Todd Karehana is a writer and director passionate about bold, innovative screen craft. He has nine years of experience across the New Zealand screen sector with organisations such as Pango Productions, Kura Productions and NZ On Air. Karehana graduated from The University of Auckland with a Master of Arts in Screen Production in 2016. He has held various story and writing roles on the Māori drama series AHIKĀROA, the children’s animated series THE EXCEPTIONAL SQUAD and the indigenous anthology film WE ARE STILL HERE. 

In 2022, he directed YOUNG AND ON THE PAEPAE for TVNZ and the short documentary NIGHT RIDE for Loading Docs. He was also a Funding Advisor at New Zealand On Air. Recently, Karehana co-created the immersive audio drama series THE RIVER and is completing A Wave in the Ocean, a two-year intensive film program under Dame Jane Campion and Phillipa Campbell.