Neighbourhood - Onehunga (with Hiroshi Nakatsuji)

Japanese Kiwi community librarian Hiroshi Nakatsuji is the guide for multicultural Onehunga in this episode of factual series Neighbourhood. Onehunga's residents hail from across the globe and among them is literature-loving Uruguayan Mirtha Alvarez, a Spanish book club member and the founder of a Spanish community library. Ceramicist Sanae Shirai demonstrates the art of throwing clay and takes part in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Russian-born artist Leila Ataya displays her treasured family ikon, and Sicilian Kiwi Simona Vanni wows her neighbours with delicious dishes from her well-used pizza oven. 

I guess it's every person trying to bring their own perspective on different topics, so if we're talking about a short story, but the short story was about something — politics, or the international economy — then that's a trigger for us to start talking about the whole world and how we perceive the world.

– A member of Onehunga's Spanish speakers' book club describes a meeting

Key Cast & Crew

Chris Matthews

Cinematographer

Anna Lynch

Producer

Tibor Riddering

Editor

Karl Steven

Composer

Jeff Szusterman

Director

Bridgid Davis

Post Production Director