Cheeky Weka Media

16/08/2024

Come on over!

It's been great for y'all to be on this journey with Cheeky Weka Media but just so you know, everything from now will be at, Ben Wallbank Films

See you over there! 👉

17/07/2024

The Cheeky Weka has grown some usable wings and flown the coop!🪽🪽

Why the change. Cheeky Weka came from a tramping trip in New Zealand where the curious little (and obviously hungry) forest bird stole my lunch, the name stuck from there.

Now, stepping into my own name as it were, I’m already working on some great commercial projects, amazing documentaries and lots in-between.

The new website benwallbank.com is also now up, with the biggest fist-bump to Dasha from for creating something that I can’t stop looking at!

To my buddies who have shared this amazing journey with me so far, I have nothing but thanks, you know who you are! 🙏🏼

So, as a very close friend of my would say, Onwards.

15/06/2024

10/03/2024

Shout out to a phenomenal week of film making with for Planet 13 and the bunch of super human individuals who all came together and gave so much!

We all worked our asses off, but the peeking at every gorgeous frame is making it so worth it and I won’t be forgetting this one for sure!

Tune in to to hear when and where this bad boy will drop!

02/03/2024

Tales of Poipoitahi [Fiordland]

I’m ever grateful to step into this place. Its wilderness is arguably unrivalled and only matched by its sheer awe!

21/02/2024

14/10/2023

Cover shot for Trail Runner Magazine dropping with Simone Maier on another mission in the New Zealand mountains!

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28/09/2023

After a very anticipated wait, New Zealand’s WILDEST mountain running series is about to happen!

Here’s a little bit of the story from the founder, Mal, on what is going to be a truly sensational debut event this December in Arrowtown

16/09/2023

Winter Games 2023!

It’s a challenge to quite describe what we achieved this year with a live broadcast and filming of the Games. Managing a few kilometres of fiberoptic cable in tricky alpine conditions forced some new learnings and ideas constantly - but ultimately, it worked!

Aside from the final production going to plan, athletes competing and spectators tuning in, nothing comes quite close to the legendary humans that I got to work with on this - you truly make it what it is!

Here’s to the next thing….

14/08/2023

02/08/2023

Want to re-think some stereotypes of young boys on mountain bikes? Have a listen to this!