NZOA

In 1860, the shots fired sparked decades—arguably generations—of conflict. RNZ's Tim Watkin looks at what sparked the conflict and his ancestors' arrival in the midst of these tensions. Audio

Fatima was only 10 when she moved from Iraq, but her love of the water has never left her. For Fatima, nothing feels as good as an New Zealand summer with family at the beach. Video, Gallery

Dewi loves cooking—particularly the Indonesian food she learned from her mother—as she loves seeing the joy it brings to her family and others. Dewi's dream is to one day own her own restaurant. Video, Gallery

Shaymaa, who has both Syrian and Iraqi family, believes all cultures have a connection to each other. She loves learning and is currently teaching herself Japanese and te reo Māori. Video, Gallery

Engin and his wife Ayla are from the former Yugoslavia, and moved to New Zealand after growing up in Turkey. With their two boys, they love camping and hiking all around New Zealand. Video, Gallery

Latifa loves hearing stories from her grandfather Mahmood, particularly about her great-great-grandfather, who moved to the Waikato in 1908 and helped build the first mosque in New Zealand. Video, Gallery

Originally from Egypt, Kareem shows us his absolute love of tennis as a way to connect with the community. Video, Gallery

A series of digital stories showcasing the diversity of Muslim New Zealanders' experiences as they reveal what they love the most. Video

In this “bonus” episode of the podcast no one asked for, co-producers and hosts Saraid and Julie talk to their own mums, who hail from Sri Lanka and China, respectively. Audio

The Muzondiwa family left Zimbabwe at a time when it was difficult to buy even bread. They talk colonisation in Africa and Aotearoa, and whether finding a “true” cultural identity is possible. Video, Audio

Ty Meng’s parents escaped the Cambodian genocide and went on to raise five children in Lower Hutt. Three generations of the Meng family consider how their family’s history lingers in the present. Video, Audio

The Solomons thought leaving South Africa meant leaving entrenched white supremacy. They discuss how much of this they still found in NZ, and what they are learning about gender and queerness. Video, Audio

Sue left Korea with one life in mind, but ended up with something very different. Mum and daughter Bokyong talk divorce, starting over, and why rural towns can be kinder to immigrants than the city. Video, Audio

Aliyaan (13) and his mum Masooma are Pakistani Muslims living in East Tāmaki. They discuss being a migrant kid, the March 15 terrorist attack, and how their lives have and haven’t changed. Video, Audio

Francisco & Vibeke are parents to teenagers who regularly switch between Argentinian and Dutch cultures. They talk about why coming from different countries means navigating more than just language. Video, Audio

Joseph and Grace Trinidad talk about making their “own little Philippines” in the Hawke’s Bay, why Filipinos love competition, and what it means to be both queer and Catholic in 2019. Video, Audio

In Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, Tongan grandmother Liliani and her daughter Kesaia find that even though they talk every day on the phone (and have for 17 years), they have more in common than they thought. Video, Audio

Immigrant whānau across Aotearoa have frank conversations covering love, ancestry, home, food, expectation, and acceptance. Audio

Extended interviews with tribal historians Dr. Ruakere Hond, Hēmi Sundgren, and Rāwiri Doorbar. Also, acclaimed historian Dr. Vincent O’Malley. Video

Ngamata Skipper explains the origins and meaning of three waiata poi. Video