Wireless Docs: Pig Man

Stu is a gentle soul who lives with dozens of pigs he calls his mates. He wants a simple life on his family’s old Coromandel farm, but it’s not easy - the farm is in the middle of pig hunting territory, and Stu is forced to defend his pigs and way of life.
Directed by Amy Taylor and James Muir.
Made with the support of NZ on Air

[@sleeperisland1537]

I stand with the Pig Man.

[@1beachie]

So do I. Thief probably wanted a free feed. So wrong that he was arrested, taken away and not there to defend his pet pigs. Some people are A.Holes and remain A.Holes their whole life.

[@charlotterobinson1302]

Me too.

[@rickfordv8]

​@@1beachie lol well those assholes found the end of that rainbow. 😂

[@undercarview]

My brother and I spent a few hours with Stu a couple of years ago, he let us take some parts off some of his cars. He is a genuinely nice bloke, we enjoyed our time there

[@Philip-backupaccount]

Stu is currently in prison for shooting someone

[@debbyhotton8880]

@@Philip-backupaccount dont blame him !

[@pickle_a_day_keeps_the_dr_away]

I can only imagine what this bloke is going through now, being in custody, away from his farm and his pigs. I agree with the other comment that it was probably the straw that broke the camels back, people coming onto his property to kill his pigs. Everyone has their limit.

[@marilyngriffiths2454]

So very sad for him and his animals. I hate to think what will be happening to them if he is in jail at the moment 😭

[@jimijamesjowitt]

Why no bail? Not like he can be deemed a risk for self defence. They came at him and his. If we dont stand up from this guy theb criminals will know they can do what they want and we cant defend ourselves.

[@Philip-backupaccount]

Pigs who Stu viewed as family

[@zhanghawley787]

​​@@marilyngriffiths2454they are being re-homed as he is in custody which is crude as he had asked for help

[@vanessaheal3262]

I first met Stu and family over 45 years ago on their farm in Coromandel. He was such a gentle, caring wonderful sole. Never ever extravegant and was always grateful for what he had. His whole later life was his pigs which he called family... unconditional love. Very saddened to hear of this tragedy and my thoughts are with Stu.. Hoping his friends will take over looking after the pigs. I stand with the Pig Man to

[@HEILEST]

Not so gentle after all

[@n0tfr0mth1sw0rld]

​@@HEILESTwhat would you do to someone shooting your dog or kid?

[@SJGXBBS]

​@@HEILESTso you'd just let people walk onto your property and steal? Let alone something that someone considers family... good riddance

[@johnmead8437]

@@HEILEST Not everyone likes violent thieves.

[@ashan26xx]

We are behind you, Stu. 🫶

[@Philip-backupaccount]

Me too

[@nzadventures5266]

I met Stuart this week for a couple of hours. What a nice guy...I will be back every week to catchup. Cya soon mate.

[@tevitakalamafoni9037]

Do you have any phone number to Stewart I need to buy pig please for my daughter birthday

[@GiftenandHoodNZ]

Awwww when he burried the pig was so precious. He didn't just throw the pig in, he jumped in and placed him down nicely. I love that, bless this man

[@Philip-backupaccount]

How can we support Stu and his upcoming legal battle?

[@Dave8254]

So he's been dealing with these pricks for over 6 years and no help from the police.. it's no wonder this ended up happening. I stand with Stu.

[@Philip-backupaccount]

I stand with Stu.

[@bryanchurch3975]

The kind of "people" who would STEAL/murder this mans PIG FAMILY just for an easy feed, aren't worthy of being in this world, eh ? I was a hunter, and took the odd piggy home for the pot,used a trusty Rifle, never Dogs,and tried hard to make sure they never suffered in the process. I'm an Animal Lover too, but those Piggies were free and healthy and there for those of us who could put in the effort required.Hard work and sweat most of the hunting years, but I was never guilty of cruelty.These Piggies have grown up TRUSTING this fine man, like we would our FATHER....Like many of us, similiar minded,we must applaud his wonderful COMPASSION.....ALL the very BEST from us Animal Lovers....

[@Philip-backupaccount]

We need to support Stuart. How can we do so?

[@TownofSalemThrower]

Vegan nut

[@HEILEST]

The pigs do not belong to him, you do not feed wild pigs then claim them as your own

[@GypsyGirl317]

​@@HEILESTif they're on his property then absolutely they belong to him. Trespassing is still against the law. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤐

[@metoosmath]

Yes the pigman was having sex with all the pigs

[@inny2013]

I stand by this man too he brought such joy to many people caring for these pigs and sharing his little mates with whoever would drive through the 309 rd. I know I have driven down that road and exclaimed in glee with how the little tiny piggies coming straight up to your car and u can pet them and omg they are so cute. There’s a give a lil page to save them I’ve never donated before but for the cause to save the pigs I had to.

[@nativeoverstayerpodcast1294]

Great short docu, we were there on the weekend and wanted to find out more,such a unique Kiwi character.

[@tinamitchell7496]

What has happened now is his worst nightmare. Taken from his pigs, I just hope one of those who care about him can safely take and care for as many as possible while he's away. No doubt there will be a frenzy of poachers. Very sad day, can hardly begin to imagine his mental state for him to have been driven to this action. Wouldn't be surprised if they'd raised their gun to threaten him. I hope he has people who will help him.

[@GypsyGirl317]

I agree. In the USA he would have the law on his side and they would have charges pending. He's a good man, and this is an atrocious situation for him.😢

[@user-kn4it6zr9o]

Don't believe that about usa anymore myself. ​@GypsyGirl317

[@annatetiad.4991]

@@GypsyGirl317 Heart of gold and now look at his predicament. Agreed that the law should be on the side of anyone trying to protect themselves or property. There is something backward about the law in NZ.

[@artemis1style]

Thankfully he has solid supporters so they have been rehomed nicely to a sanctuary where they are much safer🪷🌏🌿

[@peterpv592]

Poor Stu so sad this news what happened yesterday 😢 he couldn't take it anymore people coming on his property killing his "mate" sad for everyone involved this shouldn't have happened , such a nice guy always loved having a chat with him

[@rosebrice85]

What happened? We met Stu many times on our coromandel trips.

[@emmagates9938]

​@rosebrice85 he shot 2 people, that killed one of his pigs. One person passed away.

[@LuckyFruitRacing]

​@@emmagates9938he didn't "shoot two people", he murdered one and attempted to murder the other one.

[@snotbubble2894]

@@rosebrice85 Poachers.

[@stephenroberts8342]

Play silly games win silly prizes

[@dougenglebretsen4938]

Just what I thought may have happened when I heard the News a few days ago !! Another sad story about a nice Guy and his Pigs.

[@1beachie]

It is very sad but unfortunately the world we live in now is crime infested by A.Holes.

[@chrisrea7347]

I am pleased to have watched this video as when I read about the shootings I thought that there was more to the story!

[@jennifergrouby738]

Poor Stu bloody bastards should of just let him alone this was the straw that broke the camels back. 😓

[@piggropigs3362]

Such a old building and a friendly animals so free living

[@JustKiwiJess]

I feel so bad for Stu. Police didnt help when he rang many times about pigs being killed for years, people shouldnt try kill animals thay arent theres. People should be able to protect their own property and animals

[@n0tfr0mth1sw0rld]

💯

[@johngy40]

All the best stu we stand with you

[@clairecoveney6036]

Heartbreaking for someone with a big heart for pigs. He will be suffering alot. People can be brutal in prison to a kind person. I hope he and the pigs get protection as the community will be reacting. Police and SPCA need to keep a watch out

[@kimace1244]

Poor man, I would be interested to know how many times he called the police and how many times, if ever, they actually responded.

[@smolgok384]

I suspect that at some point, long ago, he realized it was pointless ringing police so he didn't bother with it any more.

[@nathancroft5839]

The New Zealand police are fucking useless only interested in giving speeding and driving offences tickets they have no time for break ins or thefts

[@TroyJensen-ns9zc]

Good on ya Stu!!!👍

[@sharonnewzealand1793]

I stand with Stu as well. Someone stole my two girls, Bungy and Lucy, about 30 years ago. I raised them from babies, wasn't allowed a dog where I was living but was allowed pigs. They were our family members, and I heard down the track that the guy that was living in the house next door, milking for the McIntyres, got one of them, and some railway workers from Marton got the other one. Word gets back. I still grieve my girls, they were big adult whites and were meant to live their lives out as family.

[@joshuaorourke1976]

Pig Man is a Hero. For those wondering, the background song at the start is The Broken Places by Moby.

[@MrDaragom]

FAFO! I stand with Stu!

[@vbarcodev9714]

He's dinners will be getting repo'd cause he can't find for himself 😂😂😂

[@Rod-qp1qv]

​@@vbarcodev9714na if you met him you would drop nuts his hand would crush you

[@suchevski]

People should have the right to protect and defend what's theirs. Ever since childhood I've been aware of the fact that if you stand up for yourself your going to jail for it. Its not right. WTF is that about NZ.

[@BIGSMOKE-bl2lq]

We get the short end of the stick here you know unless you're a criminal then its pretty crusie

[@amandamitchell8894]

I'm not sure what's happened in the last few days?? But surely this is Stu's land, he owns it. Maybe with some "Crowd Funding" for Stu and his Pigs, enough money could be raised to put up some Deer fencing with electric, to create some "people proof" and pig proof paddocks. Then maybe Stu could put them away at night and feed them. Won't stop everyone, but makes it more difficult. Maybe install some Cameras too. 💙🐖🐖🐖🐗🐗🐗

[@beyondthelol]

you dont think poachers would just cut the fence?

[@hirokawiti4932]

We used to pull in here often during summer. Sad to see the ppl are taking advantage of his kindness

[@chevelle5014]

Free the pig man

[@lachlanscanlan5621]

Impossible not to feel very sad for Stu. The other side of this story that concerns me is the environmental damage that pigs do. Nature is grand but every effect has a cause and vice versa. In a perfect world we'd have these pigs fenced off from the native bushland. I was in the middle of a rainforest scrub in Qld Australia a couple of months back, far from anywhere, hiking. The intensity of pig diggings was beginning to increase. At some point it became TOTAL. I mean that not a single piece of ground flora was left alive. Every juvenile tree, every forb, every fern, every piece of moss or fungal fruiting body was turned upside down in a frenzy of digging-feeding destruction and this insane predicament continued for half a mile of walking through the forest. Beyond that it continued for many more miles at a lesser rate but no doubt there are many hundreds acres of patches elsewhere that are totally wrecked. It was truly sad. The streams were a mess, all the banks compeletly upturned with red mud flowing down into the once practically pristine setting. We need hunters too you see and we need to encourage them to express their hobby in places where its not counter productive, where its beneficial.

[@XWSTEE]

Just hoping to the skies above that the courts have leniency on Stu. I’m sick of this justice system accomodating thieves and criminals.

[@kiwiveritas]

Anarchotyranny reigns in NZ these days, with the crims getting more support than the victims. In the end he took natural justice into his own hands as the State is ideologically captured.

[@zhanghawley787]

The dead fella is probably brown skin

[@lachygilz]

@@zhanghawley787 nah hes white

[@juliekampjes2980]

Wow such a loving human

[@bmadentertainment4641]

So sad poor guy just protecting his family

[@rolandbaumgart8948]

I wish there are some people out there who can start a support system for him. Like "give a little." He needs the best legal support possible ... and a judge who can understand what happened. Stu is a good person. The bad people cam to him.

[@gabrielleevans8925]

Heartbreaking. I gave up eating pork a few years back because pigs are amazing creatures. Sad to hear what has happened to Stu

[@dedalus6]

We should all be kinder to animals

[@hailzmoon4659]

So sad for Stu, Coro Icon and those bastards have ruined his life 😢 those poor pigs now 😭😭😭

[@GypsyGirl317]

Exactly 💯😢

[@Rod-qp1qv]

There is a.give alittle page setup for his legal bills ect

[@walkinhunter]

The poor animals. This is out of control in so many ways. Feel sorry for the guy he needs help. 😢

[@artemis1style]

Sorry for Stu and 🐖 🐖🐖🐖. I understand him well. He's given them consideration where others haven't.

[@ItsabitToppey]

Great bloke

[@maen5413]

Amazing

[@NZLStealh]

Classic, the guy just wants to be left alone with his pigs. Then these greedy pricks keep invading his property and stealing or killing them. They knew damn well what they were doing, they’ve likely been doing it for years. I’d vote not guilty if I was a juror.

[@NZLStealh]

@@AbsoluteCabageOf course, let's see what the facts are. But attempting to take someone's live stock and playing the whole ignorance card, isn't really going to fly. You were trying to steal from a farmer.

[@rxdezigns]

@@AbsoluteCabage the guy who has been announced as who died has been a local all his life

[@Philip-backupaccount]

@@rxdezigns Has been a local all his life and is know locally as 'Maggot'

[@AbsoluteCabage]

​@NZLStealh the facts are, he's domesticated wild pigs, there's a ton of wild pigs in the area. Pigs aren't tagged so how is anyone meant to keep track of which ones are his?

[@AbsoluteCabage]

​@@rxdezignsno he isn't

[@Peter-kk6rg]

Respect to the pig man.

[@kyliestevenson-wright5970]

People have no right to take what isn't theirs. The pigs are his family end of story. Just because someone doesn't understand that bond with an animal doesn't give them the right to help themselves. So sad 😢

[@metoosmath]

They are wild pigs he is feeding

[@abcd1234jason]

​@@metoosmathon his property

[@neilivory7278]

​@@metoosmathBULLSHIT AND YOU F**KING KNOW IT DROPKICK.DON'T TWIST THE TRUE STORY TO SUIT YOUR FALSE NARRATIVE.YOU BEEN WATCHING TOO MUCH TRUMP BOY.

[@n0tfr0mth1sw0rld]

​@@metoosmath on his land

[@GloPony]

​@metoosmath 'were' wild pigs... MANY years ago. Since then, they've become Stu's pigs. If it's good enough for SPCA to say that if someone feeds an abandoned animal (dog, cat, horse, etc) then it's not stray or abandoned, then by definition, these pigs all belong to Stu.

[@RottenKiwi777]

Cool animals.

[@kyliestevenson-wright5970]

If they were trespassing on his property and he was protecting his family and they know it was his property and his pigs then they were inviting trouble. Shooting to kill took things too far but look what their actions have led too 😭😭

[@jimijamesjowitt]

Well self defence has to be proportionate. 2 people with guns means 1 person with a gun is self defence. Hopefully overcharging him means he will be acquitted. If they try the old optional charges murder or manslaughter they have to be kidding if they expect a legitimate trial. Jury doesnt have to pick they have to discharge as no crime to answer for due to self defence.

[@top-dex1853]

@@jimijamesjowitt If he is convicted of anything then New Zealand must be outraged and stand up in one loud voice.

[@TownofSalemThrower]

They were shot 2kms away from his property on public land. This guy is well known for raising FERAL, once again I repeat FERAL pigs. These pigs do not belong to him. As much as he cared for him. These hunters had every legal right to kill these pigs. The people defending Stu make me sick... Our native species are already under threat. They would already be extinct by now if people didn't hunt pigs, goats, deer, possums, wallabys... The vegan crowd needs to get a grip. Defending a murderer, because they disagree with pig hunting.

[@MinorityRespecter88]

I don't think it took things too far, they decided his property was worth more to them than their lives.

[@MinorityRespecter88]

​@@jimijamesjowittself defence shouldn't be proportional. If someone is attacking you or your property, they have forfeit any and all human rights.

[@zoso2425]

Would this have happened if the cops actually did something about poaching?

[@GypsyGirl317]

It would be way less likely to happen I'm sure. 😢

[@metoosmath]

They are wild pigs all our on the road

[@neilivory7278]

Wild pigs don't stand on the road eagerly ready and waiting for human contact yet alone be expecting to be shot.Just for the dummies out there lacking some basic critical thinking.😢@@metoosmath

[@metoosmath]

​@@neilivory7278if you keep feeding them they will go where the food is that's why some places you know allowed to bait to hunt. Even a deer will come close if you stand still to get food and act like your friend

[@smolgok384]

​@@metoosmathhave you ever seen a wild pig? These pigs definitely weren't wild.

[@nataliesmith4778]

What was the skin taken off Facebook what a heartwarming story, bless him and the people looking out for him🖖

[@waimateteripi7083]

amazing

[@amoschristophers4567]

The comments on here are making me feel queasy, have some of you lost the plot?? This man shot another man dead, and injured another. That is an act of violence there is no gentle or kind thing about that, the comments saying people stand with his actions make me feel sick, that is plain violent cruel behaviour no matter the circumstance. To be a kind and gentle person, you should show compassion for everything living, not just the pigs you nurture, but for all and especially another human life.

[@nebuchadnezzar6894]

People have been poaching on his property for decades. Police has done nothing. The people he shot were trespassing (while armed) and killing his pets.

[@DOCTRJ]

Good on you mate 👍🤠🌳🏞️🌄🌌

[@anzac08]

God bless you Stuart 🙏

[@Maxcitysainj]

Free PIG MAN💪🐷

[@Asethet]

"Residents of Waiau will be reeling from a shooting that left one person dead and another seriously injured, the local MP says. Police were called to The 309 Road just after 2pm Friday, where two people were found with gunshot wounds. One later died and another was airlifted to Auckland City Hospital. A person was arrested and charges were being considered, police said on Friday. A former army medic who gave CPR to one of the victims said they were pig hunters."

[@jimijamesjowitt]

Poachers on private land theb decamped to other private land nearby school children were camping. No excuse for such horrendous behaviours but I would say they have learnt their lesson charges pending for the survivor.

[@aishaterare7892]

@@jimijamesjowitt it's sad 😔 I don't know the full story but we are grieving for all. I think there needs 2 b a level of respect after such a tragedy

[@Huia87]

​@@aishaterare7892full story is they tormented and bullied him and murdered his family members for years. Literally years. He warned them many times

[@MarkNewphone]

The pigs can run the farm now . I read a book about it once

[@ItsMrBigsbaby]

THANK YOU STU! THE MAN

[@Philip-backupaccount]

Stu ridding the world from evil...one maggot at a time

[@ruthHL225]

I stand with Stu. I believe his pigs are being relocated to HUHANZ sanctuary in Wellington.

[@Dayofthetriffids]

No one understands the damage pigs do to native bush. They damage kiwi habitat. This is an absolute tragedy all round BUT he shouldn’t have been encouraging the pigs. Sorry to differ but my opinion is affected by the damage pigs have done to our bush and even our paddocks have been churned over.

[@jon1591]

The pig hunting munter should have stayed in his lane? as for pigs there is NO LAW you dope. You have a problem with the amount of pigs? drag your old ass to parliament and request a law change. Otherwise keep your mouth shut.

[@brentmckernan4384]

Pity that the farm wasn't fence proof for pigs, and that some of the pigs weren't controlled with desexing. where are the people that pled help

[@bigrobnz]

This is not Stu"s fault.......the cops did nothing to stop the crime against him........ this is what happens.......

[@matt_catches2285]

#FREESTU

[@triggerhappy3379]

We're is this place

[@tookeen2hunt230]

Coromandel New Zealand

[@snotbubble2894]

Middle of bloody nowhere.

[@papam2966]

I would of got sick of it to brother!

[@cupnoobledoodle4084]

💚🐖🍀

[@AceSavage-z1c]

Pig man of for a big lag now😂

[@AceSavage-z1c]

There pests that roads a puplic road

[@woodchopinbeekeeper929]

Reasonable people driven to unreasonable things.....

[@haidz828]

❤❤❤💔💔💔

[@KaleMarr]

He's in jail now

[@6foot8jesuspilledpureblood82]

Damn. Does he eat meat or?

[@TownofSalemThrower]

Seems like hes got the crazy cat mentality, but with pigs instead of cats

[@GypsyGirl317]

​@@TownofSalemThrower no, he's just a genuine, kind Kiwi bloke living simply and minding his own business on his own land. The pig hunters were too lazy to get out in the bush and find their own pigs. Weak cowardly bast**ds 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@GypsyGirl317]

What he eats is irrelevant to this situation. He said he doesn't kill and eat any of the pigs, that's all.

[@neilivory7278]

Didn't you watch and listen at the same time?He said he doesn't eat them.Jjust like any other pet lover wouldn't eat theirs.

[@redasylum]

They will try to move the jury trial to Wellington just watch.

[@cyrillawless]

What a mess

[@user-to1oy9pk3e]

Justice for the pig man

[@shaunmeacheam6370]

POOR GUY

[@gillespie6587]

Shouldn't be in jail he should be left alone

[@Yung_Warrior88]

Animal hoarding is a situation that occurs when a person acquires many animals but is unable to provide adequate standards of nutrition, sanitation, shelter, and veterinary care for them, often resulting in the suffering, illness, or death of the animals. In most cases, animal hoarders believe their animals are receiving the best care, even when the animals are showing obvious signs of distress and illness, and the environment in which they are living is unsanitary and unsafe. The guy was unwell mentally. But everyone thought that was cute . And now look what's happened.

[@emmagates9938]

Are you actually from Whitianga or Coromandel? He loved those pigs and cared for them.

[@eco_logic]

@@emmagates9938 sounds like a local

[@haidz828]

Get gone

[@angmckenzie9236]

What a load of shite.Those pigs looked fed and fine so don't judge something you no nothing about.

[@marilyngriffiths2454]

They all look healthy enought to me.

[@Yung_Warrior88]

Fun fact ..his only friend there ..MOCK JOHNSTON.. is treasurer and secretary of the coromandel PIG HUNTING CLUB ..a branch of the nz pig hunting association... Word has it , that mock had a real bee in his bonnet about local pighunters In the area , that weren't part of his club ... .. Looking forward to finding out ..who gave stu a firearm? And foe what reason was It given ? Hmmmm who did he know that owned firearms? And considering that even the thought of a pig being harmed, or the method In which pig hunters dispatch their catch would visibly upset him .. Dud he know his friend Mock ..was a pighunter and ran a pig hunting club ?? That caught fir trophy's and prizes...not kai ? Hhmmm interesting

[@jaimk7106]

There's a difference between pig hunting and POACHING, there's a difference between hunting and KILLING SOMEONE'S PETS

[@Malaestro]

He said he hates the idea of it happening to domestic pigs.

[@Yung_Warrior88]

Who contacted this channel to come film stu ? ..mock Johnston? Of pig hunters association? Considering the camera man is traveling in his car to the 309 . And why does mock elaborate and exaggerate about "poachers " the whole time .. By exaggerate..if pig disappeared every night ..there be none lelf . And why does the camera man when questioning stu on the subject ,get vauge, disjointed answers, that stu seems reluctant and uncomfortable talking about.. Did stu know the friend that befriended him..and brought unwanted attention to his door ...was the treasurer , founder and secretary of a pig hunting club ? . Looking forward to knowing the answers of two questions.. If firearm abd ammo was not his .. Who gave him the firearm? And for what specific reason? . I'm sure the police will get to the bottom of it.

[@metoosmath]

They are wild pigs They belong to know one and they are a pest species And also a traffic hazard. You would have to be totally crazy and a hoarder to live how he does. He can't even respect his own families house or his father's photograph that is just covered in pig s*** on the mantle

[@666thebeastisslavery]

I used to drive the road at Xmas to show the kids the pigs and have a walk on the Coro tracks in the holidays saw stu he had a cool thing going on on his farm that brought a lot of people in from around the world for a look at an animal that helped people survive in times of need and was a great sporting pastime as years went by forging some great men who loved the bush and outdoor lifestyle but they were good strong men who hunted in the Forrest/bush not on someone’s property Stu’s gig was a needed attraction for the area it was unique to the area was historically accurate and great for the kids Authority was lacking in this scene it was only a matter of time sadly good intentions wasted by drop kick knuckle dragging clowns (something about sick wolves will only attack an easy target ) sadly someone has to die in this country before anything is done not the way to handle the situation but where was the authority where was the leadership Where was the control Poor stu a man who had a thing going

[@debbyhotton8880]

yes they were on HIS property

[@Dayofthetriffids]

Damaging native bush and habitat……those pigs wander off his land and further afield. Stu was breaking laws with this pigs.

[@goatedinc.6232]

Crazy coot

[@goatedinc.6232]

Weird woke people

[@Matt-ze2xc]

He bred with those pigs