Neighbourhood - Gisborne (with Meng Foon)

Meng Foon — longtime Gisborne mayor turned Race Relations Commissioner — plays tour guide to his hometown in this episode of local celebration show Neighbourhood. He introduces those that make up the diverse community he leads as mayor. Telling their stories are Samoan crop pickers temporarily in New Zealand, and a young Filipino woman making pancit on her birthday — before a local Indian couple share their stories of life following arranged marriage, and a Brazilian/American couple perform their music at a barbecue with their Kiwi kids.

I can remember serving customers as an eight-year-old, and having to stand on a box to open the till.

– Meng Foon visits the family fruit and vegetable shop where he worked as a child

Key Cast & Crew

Meng Foon

Presenter

Bridgid Davis

Post Production Director

Susan Leonard

Director

Samantha Blackley

Producer

Karl Steven

Composer - Theme Music

Pallas McTaggart

Research