Exploring what makes a building Māori, Derek visits Te Raukura in Wellington and Scion in Rotorua, which provide a built canvas for Te Ao Māori and declare mana whenua in a very physical way.

Derek explores Tūrama, a whare which embeds whakapapa into the built form creating a connection to a place beyond where the eye can see.

Derek travels to a small papakāinga development in Rāpaki with Perry Royal, and Ngāti Whātua unveil plans to expand their ground-breaking multi-level papakāinga development in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Derek visits Te Ara a Tāwhaki at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and explores the process of collaboration between pākeha architects Tennent Brown and Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

Derek visits post-quake Christchurch to see if the rebuild of our most quintessentially English city has shaken off its colonial past and embraced the rich Māori heritage of Ōtautahi.

Derek visits Te Rau Karamū Marae, a masterpiece of interwoven philosophies, artwork and technology, which has won multiple awards and received massive recognition in the design world.

Tere Insley, Elisapeta Heta & Raukura Turei are wahine toa incorporating an indigenous aesthetic which considers tikanga and mātauranga Māori, shaping spaces through a Māori lens.