Latest fromNZ Herald documentary: Under the Bridge
From hope to confidence: Papakura High School
"When I first arrived at the school, everyone was so down, it was really dark."
Film 'flipped a switch' for Papakura
A Herald film on a year in the life of Papakura High School has "flipped a switch" in the students' minds, says one of the film's star talents.
'I poured my heart into that song'
Melevesi's song Under The Bridge was recorded at BigPop studios this year for the Herald film of the same name, about a year inside Papakura High School.
Under The Bridge: Battling the Odds
At the edge of the city and margins of society, a school is fighting back.
Under The Bridge: Behind the scenes
A team of journalists spent a year inside one of the country's most underprivileged schools filming the Herald's first long-form documentary.
Under The Bridge: Part 1 - Ghost School
Three students are completing their final year at the beleaguered Papakura High School.
Watch: The school that's fighting back
At the edge of the city and the margins of society a school and its students are battling for a brighter future. This is the story of a year inside their world.
Under The Bridge - Trailer
Three students are completing their final year at the beleaguered Papakura High School. Along with their inspirational new principal, the students and school are fighting perceptions and decline in order to survive.
Herald's film debut goes live today
Under The Bridge marks the New Zealand Herald's first foray into long-form documentary making.
Under The Bridge - Part II
Three students are completing their final year at the beleaguered Papakura High School. Along with their inspirational new principal, the students and school are fighting perceptions and decline in order to survive.
Under The Bridge - Melevesi Manase (Music Video)
"Under The Bridge" written and performed by Melevesi Manase, recorded at Bigpop Studios, Auckland.
Under The Bridge - Fighting Perception
Students at Papakura High School are striving to change the community's perception of their school, one of the country's most disadvantaged.
Under The Bridge - Crime
In Papakura, in Auckland's south, crime and gangs are a regular feature of many students' lives and can affect their education.
Under The Bridge - The Rising Foundation
For a year, journalists from the Herald followed students from Papakura High School to find out what life was like in an underprivileged school. One of the organisations helping the students was The Rising Foundation, led by former Fisher & Paykel Appliances boss John Bongard.
Under The Bridge - Behind The Scenes
Kirsty Johnston, Mike Scott, Michael Craig and Nick Reed on the making of the Herald's first long-form documentary
Under The Bridge - Part I
Three students are completing their final year at the beleaguered Papakura High School. Along with their inspirational new principal, the students and school are fighting perceptions and decline in order to survive.