Cinematic videography, music videos, documentary, branded content, events, and editorial photography, all shot and edited in-house.
Beat making, production, mixing, mastering, and original composition for film, TV, and commercial work.
Original paintings, commissions, and visual design. Māori-informed contemporary art for collectors and brands.
Kāinga Whenua is a Māori factual television series hosted by Pio Terei, broadcast on Whakaata Māori and MĀORI+. The series explores the deep connection between Māori people and their land, their kāinga, weaving together stories of identity, belonging, and whakapapa from across Aotearoa.
Kāinga Whenua was produced by AKA Productions. The Kraft contributed across multiple areas of media production for the series, with skills and experience that continue to carry into everything we create.
Watch on MĀORI+ ↗Not Even is a Wellington-based comedy-drama series that captures the chaotic, funny, and deeply human side of young life in the city. Raw, honest, and shot close to home. It's the kind of storytelling The Kraft connects with on every level.
The Kraft composed and produced the original soundtrack for Not Even. Mauri led the music production: writing, recording, and engineering the score from the ground up. Every track was built to sit inside the world of the series, supporting its tone without overpowering it.
Watch on MĀORI+ ↗Uia Te Pātai is a kaupapa-driven video podcast series under the Haukāinga umbrella. Produced by AKA Productions in partnership with Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services, the series opens up some of the hardest conversations in Māori communities: grief, suicide, and mental health. Hosted with honesty and care, each episode creates space for voices that are rarely given a platform.
Ka Huri Te Tae is a series under the Haukāinga umbrella, produced by AKA Productions in partnership with Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services. This series focuses specifically on methamphetamine use and its impact on Māori communities and whānau. Unflinching and deeply human, it was made with the same respect and intention as the first.
The Kraft worked across the Haukāinga series through AKA Productions, covering filming, recording, editing, branding design, stills, thumbnails, and social media content. A broad scope of media work delivered across the series from the ground up. This is work that sits close to our identity. We come from these communities, and every session was approached with the respect the kaupapa deserved.
Watch Uia Te Pātai ↗ Watch Ka Huri Te Tae ↗Te Toi Mahara was a three-day immersive summit of Ngāpuhi creative and cultural expression, held at Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Bringing together artists, performers, kōrero, and community across one of the most significant sites in Aotearoa. It was a celebration of who Ngāpuhi are and what they can create.
Produced by AKA Productions in partnership with Toi Ngāpuhi, The Kraft worked across the full three days at Waitangi — on the ground shooting and producing all media assets as the event unfolded. For us, this one was personal. Ngāpuhi is home, and being trusted to document this kind of cultural moment is not something taken lightly.
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