Black Coast Vanishings

The true story of a series of unexplained disappearances on the wild west coast of New Zealand. The idyllic surf town of Piha, with only one thousand residents, is the subject of rumour and speculation because people are going missing.

In March 2020, a French teenager travels to Piha to collect some black volcanic sand. He is never seen again. A year earlier a Chinese student was last seen walking through the local campground. Up on the clifftops is the Mercer Bay Loop Track, where the cars of two women are found, but their occupants are not.

In 2004, a young woman disappeared after calling the police in distress. And where is Quentin? – a teenager last seen on the Piha road. What happens to a small town divided over the fears and the denials of danger in their midst?

Produced in association with Augusto Entertainment, Story Town, Studio Canal and Warner Bros Discovery.

Producers: Cass Avery & Nicola Smith
Co-Producers & Directors: Megan Jones & Candida Beveridge
Music: Karle Sölve Steven and Rob Thorne
Cinematographer: Jacob Bryant
Editors: James Brown and Margot Francis