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The Outliers

7m

The Outliers is a look at inspirational youth from minority communities who are bucking the trends and standing out from their peers.

Made with the support of NZ On Air

24 episodes

Edward Osei-Nketia

At 19, Eddie Osei-Nketia is the fastest person in Australasia, and is looking to break the New Zealand 100m record.
Episode 1
7m

Tamantha Paul

Tamatha Paul is a 22-year-old Wellington City councillor who isn't afraid to speak her mind.
Episode 2
9m

Abrzy

Abid Rahman is a Bangladeshi-born rapper living in Wellington.
Episode 3
8m

Melissa Lama

Melissa Lama is a Pacific community advocate and Islam convert. She balances her time between a young family and advocating for her communities.
Episode 4
8m

Jess Thompson

Jess Thompson is a Dunedin-based poet and illustrator who goes by the name Māori Mermaid.
Episode 5
9m

Kilistina Moata'ane

Tina the Tongan Tank (Tina Maota'tane) is a Black Fern based in Dunedin who likes to run it straight.
Episode 6
8m

Simran Kaur

Simran Kaur is a Sikh community advocate who takes us into the Takanini Sikh temple.
Episode 7
8m

Fable

Fable is an alternative hip hop artist from Papakura who likes to be anonymous.
Episode 8
8m

Lighthouse

The Lighthouse is a dance crew from Ōtara who are part of the underground Krump movement.
Episode 9
8m

Luke Moss

Luke Moss is a clothing designer from Te Kuiti who makes clothes centred around Māori identity. He grew up hating being Māori, but connected with his culture after learning te reo.
Episode 10
8m

Talei Bryant

Talei Bryant is from Waimana in the Bay of Plenty. She is a youth advocate who helps young people chase teir dreams through her organisation Find Your Fish.
Episode 11
9m

Jessie Smith

Jessie Smith is the world junior BMX champion, based in Cambridge, Waikato. She aims to become the fastest Māori on a bike, a goal she is not far from achieving.
Episode 12
7m

Isla Reeves

Isla Reeves is a Christchurch-based poet and musician who lives with bipolar. She balances studying, social work, art, and learning te reo Māori.
Episode 13
9m

Valle

Valle is a PGN-born, Christchurch-based artist who travels back to his birth country to learn about how he is. Meeting his grandmother and family proves to be one of the most pivotal moments in Valle's life.
Episode 14
8m

Josiah Tualamali'i

Josiah Tulamali'i is a Christchurch-based Pacific youth and mental health advocate. Josiah was part of the government enquiry into mental health and addiction in 2018.
Episode 15
8m

Rei

Rei is a bilingual musician and performing artist who was brought up in Wellington. He is at the forefront of bringing te reo Māori into the mainstream of Aotearoa.
Episode 16
9m

Kii Winston Small

Kii Winston Small is a Barbadian youth change-maker who grew up in Kaitaia. He went to Victoria University in Wellington, where he was the editor of Salient magazine.
Episode 17
8m

Chevron Hassett

Chevron Hassett is a fine artist who was raised in Naenae, Lower Hutt. He has had exhibitions in New Zealand and Australia but still makes time to teach art to youth in his hometown.
Episode 18
8m

Rez Gardi

Rez Gardi is a Kurdish advocate and Harvard Law graduate. She went to Kurdistan at the start of 2020, investigating ISIS war crimes against Yazidi women in northern Iraq.
Episode 19
10m

Nah Zone

Nah Zone is a music community in Auckland which was started by Jonique Purcell. Nah Zone includes events and content that covers local brown creative communities in New Zealand.
Episode 20
7m

Julie Zhu

Julie Zhu is an inspiring filmmaker who works with primarily minority communities. In 2019, she made the popular Conversations with My Immigrant Parents for RNZ.
Episode 21
8m

Mo Muse

Mo Muse is a Somali-born hip hop artist from Auckland who tells his story through his music. He was brought up in Mt Roskill, and fell in love with rapping at university in Otago.
Episode 22
8m

Huriana Kopeke

Huriana Kopeke - Te Aho is an activist and artist based in Auckland. They are passionate about social justice and making the world a fairer and more equitable place.
Episode 23
8m

Hunting Ground

Hunting Ground is a vintage fashion store in Newmarket run by sisters Sian & Tina Kolose. Hunting Ground brings a brown Polynesian community together.
Episode 24
9m

Trailers & bonus video

Trailer

The Outliers is a gritty, unapologetic look at youth from minority backgrounds in NZ. The aim is to search out the standout, the anomaly, or the outlier in their community.
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