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The Barber Shop Sessions | Lyric Videos
Enjoy the 11 waiata Māori lyric videos heroing te reo Māori. Video
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 6: Finale
In the finale, we celebrate the artists of The Barber Shop Sessions in an uplifting group performance of Dave Para’s "You’re Magic" inside the barber shop. Video
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 5: Rachel
Rachel pays homage to one of her adored ancestors, Matiretoha, in a waiata composed by Troy & Huia Kingi, before taking to the mic and performing her original love song, I te Pō. Video
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 4: Harry
Harry pays tribute to our voyaging waka and the ancestral courtyards of his hapū in two original waiata Māori written by his uncle. Video
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 3: John
John puts a contemporary spin on one of the North's most treasured waiata, before performing his original lament, Kairangi, in memory of his late brother. Video
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 2: Kapowairua
15-year-old Kapowairua pays tribute to the five tribes of Muriwhenua, from the most northern reaches of Aotearoa New Zealand, before performing a te reo Māori cover of Aradhana’s "Brown Girl." Video
The Barber Shop Sessions | Trailer
An intimate video music series that celebrates waiata Māori and the uncharted talent of a new wave of grassroots musical artists. Video
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 1: IllumiNgāti
Sibling vocalists Raiha, Hōrihi, & Hāne lead IllumiNgāti, a reggae band from Kawakawa covering Dave Para’s "You’re Magic" & debuting their bilingual single, '"Illusion." Video
Episode 5: Pikopiko
Drama unfolds at the tangi, and the elusive J is finally revealed. Audio
Episode 4: Stories
Aria finds herself in danger, alone at the riverside. Did she stumble across a suspect? A body is found at the river. Audio
Episode 3: Sirens
Kui Connie reveals sinister information about Mihi’s mother and the missing women of Kingswood. Audio
Episode 2: Piano
No one in Kingswood seems to know where Mihi is. Aria finds a diary which changes everything. Audio
Someday Stories 2023: The Generation Gardener
G - Documentary. Steven shows the beauty and struggle of growing bonsai trees as he reflects on his family's journey and teaches the next generation of bonsai artists in Aotearoa. Video
Someday Stories 2023: Ballsy
M - Scripted Comedy. When an insecure teenage boy gets hit in the balls for the first time while playing cricket, he lies about the pain to appear strong in front of his friend. Video
Episode 1: Returning
Aria Hikirangi returns home to Kingswood to help find Mihi. The search is on. What clues lay beneath the surface? Audio
Someday Stories 2023: Tō Te Wai
G - Scripted Drama. When a woman’s ambitious, nature-led project clashes with local iwi, she is forced to confront the idea that she has been too far from home, too long. Video
Someday Stories 2023: The World Around Me
G - Scripted Drama. A young, second-generation Turkish immigrant navigates life as an outsider in Aotearoa as he seeks belonging and acceptance. Video
Someday Stories 2023: Te Huka o Te Tai
PG - Documentary. A rural community’s way of life is threatened by the development of a barge facility that promises more jobs and higher pay but will destroy the seashore in the process. Video
Someday Stories 2023: I Stand for Consent
M - Documentary. After a survey exposes the extent of sexual harm at her former high school, a filmmaker returns to ask the question: Why is consent education still not compulsory in Aotearoa? Video