Ngā Aotearoa | Our New Zealand

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Ngā Aotearoa | Our New Zealand series and films

In India, a group of people walk down a path in front of a historic building. Above the building in orange reads: "1984"

1984

Survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India seek asylum in Aotearoa.
Film
1h 4m
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
Framed by a purple fabric design is a plus-size model in a green dress. In front of her, in black-on-white text, reads: "CUTTING THE CURVE."

Cutting the Curve (New)

Among diet drugs & shrinking ideals, curve & plus-size women fight to be seen.
6 episodes
10m
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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A multi-media illustration of four different figures in different art styles. Text reads, "Our Aotearoa".
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".
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.
One young woman sits on another who is in a wheelchair in a zany candid moment. Text reads "This is Wheel Life with Soph and Indy"
A yellow baroque style wallpaper. A white line drawing of a house is in the bottom right corner. White handwritten text reads, "Kāinga".
Two people holding microphones and singing into them, another person stands behind playing a keyboard piano. The scene is lit with a purple hued light. Text reads, "The Barber Shop Sessions".
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.
An older woman with grey hair is holding a ceramic bowl up and looking at it intently as she sits at a dining table. In front of her are plates, and a bowl of green apples. Text reads "Crown Lynn: A Māori Story". Above the text is a white line illustration of a tiki with an illustration of a star on either side of it.
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?"
Six people standing in a row wearing indoor netball bibs. The person in the centre is holding a netball and smiling that the camera, everyone else looks curious or fed up. Text reads, "Here If You Need".
A sand dune with the ocean behind it in a cove, everything shadowy and violet in the twilight. The text reads "Whitiki! Whītī! Whītī! E!"
In a black-and-white photograph, a Māori woman speaks into a microphone in front of a crowd. Her fist is raised defiantly in the air. At the top of the image, in small yellow lettering, reads: "THE LAST NEW ZEALAND WAR HAPPENED IN 1979. IT LASTED THREE MINUTES." Below the woman, at the bottom of the image, the text reads in yellow lettering: "THE HAKA PARTY INCIDENT." Below that text is smaller, white text that reads: "A FILM BY KATIE WOLFE."
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".
A half light purple and half yellow background with host, Josh Thomson, in the centre. Behind him are black and white images of six historical figures from various time periods. They have been superimposed so that they appear in a staggered star burst sort of pattern. Yellow text reads, "My Favourite Dead Person".
Woman looking into the camera, standing side on. She has a staunch expression and Is wearing a bright pink blouse. Text reads, "Breaking Silence". Text and woman stand against a dark, almost black background.
Dark purple background with text, "Art Stories in Aotearoa".
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.
Black and white image of a portion of an All Blacks rugby team photo. Men standing with arms folded looking at the camera wearing sports uniforms. Text reads, "All Blacks at War".
A close up of a video game controller, the lighting makes it look slightly pink and blue. Text reads, "Game Change".
A birds'-eye view of some military items sitting scattered on a desk, including a map, a hat, playing cards, and a couple of coins. The text in the middle reads "Back to Timor."
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 woman sitting on a chair next to a desk and coffee table. She's smiling at the camera. Text reads, "Aotearoa's Most Bizarre Conspiracies".
Dark grey background with yellow text reading, "The Barber Shope". There is a illustration in the same yellow of a Māori design.
Photo of Anika Moa in black with hands on hips, looking straight ahead to camera, on a light grey background. The podcast title ‘It’s Personal with Anika Moa’ is written above her head.