Ngā Aotearoa | Our New Zealand

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Ngā Aotearoa | Our New Zealand series & films

Person on purple background resting their head in their hand. Only their head and chest is visible. Purple text along bottom of image reads, "AMPLIFIED".

Amplified

Spotlights artists who use music to embrace and explore their cultural roots
5 episodes
15m
Dark grey background with yellow text reading, "The Barber Shope". There is a illustration in the same yellow of a Māori design.

The Barber Shop

Six rangatahi men have a kōrero with the barber, 'Chop'.
6 episodes
6m
Woman is standing and looking into the camera with a defiant expression. Text reads, "Breaking Silence". The woman and the text are against a dark grey background.

Breaking Silence

A compelling look at domestic abuse in New Zealand.
2 seasons/16 episodes
9m
A transparent figure of the back of a man, overlayed with another transparent image of the same figure but just his shoulders and back of his head. Text reads, "Duality". it's written in transparent white block letters and yellow cursive overlapped.

Duality

A raw look at mixed-whakapapa Māori who are on a journey to find their identity.
6 episodes
21m
A sepia toned image of a family photograph depicting a woman holding the hands of two young children. The photo is deteriorating and the child on the left is almost obscured by the damage. The text reads, "Farewell Guangdong" there are also four Chinese characters, or 'Hanzi', above the text.

Farewell Guangdong

An intergenerational celebration of women from our Chinese NZ community.
7 episodes
22m
The back of someone looking up at a big red firework exploding in the night sky. Text reads, "Giants Giants Giants".

GIANTS

The enriching ways migrant generations are making the most of life in Aotearoa.
7 episodes
26m
Side profile of a persons face, silhouetted against a setting sun out of frame. Text reads, "Imposter".

Imposter

Māori musicians growing in their confidence, music, culture, and identity.
5 episodes
9m
A person sitting on a hill looking out onto an inlet. The image is take from behind the person. Text reads, "Inside Outside". There is an overlay of a recording boarder along the perimeter of the image.

Inside Outside

Disabled Kiwi youth share about their condition.
10 episodes
7m
A yellow baroque style wallpaper. Two white line drawings of pōhutukawa are in the right and left corners, opposite each other. white handwritten text reads, "Kāinga".

Kāinga

Home is where the heart, hurt, hatred, hearth, hope is.
Film
1h 27m
A multi-media illustration of four different figures in different art styles. Text reads, "Our Aotearoa".

Our Aotearoa

How do you stay connected to your cultural roots while being an NZ immigrant?
Film
10m
A person sitting on a stool, they're looking down. The image has been edited so that there's a strong orange toned light covering the image, obscuring the figures face. The text reads, "The Outliers".

The Outliers

Youth from minority communities who are standing out from their peers.
24 episodes
7m
A Muslim man in a blue shirt stands in a mosque. The text reads "This Is Us"

This Is Us

The diversity of Muslim New Zealanders as they reveal what they love the most.
6 episodes
2m
Misty Frequency's mask sits by other masks on a shelf in a dressing room. The text reads "What's the Disability-Tea"

What's the Disabili-Tea

Showcases the lives of those who are disabled and identity as being queer.
6 episodes
8m

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Text reads, "Mata Reports". It sits on a dark grey background. Along the top of the image is a kōwhaiwhai pattern.
An animated graphic of green trees and leaves in a forest, along with a red flower. The text in front reads "What Will I Be Today?"
People standing in a forest clearing, backlit by the sun. They are all wearing traditional Māori dress. Text reads, "NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui".
Black and white faces of Helen Clark, Dame Jenny Shipley, Jim Bolger Geoffrey Palmer and Mike Moore, with the words 'The 9th Floor' underneath them. The background of the image is black.
A man in traditional Māori dress and a full face tā moko is standing in the forest. He is holding a wooden pole object. Text reads, "NZ Wars: Stories of Wairau".
Illustration of two women looking defiantly at the viewer. The background is yellow with illustrated yellow simple flowers. The text reads, "Conversations with my Immigrant Parents".
Foggy scene with silhouettes of a part of a person. Text reads, "Stolen Lands: Betrayal of a Chief".
Charlotte Cook leaning on a bench and smiling. Beside her is a stack of cookbooks and a bowl of tomatoes. Text reads, "Grilled, with Charlotte Cook".
A person sitting on a hill looking out onto an inlet. The image is take from behind the person. Text reads, "Inside Outside". There is an overlay of a recording boarder along the perimeter of the image.
The side profile of a man holding a guitar with a microphone on a stand in front of him. Text reads, "Legacy: Katchafire" and has a boarder around the perimeter of the frame.
A man looking into the camera with his mouth slightly open. His left eye is bugged out in a comically over the top way. Text reads, "A Place Called Te Awamutu".
Three figures from different original images have been edited so that they're all standing next to each other and are of varying sizes. All three people are in the midst of performing. The background in a flat bright red colour. Text in the style of graffiti reads, "The Collective". A spray painted illustration of a crown appears above the 'e' in 'Collective'.
A group of people performing a haka outside amongst the trees. The person at the front is in focus and doing a pukana. Text reads, "NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka".
A man with their back towards the camera, they're looking on onto an ocean. The image is in grey scale. Text reads, "The Art of War".
Side profile of a persons face, silhouetted against a setting sun out of frame. Text reads, "Imposter".
A man standing in front of a mural of the Tino Rangatiratanga flag (Māori flag). Text reads, "Hori on a Hīkoi".
A woman siting on a two person sized couch, she has her arms spread to the sides. She's looking at the camera. Text reads, "I Got You".
A background image made up of red orange and blue shapes. Text reads, "Shine One Katherine Mansfield" in the 'O' is a black and white photograph of Katherine Mansfield's face.
A portrait of a child looking into the camera. On their head is a collection of blue and green strips of ribbon that intertwine with their long braided hair. They are wearing a blue shirt, a jacket and a bow tie. Text reads, "Loading Docs". Beside the text is a simple graphic circle meant to look like a roll of film.
Troy Kingi wearing a traditional red poncho sits in the rocky Californian desert beneath a light blue sky. The text reads "Troy Kingi's Desert Hīkoi"
A yellow baroque style wallpaper. A white line drawing of a house is in the bottom right corner. White handwritten text reads, "Kāinga".
A large group of people protesting, they're all holding signs. Text reads, "Hīkoi, Speaking Our Truth".
A coastal scene of a land mass with cliffs leading down to a beach and the ocean. Text reads, "My Cyclone Gabrielle, Four Filmmakers Four Views".
Piripi is wearing a shirt and a cap and looks into the camera smiling. He is leaning against the side of a vehicle. Text reads, "Oe, The Adventures of of Piripi Kaiwaru AKA Phillip! Narrated by his Mother" There is a small illustration of a truck under the text, as well as illustrations of deer horns and a kangaroo.