Te Hokinga Mai: The Return

Te Hokinga Mai: The ReturnTe Hokinga Mai: The Return

Te Hokinga Mai - The Return is a 8-part documentary series that follows Māori who left rural life behind in the fastest urban shift anywhere in the world. The time to return has come.
Documentary & Factual
Lifestyle
Intermediate Reo
Stream Worldwide
Season 1

Episode 1

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In the small coastal Hawkes Bay settlement of Waimarama people are returning home.

Episode 2

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For twenty years Gina-Lee has been longing to return to Koukourarata/Port Levy, an hour south of Ōtautahi. The day has finally come, but it’s not without pitfalls.

Episode 3

The journey of Māori reconnecting with their whakapapa and whenua. Growing up on the pā in Waipatu, Tane dreamed about the bright lights of the big city.

Episode 4

Gabriel was brought up on the Whanganui River. She left to go to university, and it was the river that brought her home.

Episode 5

Growing up Shyla never felt like she was enough. Finding out where she comes from may help her discover who she really is. But it may also reveal far more than she expected.

Episode 6

The journey of Māori reconnecting with their whakapapa and whenua. Ngāhina lived the life in Australia but there was something very important that was missing.

Episode 7

The journey of Māori reconnecting with their whakapapa and whenua. Whaling finished in the 1960s and many people left Waikawa. They are now starting to return.

Episode 8

During the time of turmoil some Moriori managed to escape from the Chatham Islands. Raiha is trying to find out what happened to her Moriori ancestor.

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