David Fane

Real life journalist David Farrier (Tickled) is on a quest to find the everyday New Zealander, the stalwart of our community, in this mockumentary series. He meets seven of these so called “Short Poppies,” a diverse group of unique individuals all played by comedy tour de force, Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Yes Man). Meet Ron Taylor. Young entrepreneur Ron is a local boy who has set up his own whale watching business to earn the tourist dollar. Heʼs borrowed his fatherʼs rowboat, and two sets of binoculars and he has a loaf of bread for feeding, and has an unrivaled knowledge of what whales look like.