To the acclaimed environmental filmmaker and poet the wetlands are mysterious, sacred places, “where the little people live”.
Kathleen's latest documentary, Rohe Kōreporepo – The Swamp, The Sacred Place, will premiere in her hometown of Christchurch later this month as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival.
It tells the stories of 60 kaitiaki (guardians) working to protect and restore wetland ecosystems across New Zealand.
Click here to read Kathleen's interview with Stuff.co.nz
IMAGE: Alden Williams, Stuf.co.nz