Every story has a beginning…
Our story starts on a road by the sea…
On the wild west coast of New Zealand, is a quiet stretch of road in the coastal town of Muriwai. With it’s sparkling black sands and rugged coastline, the horizon is wide open, and the world feels full of possibility.
Oaia Road is where our founder Brad Stent grew up. It’s where his curiosity was first sparked and a restless creative spirit came alive. That creative spirit is what Oaia Road Entertainment is built upon. The name isn’t just a nod to geography, it’s a reminder of where it all began.
As an emerging independent production company, we create, produce and distribute original stories and creative works, built for the world stage. From intimate stories rooted in real communities and people, to bold formats and theatrical releases with international appeal – everything we make is driven by one intention, to inspire.
Our slate of content embodies possibilities, dreams and untold stories. We may be small, but our ambition is big – to become a leader in producing inspiring entertainment across every major format, for a global audience, to ignite positive change in the world.
One road.
Endless stories.
Meet the Founder
Brad Stent
“The best stories come from those who have lived one themselves.”
Brad is a creative entrepreneur and storyteller with a career that began at a young age – but not in a classroom or a university. It was the early 1990’s. The glow of a television screen reflected in the eyes of an 8 year old boy, mesmerised by moving pictures that ignited a creative spark in his own imagination. It was clear to him that he wanted to tell stories, but he had no idea where that curiosity would lead him.
In 1999, at the age of 16, Brad released his first television show on Triangle TV in his hometown of Auckland, New Zealand. At the age of 18, he started his first production company, an early signal of the drive and ambition that would come to define him.
Brad has since enjoyed a career spanning over 20 years as a producer, director, presenter, voice artist, musician and filmmaker, all while immersing himself in the ups and downs of business and entrepreneurship.
Brad has told stories across almost every medium available to him. As a voice artist, he gave other people's words life and colour. As a presenter, he connected with audiences in real time. As a songwriter, he compressed human emotions into three-minute narratives. And as a filmmaker, he discovered what would become his greatest vehicle – the moving image and the power of a great story.
The path however wasn't always a straightforward one. A few years into his career, Brad's professional and personal life unravelled, and in his mid-late 20’s he found himself at rock bottom – a period he has spoken about openly and honestly. It took time, but slowly he rebuilt himself and emerged with a clearer sense of purpose than before.
That clarity led him home, to a quiet road by the sea in Muriwai where he grew up – back to the stories that matter, and back to a belief that great storytelling has the power to inspire and connect people all over the world.
Brad now channels everything he has learned, and everything he has overcome, into his role as the founder of Oaia Road Entertainment, a company built on a mission to create and produce inspiring entertainment for a global audience.