He Toki Huna: New Zealand in Afghanistan

Documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Annie Goldson (Brother Number One). She joins journalist Jon Stephenson as he takes a critical look at New Zealand's military engagement in Afghanistan – the longest ever war the country has been involved in.

He Toki Huna (which translates to The Hidden Adze) takes viewers on the ground in Afghanistan with Stephenson as he seeks eyewitness accounts of incidents involving New Zealand troops, and interviews soldiers who have served on the front line in Afghanistan. Infamously attacked by Prime Minister John Key for his in-depth reporting in Metro about New Zealand's activities in Afghanistan (including compelling arguments that our troops breached the Geneva Conventions), Stephenson is at the forefront of NZ coverage and analysis of the war.

Goldson says the film sheds light on our recent past and holds valuable lessons for the future. She asks: "By joining in the war post-911, have we been 'good global citizens' fighting the good fight against international terrorism? Or did New Zealand enter into an alliance that has meant our soldiers have been fighting, dying and killing in a complex conflict that most of us know little about and have not agreed to participate in?"

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