The Aotearoa Science Agency works with scientific and environmental organisations across the country to help create compelling video stories about scientific research and action.
We also help researchers improve their science communication skills through workshops and bespoke individual training sessions.
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Poor Man’s Spitfire: The DocumentarySome projects grab you and don’t let go. Following Chipmunk 65 back to the sky has been one of those - two years of patient work, problem-solving, and persistence, captured alongside the people who know these aircraft best.
Returning Chipmunk 65 to the sky involved far more than bolting the wings back on and filling the tanks with fuel. Its two-year journey was full of challenges and setbacks as the team worked to make this classic aircraft not just airworthy, but truly representative of the 1950s RAF trainer. We followed the project from almost the beginning, interviewing Vaughn Davis as well as veteran engineer Stan Smith as the aircraft made its slow journey back to airworthiness. Stan is an iconic figure in the New Zealand and international warbird community and reflects on the process of restoring our Chipmunk, before giving a hint at what might be next out of his workshop… Poor Man’s Spitfire will have its public premiere at Wānaka’s Cinema Paradiso during Warbirds Over Wānaka, Easter 2026. |
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Winner of the 2017 Prime Minister's Science Communication Award
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Winner of the 2017 SCANZ Excellence in Science Communication Award for 'Jamie's World on Ice'.
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2019 Voyager Media Awards finalist for Best Team Video (feature) for TVNZ Sunday Special 'Kaikoura: A Big Year'.
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