But Dave refused to give in. He kept fighting.

He also kept both his sense of humour and his records - of every surreal phone conversation; of every demand; of every piece of paper.

He kept fighting until his battle reached the very highest levels of Government.

And finally, four years after the comedy of errors began, Dave Henderson won.

Dave got his life and his business back together. And in a final ironic two-fingered salute, he bought the building which houses the South Island head office of the IRD.

And renamed it Henderson House.

We’re Here to Help is a Kafkaesque comedy based on the true story of one man’s David-and-Goliath battle with the biggest bureaucracy of all – the tax department. 

FROM THE REVIEWS:

"well acted, written and directed" - Roger Hall

"is sure to put a smile on everyone's face" - filmguide

"I can't recommend this movie highly enough." - Investigate magazine

CAST (in order of appearance): 

DAVE HENDERSON ERIK THOMSON 
KATH HARPER MIRIAMA SMITH
MICHAEL HARPER CAMERON RAMSAY-GIBBONS
PHIL McRAE WILL WALLACE
IRD RECEPTIONIST GEORGINA MONRO
STEVE ARNETT JASON HOYTE 
TRACEY EMMA AUBIN
ROBYN MINNIE BARAGWANATH 
LESLEY COSTELLO JOHN LEIGH 
DOUG JOHNSON STEPHEN PAPPS 
IRD MEN PAUL BURNS, GIL POLLOCK 
RAPLH WHITE JEFF WHITING 
DINESH PATEL RAJIV VARMA 
DAVE'S MUM DIANNE LAMONT 
BANK MANAGER ANTONY MARTIN
DS MUIR MARK CLARE 
BRIAN PALLISER GEOFFREY CLENDON 
IAN WALLACE JOHN TREVITHICK 
MARTIN CLEARY GRANT BRIDGER 
ACCOUNTANTS ELISABETH EASTHER, JOHN GLASS 
JEREMY GRIFFIN GABRIEL REID
JILL PRATT RACHEL NASH
CAROL ROZ TURNBULL
CLIVE PAUL PAICE
JUDGE PAUL BARRETT 
RODNEY HIDE MICHAEL HURST 
CUSHLA CLARK GILLIAN BAXTER 
JOHN GORE JON BRAZIER
MINISTER OF FINANCE PETER ELLIOTT 
MAX CATHIE GREG JOHNSON


DIRECTOR JONOTHAN CULLINANE
PRODUCERS JOHN BARNETT, PAUL DAVIS
MUSIC DAVID LONG
EDITOR DAVID COULSON
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JOHN CAVILL
PRODUCTION DESIGN ROB GILLIES
CASTING CHRISTINA ASHER
LINE PRODUCER JANE LINDSAY
1ST AD TERRI KILMARTIN
LOCATION MANAGER CHARLOTTE GARDNER
COSTUME DESIGN KIRI RAINEY
ART DIRECTOR ROGER GUISE
MAKE UP AND HAIR SUPERVISOR DEB WATSON
GAFFER GRANT McKINNON
KEY GRIP DEAN MAXTED
SOUND MIXER DAVID MADIGAN
FOCUS PULLERS ANGUS WARD, GEORGE HENNAH, ULRIC RAYMOND
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR SHARRON JACKSON
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION COORDINATOR ALANAGH GRIFFIN
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR DIANNE MOFFATT
CAMERA OPERATOR DANA LITTLE
CAMERA ASSISTANTS JYMI BEST, ELODIE BOULARD
VIDEO SPLIT MICHAEL ROBINS
CAMERA TRAINEE LIAM WILKINSON
BEST BOY BRIAN LAIRD
GENERATOR OPERATOR STEPHEN JOYCE
LIGHTING ASSISTANTS EDDIE GEDDES, JAMES YOUNG
BEST BOY GRIP TODD NEVILL
GRIP CHRIS TAIT
BOOM OPERATOR FRED ENHOLMER
PROPS BUYER PAUL DULIEU
LEAD SET DRESSER JACKIE GILMORE
SET DRESSER PENNY KERR
STANDBY PROPS BEN MILSOM
GRAPHIC DESIGNER AL GILLIES
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FRASER HARVEY
CARPENTERS PETER CARTER, EAMON COONEY, ETI EVES
SCENIC ARTIST PAUL RADFORD
COSTUME SUPERVISOR CARMEL RATA
STANDBY COSTUME LEE BARDEBES
DRESSER ADELE HING
KEY MAKE UP/HAIR CLAIRE RUTLEDGE
PROSTHETIC MAKER MARK KNIGHT
2ND AD ROBYN GRACE
3RD AD ANTHONY SMALL
ACCOUNTANT SUSIE BUTLER
UNIT MANAGER WAYNE HOOPER
UNIT ASSISTANT GRANT MOFFITT
SECURITY STRATEGIC SECURITY
SAFETY LIFEGUARD & SAFETY
SURFING DOUBLE SHANE GRIMES
PRODUCTION RUNNER NICK KEMPLEN

POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR GRANT BAKER
DI CONFORM ANDREW MORTIMER
VFX BRENTON CUMBERPATCH
DI COLOURIST PAUL LEAR
ASSISTANT EDITOR DAMIAN McDONNELL
POST PRODUCTION IMAGES & SOUND
SOUND POST FACILITY THE INSIDE TRACK
SOUND DESIGNER CHRIS BURT
DIALOGUE EDITOR GLEN BULLEN
FX EDITORS STEFAN BROUGH, FRANCIS LINEHAN
FOLEY ARTIST OSCAR BURT
STUDIO MANAGER PAM SHEARER
DOLBY CONSULTANT BRUCE EMERY

SCRIPT EDITOR JAMES GRIFFIN
SCRIPT ASSISTANT JO JOHNSON
PUBLICIST TAMAR MüNCH
STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER JAE FREW
EPK PIP LOVELL-SMITH
CATERERS THE WILD WILD KITCHEN