Willing to be set on fire or jump off tall buildings? New Zealand needs more stunt people

During the pandemic New Zealand has become a safe haven for international film studios, creating a surge in demand for stunties'

Burrowed in a beige building block in Auckland's industrial east, a neat line of stunt hopefuls wait their turn to take their first step on an air ram". With enough power to flip a full sized car, the menacing looking metal pedal is designed to vault the stunties" high into the air, as if tossed from an exploding building.

Standing by and keeping a watchful eye, Dayna Grant points up to the rafters of the converted warehouse at least 10 metres above, fondly remembering a time she was tossed up high enough to touch the ceiling. But today's NZ Stunt School class of ex-circus performers, working stunt people, and retirees, won't come close to that.