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Check out some of the stories I’ve helped bring to life

hunting with tui

PRODUCER: James Hope
CAMERA: Cameron Murray, James Hope
PROGRAM: Seven Sharp

Tui Keenan hunts to put meat on the table for her family but now she’s also finding ways to feed the kids of Waikirikiri School in Gisborne…

the keepers

PRODUCER: James Hope
CAMERA: Casey Higby
PROGRAM: Seven Sharp

James Hope visits Baring Head Lighthouse to meet the daughter of one of Aotearoa’s last Lightkeepers…

the village goldsmith

PRODUCER: James Hope
CAMERA: Sam Von Keisenberg, James Hope
PROGRAM: Seven Sharp

The Village Goldsmith in Wellington has a long history of manufacturing jewellery and now they are up for a prestigious technology award for their world’s first Floeting Diamond design…

World of wearable arts

PRODUCER: James Hope
CAMERA: Sam Von Keisenberg
PROGRAM: Seven Sharp

World of Wearable Arts returns to Wellington for their 2025 show, James Hope goes behind the scenes for a sneak preview of how the entire event comes together…

The Bonsai Artist of Wellington

PRODUCER: James Hope
CAMERA: James Hope
PROGRAM: Seven Sharp

Meet the Bonsai practitioner from Wellington who grew his business from his garage and is now leading workshops on how to perform the ancient art on New Zealand natives…

Celebrating 50 Years of steam

PRODUCER: James Hope
CAMERA: Matt Smith, Dave Pierce, James Hope
PROGRAM: Seven Sharp

In railway workshops across the country, teams of engineers are preparing for the biggest steam locomotive event in decades…

the street art of wellington

PRODUCER: James Hope
CAMERA: James Hope, Sam Anderson
PROGRAM: Seven Sharp

Meet the man that has dedicated his life to preserving the history of Wellington City street art…

the windiest city in the world

PRODUCER: James Hope
CAMERA: Matt Smith
PROGRAM: Seven Sharp

James Hope finds out what it takes to be a wind farmer in the windiest city on earth…