Nz On Air

Former Labour Party MP Dover Samuels is a veteran of Māori politics.  But on his rise to prominence - a political scandal threatened to derail his career. Video, Audio

Former Green MP Denise Roche remembers the day she revealed in Parliament she was a survivor of sexual abuse – and taking a stand against then Prime Minister John Key. Video, Audio

In 2017 the Māori Party was voted out of Parliament - a loss which almost destroyed its former leader Te Ururoa Flavell.  Video, Audio

From the frontline of protests to the corridors of Parliament - Former Te Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira reflects on a lifetime of service to Māori.  Video, Audio

In 1996 New Zealand First shook up the political landscape. And for 25 years Former MP Ron Mark stood by the party and its enigmatic leader. Video, Audio

This is a story of indigenous land rights gone awry, a makutu from an aggrieved family and the failed business ventures of an infamous 'haunted hotel' in Rarotonga. Video, Audio

Georgina Beyer knows all about breaking barriers - becoming the first transgender MP in the world. But what is her biggest regret as a Māori MP in Parliament? Video, Audio

This episode examines the fatal consequences of New Zealand’s rule in Samoa, and the key events that led to the rise of Samoa's ‘Mau’ resistance movement.

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In the series finale, Hope, we get a glimpse of what a predator-free Aotearoa could look like, and look at the breakthrough technologies and innovations taking us towards that goal. Video, Audio

The second season of Matangireia – Māori Political Legacies, explores the careers of former Māori Members of Parliament. Video

Paula Bennett quickly became a breakout star in Parliament. But the former National Party MP opens up on the brutal leadership coup that sealed her fate.   Video, Audio

What led Commissioner Larsen, the New Zealand administrator of Niue in the 1950s, to be murdered in his bed by three locals hell-bent on justice and revenge? Video, Audio

Community-led projects are leading the charge to halt biodiversity decline, while researchers make break-throughs in their quest to remove predators and protect borders from reinvasion. Video, Audio

Of the many events affecting Pasifika people in Aotearoa, the Dawn Raids story is overdue to be told. Video, Audio

New Zealander’s have drawn a line in the sand, announcing they will rid the nation of rats, stoats and possums by 2050, but what will it take to get there? Video, Audio

The Access Radio movement is 40 years old and today 12 stations broadcast locally and online. Some fill local gaps left by stations hooked into national networks - and some produce programmes up for… Audio

Loss looks at the devastating effect introduced mammals have had on New Zealand's unique wildlife. Video, Audio

A dynamic & often provocative account of New Zealand’s relationship with the Pacific & the broad impact it's had on New Zealand’s own history & relationship with Pacific peoples in Aotearoa today. Video, Audio

Takes you into the wild heart of Aotearoa, documenting the desperate battle to protect it & exploring the notion of Predator Free 2050. Video, Audio

NZ On Air has been one of the distributors of the massive, post-Covid-19 government spending, first providing the industry a lifeline when lockdowns halted many TV productions, and now getting behind… Audio