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Misty Blue

A Magical Tribute to Love, Loss, and Hope Get ready for a heartwarming experience as Rebel Reid releases "Misty Blue" Test

Rebel Reid

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TŪ MAI RĀ

Amidst a rising tide of youth suicides in the Wairarapa region, a group of young Māori, led by Tawaroa Kawana, unites to compose a poignant song that celebrates their iwi of Rangitane.

TAWAZ • TINI WHETŪ

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HIWA

Chase Woods releases ‘HIWA’, which follows ‘EAOIA’ as a part of the Five AM and Te Māngai Pāho: ‘Reo Māori Waiata Series’. Chase Woods is an emerging artist from Palmerston North, gaining recognition for his captivating music and storytelling.

Chase Woods

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I Te Pō

'I te Pō' is a song that relates to anyone that is experiencing grief. Written by Rachel Hall, te reo Māori translation by Kawiti Waetford. This track was originally composed as a waiata for the rock quest and was revised for the Barber Shop Sessions.

Rachel Hall

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Fluent

Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata 2023

Watch all 45 teams take the stage to battle it out at the world's biggest kapa haka festival

fluent • TVNZ

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Frozen reo Māori

Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arrandale in eternal winter. Watch 'Frozen' in te reo Māori.

fluent • Matewa Media Trust

Disney+

The Lion King reo Māori

A Lion cub crown prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father's death and flees into exile in despair, only to learn in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities.

fluent • Matewa Media Trust • Tamariki • Film

Kairākau

Step inside the world of historic Māori Warriors, Kairākau, as they each battle for life and death in this action drama series. 100% te reo Māori with English subtitles.

fluent • Mātauranga • Velvet Stone Media Ltd

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Whānau

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Duality

Duality is a raw look at Māori with mixed-whakapapa who are on a journey to find their identity.

Fire Fire Ltd

RNZ

Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata 2023

Watch all 45 teams take the stage to battle it out at the world's biggest kapa haka festival

fluent • TVNZ

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The Untold Tales of Tūteremoana

A dramatic anthology, woven together by three whakapapa stories of the ancient Ngāi Tara people.

Tūteremoana Productions Ltd

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Something for the People

'Something for the People' is a LIVE breakfast meets late-night news satire show in te reo Māori.

Arataua Ltd

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Waiata

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Misty Blue

A Magical Tribute to Love, Loss, and Hope Get ready for a heartwarming experience as Rebel Reid releases "Misty Blue" Test

Rebel Reid

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TŪ MAI RĀ

Amidst a rising tide of youth suicides in the Wairarapa region, a group of young Māori, led by Tawaroa Kawana, unites to compose a poignant song that celebrates their iwi of Rangitane.

TAWAZ • TINI WHETŪ

Listen on Spotify

HIWA

Chase Woods releases ‘HIWA’, which follows ‘EAOIA’ as a part of the Five AM and Te Māngai Pāho: ‘Reo Māori Waiata Series’. Chase Woods is an emerging artist from Palmerston North, gaining recognition for his captivating music and storytelling.

Chase Woods

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I Te Pō

'I te Pō' is a song that relates to anyone that is experiencing grief. Written by Rachel Hall, te reo Māori translation by Kawiti Waetford. This track was originally composed as a waiata for the rock quest and was revised for the Barber Shop Sessions.

Rachel Hall

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Mātauranga

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The Drawing Board

A new wave of modern Māori Architecture is sweeping across Aotearoa with some of the freshest up-and-coming talent at the helm.

Faultline Films

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Matariki Explained

For centuries, the appearance of Matariki signalled the arrival of the new year. Matariki Explained is your chance to learn more about the science, the traditions, and the ways we can celebrate today.

Mātauranga • Scottie Douglas Productions Ltd

Neon

MOKO

MOKO is a universal story about identity and courage told in a beautifully cinematic voice with style and dignity.

Velvet Stone Media Ltd • Mātauranga

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Kairākau

Step inside the world of historic Māori Warriors, Kairākau, as they each battle for life and death in this action drama series. 100% te reo Māori with English subtitles.

fluent • Mātauranga • Velvet Stone Media Ltd

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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

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Get The Name Right

Joe Daymond and Kara Rickard travel around Aotearoa, uncovering the origins of our place names. Delving deep into our history uncovering the good, the bad and the ugly.

Pango Productions Ltd

Three Now

Te Petihana Reo Māori 50 Years

Watch the live stream from the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the presentation of the Māori Language Petition in 1972.

Whakaata Māori

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Speak No Māori

On the 50th anniversary of the Māori language petition, this documentary unpacks the history of te reo Māori in Aotearoa, from its dominance to its gradual decline and the modern day revitalisation efforts.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori • Hi Mama Productions

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Kia Ora, Good Evening

Kia Ora, Good Evening follows the journey of Mike McRoberts as he attempts to reclaim a taonga that was lost to his whānau a generation ago - the ability to speak te reo Māori.

Great Southern Film and Television

Three Now

Tamariki

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Tiki Towns

Tiki Towns is a series of one minute episodes explaining the correct pronunciation of some of our Māori place names and the history of those names.

Te Amokura Productions • Tamariki

Te Amokura Productions

Ohinga

Keep updated with kaupapa that our rangatahi are passionate about.

fluent • Mahi Tahi Media Ltd • Rangatahi • Tamariki

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Island of Mystery

Josh and his dog crash back 700 years in time, to a mysterious land where taniwhas roam and ancient warriors rule.

fluent • Tamariki • Adrenalin Group

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Te Nūtube

A series about two very opinionated, very loud, very clever, but most of all, very Māori cousins Atareta and Te Haakura.

fluent • Tamariki • Arataua Ltd

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Drama

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Kairākau II

Set in pre-colonial Aotearoa, we see the lives of three prominent chiefs doing whatever it takes to keep their people safe and maintain their chiefly honour.

Velvet Stone Media Ltd • Drama • Fluent

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Beyond the Veil

Six supernatural stories inspired by the Māori, Pasifika, Filipino, and Chinese people of Aotearoa.

drama • TVNZ

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Colonial Combat

A Cockney fight promoter arrives in Kauri Bay with a WWE-style wrestling ring and tent. This unofficial version of 1836 Aotearoa is a dog eat dog world where colourful characters compete inside and outside the ring

Drama • Awa Films Limited

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Ahikāroa

Follow a crazy group of city based rangatahi, they're young, kura kaupapa raised and dangerously onto it. Their world orbits around getting cash, cutting corners and charging their phones.

Kura Productions Ltd • Drama

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News and Current Affairs

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Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes

The latest in politics with a range of Māori commentators and newsmakers

Aotearoa Media Collective

RNZ

Te Karere

Te Karere brings a fresh Māori perspective to the day's news.

fluent • Television New Zealand Limited • News and Current Affairs

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Waka Huia

Hear the unique iwi histories, explore the political, social and cultural concerns of the moment from Māori around Aotearoa.

fluent • News and Current Affairs • Scottie Douglas Productions Ltd

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The Hui

Māori current affairs for all New Zealanders. Hosted by Mihingarangi Forbes, The Hui is the source for quality, credible Māori current affairs

News and Current Affairs • Great Southern Television Ltd

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Film

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Frozen reo Māori

Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arrandale in eternal winter. Watch 'Frozen' in te reo Māori.

fluent • Matewa Media Trust

Disney+

Muru

Police Sergeant Tawharau is forced to choose between his job and his people when the government pulls off an armed raid in his Ruatoki community.

Film • October 15 Ltd

Whina

Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.

Film

The Lion King reo Māori

A Lion cub crown prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father's death and flees into exile in despair, only to learn in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities.

fluent • Matewa Media Trust • Tamariki • Film

Comedy

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The Adventures of Piripi Kaiwaru, AKA Phillip, Narrated By His Mother

A humourous and quirky "coming of age" story we follow Piripi as he figures out how to hold down a job and look after the whānau home in Tolaga Bay while his mum's working in Wellington.

Te Amokura

TAHI

9 Lives

Kiwi contestants put their "lives" on the line in this innovative new bilingual quiz show. Want to answer in English, no problem! Kei te pārangi ki te whakautu i roto i te reo Māori? Raru kore. Whakautu mai!

Comedy • Whānau • Pango Productions Ltd

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Harakore

Three besties, Te Rauhiringa Krystal Lee-Brown, Ani Piki Tuari and Rukuwai Tipene-Allen adventure out on a girls trip filled with plenty of banter.

fluent • Comedy • Whānau • Hikoi NZ

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Hari with The Māori Sidesteps

A multi-faceted comedy show that focuses on capturing what it is to be a New Zealander through a Māori lens.

Comedy • Whānau • The Māori Sidesteps Collective Ltd

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Awards and Events

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NZ Television Awards

The New Zealand Television Awards recognises excellence in television, and honours the special skills and unique talents of the companies and individuals who create, produce, and perform in television programmes in New Zealand.

J & A Productions Limited

NZTV

Aotearoa Music Awards

Celebrate some of our country's brightest stars, in New Zealand music's biggest night of the year. Made with the support of NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho.

Awards and events

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Ngā Tohu Matariki o Te Tau 2022

This prestigious annual event recognises and celebrates Māori whose passion, innovation, and dedication make a difference to our communities and our country.

Whakaata Māori • Awards and events • matariki

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Ngā Tohu Matariki o Te Tau 2021

This prestigious annual event recognises and celebrates Māori whose passion, innovation, and dedication make a difference to our communities and our country.

Whakaata Māori • Awards and events • matariki

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Matariki

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Ngā Tohu Matariki o Te Tau 2022

This prestigious annual event recognises and celebrates Māori whose passion, innovation, and dedication make a difference to our communities and our country.

Whakaata Māori • Awards and events • matariki

Watch on Māori+

Mānawatia a Matariki (Live Broadcast)

Join hosts Stacey Morrison and Mātai Smith for live coverage of the festivities as Aotearoa celebrates its first Matariki public holiday.

Watch on Māori+

Beyond Matariki

Join Professor Rangi Matamua as he explores the depth of knowledge that pertains to Māori astronomy.

Mātauranga • Long White Cloud Productions • matariki

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Purapura Whetū

This ground-breaking digital event celebrates Matariki through music with some of Aotearoa’s biggest stars including Six60, Hollie Smith and Drax Project, performing in both English and waiata te reo Māori.

matariki

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Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

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Te Piringa

Wellington-born songwriter Len Blake has left the safety of home to pursue her musical career in the UK. Through her new soulful waiata and a unique connection with Ngāti Ranana - the London Māori Club.

Len Blake • Casual Healing

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Te Aroha Mōu

Georgia Lines is no stranger to waiata reo Māori, but as she reversions her pop hit ‘Made for Loving’, she opens up for the first time about her doubts and reservations as Pākehā taking on the challenge of performing in te reo Māori.

Georgia Lines

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Koia Ko Koe

The Black Seed’s iconic Kiwi Anthem, ‘So True’, gets a loving twist in te reo Māori uncovering profound themes of universal love.

The Black Seeds

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I Like You

Rising pop sensation Yah Yah rediscovers her roots, overcoming insecurities and honouring her late mother through heartfelt Māori melodies. Holly Cameron (Ngāti Raukawa), known to the world as YAHYAH, is more than just an up-and-coming pop singer.

YahYah • MOHI

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