KatePeacocke
- Producer
- Director
Kate Peacocke is a seasoned producer and director with over three decades of experience in the screen industry. She began her career as an editor in news and current affairs, then made her mark as a producer and director with a run of factual shows, including SPCA Rescue and Dog Squad, and documentary Millennium Teens. Peacocke has also helmed tamariki-focused shows like K-Pop Academy and Young Riders.
Screenography
Biography
Raised on a farm near Pureora Forest, Kate Peacocke grew up with animals, learning to ride on horses that were 'rejects' from her grandparents’ racehorse breeding endeavours. After finishing high school, she spent a year abroad on an American field scholarship in Tempe, Arizona. Back in New Zealand, she studied political science and English at Canterbury University.
“You are constantly looking for storylines: you go out with an idea of what you're looking for, but then suddenly you go 'Oh, this has happened, okay let's pick up on that', and we’ll follow that storyline instead. It’s great when you find unpredictable and unexpected ideas that are more interesting.”