As the last chapter of Story's story comes to a close, it is only right to reflect on the many tales it has shared with New Zealand.
Story has broadcast its final show for 2016, sharing the team's favourite moments from the last 18 months.
Story's executive producer Fiona MacMillan says the show was "a hell of a lot of fun to work on".
She looked back at some of her favourite moments of the show "where you could do things that did make a difference".
Moko
"The interview Duncan and producer Kate McCallum secured with Nicola Dally-Paki, mother of murdered three-year-old Moko, stands out as an incredibly important story."
The toddler was so horrifically abused, tortured and beaten to death over days and weeks that his mother did not recognised him in the morgue when she had to identify him.
The Story team dedicated an entire program to Moko on the day of the killers' sentencing.
Lachlan Forsyth vs hypothermia
"Plenty of our lighter moments stand out too - nearly turning reporter Lachlan Forsyth into a human popsicle for a story on hypothermia," Ms MacMillan said.
In August, Forsyth decided to jump into a freezing cold Wellington stream while a bitterly-cold northerly blew, and wait.
Wait until he got hypothermia, all in the name of raising awareness.
The pie and beer diet
Possibly one of the more questionable projects on the show, reporter Julian Lee lost an incredible 7.6kg in four weeks eating only pies and beers.
The idea behind the experiment was to prove there is no special trick to dieting, and prove he did.
Duncan in drag
To celebrate 30 years since the Homosexual Reform Bill, host Duncan Garner decided to dress up in drag.
He bravely let one of Auckland's most famous drag queens give him a pretty special makeover.
"Whether it was the light stuff or the tough stuff, the team have worked incredibly hard for the last 18 months and we're so proud of what they've achieved," Ms MacMillan said.
Newshub head of news Hal Crawford agrees.
"The team led by EP Fiona MacMillan have made wonderful television and told many important stories: among them the interview with Moko's mum, the time they burnt down a house, the deadly power poles of NZ, and insightful and warm tales from the November quake."
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