Grounds For Action

Tākitimu Films and View Road are thrilled to announce the completion of development on their powerful new 30-minute documentary debut, "Grounds For Action." The production team is now seeking community support through a vital crowdfunding campaign to cover production costs and ensure these inspiring Southern New Zealand stories reach a national audience.

Support from our local film organisations in the South, family, friends in New Zealand and overseas, and community groups.

The funding will go toward location transport costs, upgrading editing software, equipment hire, and marketing. If funding exceeds the targeted amount, we may be able to contract a qualified sound recordist which would be brilliant!!

"Grounds For Action" dives deep into the personal sacrifices and relentless drives of everyday New Zealanders who have become the front line in the fight for environmental and social change. Set against the breathtaking landscapes of the lower South Island, the film follows an eclectic group of "undercover warriors"—including first responders, scientists, and retirees—as they navigate cultural barriers and commercial pressures to protect the places they love.
 

Produced by Janine Kubiak (Tākitimu Films) and Hayley Lye (View Road), the documentary showcases three distinct and urgent narratives of Kiwi ingenuity and grit:
 

• Sea Nest: Co-founders Bryony and Waka Miller introduce a revolutionary, scalable invention designed to restore degraded marine ecosystems, offering practical solutions for biodiversity and climate adaptation.
   
• Deer to Care: Co-founders Wesley Baratcart, Stu O’Neill, and Tim Cook transform a local environmental challenge (wild deer) into a brilliant social good, providing food security for New Zealanders in need.
   
• Save the Otago Peninsula (S.T.O.P): Led by Lala Frazer, Moira Parker, and Duncan Ross, this segment highlights the multi-generational commitment required, looking back 40 years to their historic fight against an aluminium smelter at Aramoana and their work to secure the future of the Otago Peninsula.

We hope that our documentary will bring about offers of support from the community and businesses to help fund more work, research, marketing etc for each of these groups. 

Another goal is for the documentary to inspire the next wave of volunteers while educating everyone on some really necessary work that's being undertaken by some selfless individuals.