13 Apr 2026

Forwarding on this message incase anyone is interested....

From: Ruth Richards <rmckie@doc.govt.nz>
Sent: Thursday, 9 April 2026 1:09 PM
To: Paparoa National Park VC <PUNAKAIKIVC@doc.govt.nz>
Subject: Filming in Punakaiki - talent request paid

 

Hi there,

My colleague Fraser and I are planning to come over to Punakaiki on 22 and 23 April to film Truman Track and Pancake rocks as part of an IVL funded Short Walks project out of HVU. We’ve been travelling round and filming all the walks in the Short Walk branded product set to improve visitor information and the DOC asset library for any future promotion of the walks. These 1 min videos are being added to the walk’s webpage (see examples here).

I’m on the hunt for ideally 1-2 local people per walk that might be keen to star in the video as talent and wondered if you might know anyone local - either staff or members in the community/friends/family who could be keen to be involved? Is there a community mailing list or noticeboard we could try even?

It needs to be on personal time (if they are DOC staff) and is a paid job, $400 per person for Truman track and $250 per person for Pancake rocks (shorter half day of filming).

The talent doesn’t need to speak on camera just walk the track and point at things as directed by Fraser. We are open to having a couple, parent and child or two colleagues/friends or solo person. Across this video project, because the end product will be used by the tourism industry, our goal is to try show a diverse range of ethnicities and nationalities so the videos can be relatable to an international visitor audience too. So we're particularly interested in anyone who may fit this profile.

Examples of other walks we've filmed already: Short Walks - YouTube

Filming times will be:

·  Punakaiki pancake rocks walk 22 April from approx. 12-4pm

·  Truman track 23 April from approx. 9am – mid afternoon

17 Mar 2026

Please note athletics that was due to be held tomorrow has been postponed until Monday