BrendonButt
- Producer
- Director
Brendon Butt has been directing and producing content across sport, documentary, comedy and drama for over four decades, including working on popular series such as Letter to Blanchy, More Issues and Pete & Pio. In 1990, he joined TV3 as a studio director before going on to become Head of Sport, and later spent seven years covering rugby for Sky. In 2009, he established Kahawai Productions, directing and producing documentaries and series, particularly for Whakaata Māori. He has also worked extensively on live broadcasts for sporting and cultural events, including the Māori Sports Awards, Te Matatini, Anzac Day and Matariki.
Screenography
Awards
2025 New Zealand Screen Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Nominated for Best Live Event Coverage: for Matariki mā Puanga 2025
Nominated for Best Live Event Coverage (shared with Bailey Mackey): for Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga
Nominated for Best Reo Māori Programme (shared with Bailey Mackey): for Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga
“It's a personal story, a Māori story, and a New Zealand story that deserves to be told.”