Inside New Zealand

Charlotte: A Life Without Limbs continues the story of meningitis survivor Charlotte Cleverly-Bisman, New Zealand's youngest quadruple amputee as she faces the challenges of life as a toddler and prepares for school.

Theresa is a 27-year-old mother of four who bought a restaurant in Christchurch for $181 on TradeMe. For Theresa and her mother Kathy, this is the opportunity of a lifetime. Will their dream of running a successful restaurant become a reality or will this golden opportunity turn into a nightmare?

Veteran broadcaster Pam Corkery investigates the alarming rise of Asian crime in New Zealand. Corkery delves into the criminal underworld, interviews law enforcement officials and travels to China to reveal what’s really going on in a sequel to her hard-hitting documentary on gangs.

Several years ago we interviewed a group of people who planned to donate their bodies to the Otago Medical School for dissection by students. Otago is one of the last medical schools in the world where students still do significant human dissection. We ask our donors about their loves, their lives, their hopes, their fears, and of course about their bodies. They knew that they were dying and gave us permission to follow their bodies through the whole process.

How To Spot A Cult gives viewers an intimate view of what life is like inside groups that some former followers say are cults operating in New Zealand. “These former members have consistent stories about how the different organisations actually work,” explains producer Gary Scott, “and the techniques they say were used to control them, even though the belief systems can be miles apart.” “The modern rise of cult-like groups is not something experts can easily quantify, but there is a proven trend away from mainstream churches, towards other forms of spirituality. There has been a lot of talk about Destiny Church, since the covenant of 700 followers"

The two-part documentary consists of ex-believers’ stories, and investigates the similarities they say exist between groups including the Exclusive Brethren, Scientology, Centrepoint, Gloriavale, Avatar and the International Church of Christ. The documentary includes abuse survivors who have never spoken before, including the first ever interview with a young woman born into the controversial Centrepoint commune, the first of her generation to speak out.

The story of Kiwi man Wayne Patterson, officially the world’s biggest ever benefit fraudster stealing more than $3.4 million dollars in just three years. This riveting documentary recreates how Patterson created 123 identities to steal the cash and the painstaking operation used to catch him out and untangle his sophisticated global investments

Bringing My Brother Back To Life, tells the miraculous story of 12-year-old O’Connor Buckley as recorded by his 17-year-old sister Michaela Buckley. A year ago O’Connor was left in a coma after a motorbike accident which also killed his father, Paul.

Part Three – Violence & Guns: 2am-8am. 24 Hours: POLICE is a three-part documentary series that compares crime and policing methods in four major international cities (Auckland, Perth, San Francisco and Oslo) to find out how New Zealand stacks up.