“The Māori language is important to me, but Māori traditions and the Māori way of life. That’s my world.”
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Uenukukōpako: Whānau Episode 1
Watch the first episode of Whānau, the latest installment in this very special documentary series.
Pianika: Whānau Episode 2
“I realised how colonised I was…and I didn’t like it”
KaHana: Whānau Episode 3
“I can’t speak Māori, but I can feel it.”
He Kohinga Whakaaro: Whānau Episode 4
“I think we’re the kind of product of how they (Māori whānau) do raise babies and it’s amazing.”
About this series
‘Whānau’ (2021), is the latest instalment in a very special documentary series following the lives of whānau who had babies in 2000.
We’ve revisted them every seven years and in this update, three of the ‘babies’ invite us back into their lives and to their 21st birthday celebrations. They reflect on their upbringings and what it’s like to be Māori in the 21st century.
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Whānau, the 21 year-long doco following the lives of 'ordinary' whānau
Director Parehuia was five years old when the first instalment of ‘Whānau’ was released.
