An animated image of a young girl in a spacesuit jumping on a small, pinkish asteroid. Behind her are the swirls and stars of space. In the top left, top right, and bottom left, there are video-game-like graphics. The text in the top left reads "1UP 650."

What Will I Be Today?

5m

Join your new friends Kauri, Esera, and Wing Gai as they go on imaginative adventures to solve everyday problems.

Made with the support of NZ On Air

9 episodes

Fly Like a Moa

Kauri isn't allowed to go rock-climbing with Lani. Kauri meets a moa and learns that everyone has different strengths.
Season 1/Episode 1
5m

Bath Time Rocks

Kauri thinks that bath time is boring, but when her toy merman transforms into Tangaroa and asks for help, she is quickly proven wrong.
Season 1/Episode 2
5m

Space Race, in Your Face!

Lani and Kauri transform a simple game of hide-and-seek into an intergalactic space adventure. Watch out for alien bogeys!
Season 1/Episode 3
5m

Paluni Ride

Esera finds a balloon at a birthday party that takes her up, up, and away.
Season 1/Episode 4
5m

Vai, Vai, Everywhere!

It's raining, and Nan needs help outside, but Esera and her rubber ducky get sidetracked, dealing with the blocked gutter.
Season 1/Episode 5
6m

Esera to the Rescue

A game of tag quickly turns into an emergency when Esera spots an injured baby bird that needs protection from a hungry tiger.
Season 1/Episode 6
5m

Black Hole

Wing Gai travels to the Moon in search of his gung gung. The Moon Goddess helps Wing Gai understand the people we love are always with us.
Season 1/Episode 7
5m

The Ocean Is Me

Wing Gai has been learning how to swim, but he hates practicing. He finds himself transformed into a blob at the bottom of the ocean and learns there's more than one way to be in the water.
Season 1/Episode 8
6m

Lotus

Wing Wah won't let Wing Gai play with her. Wing Gai goes on a quest with the Monkey King, who helps him make friends.
Season 1/Episode 9
6m

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