Neighbourhood - Pukekohe (with Tim Lambourne)

Presenter Tim Lambourne reflects on his Māori and Chinese whakapapa in an episode of this series celebrating Aotearoa's cultural diversity. Lambourne grew up in Pukekohe, the "southernmost end of the Auckland sprawl", renowned for its rich soils and ethnic make-up. First generation Kiwi-Chinese grower Allan Fong prepares a traditional dish using his own produce. Mona Bhana runs a cultural group at Nehru Hall, teaching young Indian-Kiwis Hindu customs. Zambian-born teacher and artist Peter Le Fevre talks about his life, and Shane Snyder shares entries from his Dutch dad's WWll prisoner of war diaries.

It's a real mixed bag of people here: Indians, Chinese, I have Kiwi Pākehā, I have Māori, I have Pacific Islanders, Samoan, Tongan, Niuean...they're friends as well as employees and family. We're really lucky here, we can all get on so well and work together.

– Market gardener Allan Fong on his Pukekohe vegetable growing business

Key Cast & Crew

Bridgid Davis

Post Production Director

Mitchell Hawkes

Director

Samantha Blackley

Producer

Tim Lambourne

Presenter, Curator

Bevan Crothers

Cinematographer

Inderpal Singh

Camera Assistant