Corinna Hunziker

After representing New Zealand at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, Corinna Hunziker (Derby nickname 'Hurricane Hori') hung up her skates to pursue a new passion — filmmaking. In the decade since attending South Seas Film and Television School, she has built an impressive filmography as a director. Documentary has been a focus, with her work including two Loading Docs shorts (HAKA Haha, Mana Wahine), co-directing music show Waiata/Anthems, and multiple episodes of long-running multicultural series Both Worlds. She has also directed for bilingual drama Ahikāroa, and often works with producer/director Julia Parnell. 

Seeing so many haka being performed for years, and always having a laugh first .... But underneath that laughter was always a bit of icky-ness and that’s not right, so it got me asking 'how do we protect the haka?'. Corinna Hunziker on the inspiration for her Loading Docs documentary HAKA Haha, Te Ao Māori News, 27 August 2021