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Te Hekenga
“Te Hekenga” produced by Troy Kingi carries many meanings. This waiata speaks to the journey tangata whenua made down from Hawaiki to Aotearoa, but in relation to this new roopu ‘Te Tokotoru,’
Te Tokotoru
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Ko Wai Ahau
Reuben Fleetwood releases waiata ‘KO WAI AHAU’ a part of the Five AM and Te Māngai Pāho: ‘Reo Māori Waiata Series’.
Reuben Fleetwood
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Ko Tū Koe, Ko Rongo Koe
This track speaks about the empowering of male confidence and guiding them to recognize the Tū and Rongo within. It offers wisdom on when and where to channel these inner strengths and the importance of embracing humility.
TAWAZ • Jackson Owens
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Kei hea te Putanga?
'Kei hea te Putanga?' stands as a resounding celebration of the journey of life, embracing its highs and lows with unwavering spirit.
Seth Haapu
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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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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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Te Hekenga
“Te Hekenga” produced by Troy Kingi carries many meanings. This waiata speaks to the journey tangata whenua made down from Hawaiki to Aotearoa, but in relation to this new roopu ‘Te Tokotoru,’
Te Tokotoru
Listen on Spotify
Ko Wai Ahau
Reuben Fleetwood releases waiata ‘KO WAI AHAU’ a part of the Five AM and Te Māngai Pāho: ‘Reo Māori Waiata Series’.
Reuben Fleetwood
Listen on Spotify
Ko Tū Koe, Ko Rongo Koe
This track speaks about the empowering of male confidence and guiding them to recognize the Tū and Rongo within. It offers wisdom on when and where to channel these inner strengths and the importance of embracing humility.
TAWAZ • Jackson Owens
Listen on Spotify
Kei hea te Putanga?
'Kei hea te Putanga?' stands as a resounding celebration of the journey of life, embracing its highs and lows with unwavering spirit.
Seth Haapu
Listen on Spotify
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 2022
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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
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
Watch on Māori+
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 2023
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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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