfest helped save a nation from destruction. Produced by Justin Gregory.
It was called "the...
'I delayed the Millennium by five or six minutes' - Murray Kingi on The Gathering 2000
At the turn of the millennium 15,000 people gathered at the top of a mountain to dance. And then, it rained. A lot. Produced by Kirsten Johnstone
RSE scheme 'transformed' the New Zealand fruit growing industry
Millions of dollars worth of New Zealand fruit and grapes were at risk of rotting on the branches due to a worker shortage. Until a bunch of growers t...
'I was all Xena, all the time'
Once upon a time, a TV show changed the way people around the world saw New Zealand, ushered in a new way for fans to get together and made a permanen...
Shoot Straight and Tell the Truth
The 1972 Munich Olympics was meant to be a festival of sport. But that's not how it turned out. Produced by Sonia Sly.
The 1972 Munich Olympics...
Never again? The case of James Whakaruru
On Eyewitness - it's been 20 years since the killing of a child shocked the country. We said it must never happen again. So why has it? Produced by Ka...
Barry De Geest: 'We were used as guinea pigs'
On Eyewitness - a look at the drug that affected the lives of 10,000 babies...the story of Thalidomide. Produced by Sonia Sly.
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Barry De...
Melani Anae:'We said we weren't going to take it anymore'
When the police started cracking down on Pasifika overstayers, a group of young people called the Polynesian Panthers started pushing back. Produced b...
Brent Hansen: 'Live Aid was 16 hours of guessing what happened next'
The 1985 Live Aid concert was broadcast all around the world. But it very nearly wasn't seen here. Produced by Katie Scotcher.
"We had nine day...
A Very Bright Idea
Timaru man Colin Murdoch was one of the world's great inventors. Produced by Justin Gregory.
It's entirely possible that you are alive because o...
The Rugby War
In 1995 rugby dropped its amateur ethos and went openly professional - but not before nearly tearing itself in two. Produced by Justin Gregory.
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Eyewitness: the Sisters Overseas Service and the 1977 Abortion Act
When restrictive new abortion laws were passed in this country, a grass roots group of women immediately mobilised. Produced by Claire Crofton.
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Eyewitness: 10 years on from Napier Siege
When a routine search warrant goes suddenly wrong, an ordinary man becomes a hero. Produced by Anneke Smith.
Bullets fly in Napier as an everyda...
Eyewitness: The Wool Shock of 1966
Not that long ago, the New Zealand economy was built on sheep, sheep and more sheep. We were asking for economic trouble and in the late 1960s, we got...
Dialling up the past: the evolution of telecommunications in NZ
In the last century we have seen a massive revolution in telecommunications. Technological advances have brought the world closer together, but we hav...
Niue and Niu Silani
For over a century, Niueans have been moving to New Zealand in search of a better life. Did they find it?
For more than a century, Niueans have...
Nana and the Napier Earthquake
Isobel was 14-and-a-half when the Napier earthquake hit. Decades later, her grand-daughter interviewed her about it for a school project.
It wa...
The New Zealand food revolution
Did you know that the tomato only became popular locally about 1920? Or that brussels sprouts and silverbeet didn't catch on until the 1930s? Our nati...