Matters around whānau because whānau matters
Meet the Team at Kōwhai
Gavin Wood
Gavin is an internationally recognised and award winning Producer. He's passionate about television production and the opportunities it provides to make positive change to the lives of the people that appear on his shows. Whānau Matters has let him be involved with stories that can make a real difference. Favourite genres to format and produce are quiz, game, and entertainment shows.
Rob McLaughlin
Rob's career has seen him direct content across a huge range of genres, and spanning single and multi-cam productions in New Zealand and internationally. Children's television, game shows, shiny floor entertainment shows, panel shows, documentaries, drama, countless TV commercials, corporate content.. you name it, if you can point a camera at it, Rob has directed it.
For Rob, content and character is king, but visual aesthetic is also hugely important. He will tackle any script or set-up, but a definite favourite is working with talent, and honing performance. Whānau Matters has presented the perfect opportunity to do that. Co-writing the scripts with Pio, Gavin and Miriama, directing amazing actors, and editing at offline stage has been an absolute joy for him.
Pio Terei
Pio is one of Aotearoa's most well known TV personalities and entertainesr. He is constantly in demand for speaking and MC roles around the country. Pio has worked with The Parenting Place as a presenter and parent advisor since 2003, using his skills to communicate essential messaging to whānau across the motu.
His comedic talents in scripting and performing have been an integral component of the special mix this project has created.