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Untold Pacific History

14m

A dynamic and often provocative account of NZ's relationship with the Pacific.

Made with the support of NZ On Air

5 episodes

Aotearoa - Waking Up to the Dawn Raids

The Dawn Raids story is overdue to be told. Long whispered about in secret family conversations, people have heard the words "dawn raids" but not what really happened.
Season 1/Episode 1
14m

Niue - White Man's Law

[PG] What led Commissioner Larsen, the New Zealand administrator of Niue in the 1950s, to be murdered in his bed by three locals hell-bent on justice and revenge? Made with the support of NZ On Air.
Season 1/Episode 2
19m

Samoa - Bullets on Black Saturday

This episode examines the fatal consequences of New Zealand’s rule in Samoa, and the key events that led to the rise of Samoa's ‘Mau’ resistance movement.
Season 1/Episode 3
20m

Rarotonga - The Cursed Cook Islands Hotel

This is a story of indigenous land rights gone awry, a makutu from an aggrieved family, and the failed business ventures of an infamous "haunted hotel" in Rarotonga.
Season 1/Episode 4
14m

Fiji - Coup Culture

This episode examines how and why Indian populations were brought to Fiji, and how the inequities under the colonial government’s Girmit system, created a society of instability and countless coups.
Season 1/Episode 5
17m

Trailers & bonus video

Season 1 Trailer

A dynamic and often provocative account of New Zealand’s relationship with the Pacific.
Season 1/
1m

Produced by

Tikilounge Productions

Season 1 - Made possible by the

RNZ/NZ On Air Joint Innovation Fund

Season 2 - Made with the support of

Partner Logo for NZ on Air for use on dark background

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Video section home

A man wearing a kākahu (clothing garment) and holding a hīrau (waka paddle). Text reads, "Te Kawau ki Tai. The Story of a Waka".
A man wearing sunglasses and a tartan hat is looking out to the left. Text reads, "Our Other Islands".
An older woman with grey hair is holding a ceramic bowl up and looking at it intently as she sits at a dining table. In front of her are plates, and a bowl of green apples. Text reads "Crown Lynn: A Māori Story". Above the text is a white line illustration of a tiki with an illustration of a star on either side of it.
A man operating a cannon, theres smoke coming out of it and a man next to it holding his hands over his ears. Text reads, "NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara".
Dark grey background with yellow text reading, "The Barber Shope". There is a illustration in the same yellow of a Māori design.
Six people standing in a row wearing indoor netball bibs. The person in the centre is holding a netball and smiling that the camera, everyone else looks curious or fed up. Text reads, "Here If You Need".
Charlotte Cook leaning on a bench and smiling. Beside her is a stack of cookbooks and a bowl of tomatoes. Text reads, "Grilled, with Charlotte Cook".
A Little Blue Penguin sits in a rocky landscape. Text reads "Kororā, little blue penguin".
A large mountain capped with snow. Text reads, "Land of the Long White Cloud".
Eight seperate images edited into two rows of four, each showing different images of people and art. Text reads, "Marauders".
An archival picture of a group of Pacific Islanders posing for a group picture. The text reads "Untold Pacific History"
A person on a BMX bike jumping over the camera, silhouetted against a cloudy sky. Text reads, "No Limits".
Three ovals with images from the short films inside. One oval has two young children, another has a woman holding melting ice creams, the third is a man looking out of a window. Text reads, "Day One Shorts".
A background image made up of red orange and blue shapes. Text reads, "Shine One Katherine Mansfield" in the 'O' is a black and white photograph of Katherine Mansfield's face.
Woman looking into the camera, standing side on. She has a staunch expression and Is wearing a bright pink blouse. Text reads, "Breaking Silence". Text and woman stand against a dark, almost black background.
Dark purple background with text, "Art Stories in Aotearoa".
A Muslim man in a blue shirt stands in a mosque. The text reads "This Is Us"
Text reads, "House Talk" on a white brick wall background.
Alice Snedden looking into the camera and holding a megaphone up to her mouth in her left hand. In her right hand she holds up a stack of paper, on the first page is a simple drawing of the beehive with a text bubble that says, "No voting for you!!!". Text reads, "Alice Snedden's Bad News". Both the text and Alice Snedden are on a bright blue background.
A man in traditional Māori dress and a full face tā moko is standing in the forest. He is holding a wooden pole object. Text reads, "NZ Wars: Stories of Wairau".
A man looking into the camera with his mouth slightly open. His left eye is bugged out in a comically over the top way. Text reads, "A Place Called Te Awamutu".
A person sitting on a hill looking out onto an inlet. The image is take from behind the person. Text reads, "Inside Outside". There is an overlay of a recording boarder along the perimeter of the image.
A man is wearing a suit and tie and smiling at the camera with his head slightly tilted to the left. He has a thick moustache, behind him the room is dark but seems to be an office. Text reads, "The Citizen's Handbook" in light pink.
A group of people performing a haka outside amongst the trees. The person at the front is in focus and doing a pukana. Text reads, "NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka".