4:05 ASB Polyfest 2025 Featuring Te Rōpū Kapa Haka o Hato Kēneti St Kentigern College, Whakaata Māori presents performances from the Māori Stage of ASB Polyfest 2025, as the festival marks 50 years of rangatahi excellence.
5:23 Mauri Reo Mauri Ora Mauri Reo, Mauri Ora is a series of programme content that focus on entertaining and education Kōhungahunga and Kura Tuatahi audiences.
6:00 Waka Huia Waka Huia is an iconic archival series recording the unique stories and histories of Maori for all New Zealanders.
6:30 Waiata Nation II A whole new group of Maori artists take on the challenge to create their own waiata, and become the next maori songbird.
7:00 Ata Toi + Wai Join the dynamic trio Chey Milne, Tawaroa Kawana and Kaaterama Pou as they celebrate music through a distinctly Māori lens. Corella discuss their unique sound and the dynamics of their band.
8:00 Going Native Drew shows how indigenous peoples are framing the world with their cameras by meeting two aspiring filmmakers.
8:30 Ngau Tuarā Speed, Smack Talk & Smelly Surprises –
The boys visit Drift Kartz Rotorua, where it’s all about speed, cheek and who can take the corners. the koroua are put to the test – it’s juicier and smellier than it sounds. in Ruatoki, the “Mau Rākau Club” show US their moves.
9:00 Something for the People NEW: a weekly LIVE series that masterfully blends comedy, lively banter and high quality Te Reo Māori to offer a fresh engaging perspective on contemporary Māori issues. Hosted by Chey Milne, Kereama Wright and Dr Hinurewa Poutu.
10:00 Pathfinders Nanaia Mahuta, recognised for her formidability as the longest serving wāhine Māori in Parliament, reveals that it has been her values and maternal nature that has been key to her success.
10:32 Rewind Music video series with curated NZ and Reo Māori music. Includes old music videos updated with graphic factoids.
10:58 Whakaata Māori Whakaata Māori specialises in the stories of New Zealand. be entertained and informed with news, current affairs, sports, drama, documentaries and much more.
6:30 Kori Club Kori Club is a captivating series for 0 8 year olds that marries the charm of "The Wiggles" with the magic of Te Māori.
6:37 Tūhura Niua and Hura travel to Te Rotorua nui a Kahumatamomoe to uncover the origins of thermal energy and how it was brought from Hawaiki to New Zealand.
6:42 Takaro Tribe Takaro Tribe is an animated series for 0 6 year olds. We follow our cute characters as they enter the magical Alphabet Forest where our talking Papa Rakau, Pond Koka, Pu and Waea Wao live.
6:58 Darwin and Newts An animated series for youngsters who love to figure out how things work.
7:10 Island of Mystery After a narrow escape, Kura realises she has no choice and sets off to find a way through the treacherous lava streams towards the misty maunga.
7:19 Te Nūtube Two clever cousins, Atareta and Te Haakura, share their world with their followers.
7:30 Tamaiti Tū Spring Lost and found. with walkie talkies buzzing and dogs by their side, the big boys follow clues and gather leaves, navigating their way back to a proud Hiramai who's built a fire.
7:39 Tamariki Haka Children from kura across the country showcase their haka skills.
7:49 Mahi Tika Ana! Maramataka Māori has heavily influenced te Māori since the beginning of time. Follow Hinewai and Hine Te Kura as they learn from Heeni Hoterene about living according to the maramataka Māori.
8:00 Pūkana 2025 Te Reo Māori entertainment programme for Kura and Kura Kaupapa tamariki / taiohi.
8:30 Ōpaki Pānia Papa uses games, music and activities to teach Māori.
9:00 Tōku Reo Professor John Moorfield's Māori language course supported by an interactive website.
9:30 Ata Toi + Wai Join the dynamic trio Chey Milne, Tawaroa Kawana and Jordyn with a Why as they celebrate music through a distinctly Māori lens. Pere Wihongi shares their journey and the state of Māori music.
10:00 Mura O Te Ahi Hilarious 'debating' competition showcasing Māori humour and wit entirely in the Māori language.
10:30 Indigenous 100 Julian Wilcox goes one on one with indigenous thought leaders from around the world.
11:00 Something for the People A weekly LIVE Breakfast and late night Māori satire show, that combines Whakaata Māori Te News, Arataua's Haka Yarns, and Code (For the old people) all into one.
11:30 Digital Drum Studio Sessions APTN’s Digital Drum Studio Sessions provide an up close and personal look at some of today’s hottest Indigenous artists and the process they use to create their music.
11:40 Waiata Anthems Living in London, emerging artist Len Blake explores the heartbreak of distance, the need to hold on to cultural connection, and the longing for home, in a captivating new waiata 'Te Piringa'.
11:45 Digital Drum Studio Sessions APTN’s Digital Drum Studio Sessions provide an up close and personal look at some of today’s hottest Indigenous artists and the process they use to create their music.
11:55 Waiata Anthems Nikora Edwards aka Swizl Jager, defies societal expectations in more ways than one and, through his music, explores the dynamics of not fitting the traditional mould.
12:00 Hīkina Te Mānuka On his birthday, Pāpā Hāne drives the whānau to Cape Reinga, where the tamariki lead out the Toitū te Tiriti march.
12:15 Hīkina Te Mānuka ‘Communication is the most important part of living as a community’ – how the whānau remain on the same page with so many members and kaupapa. They wānanga with Pāpā Rereata Makiha, where we see if everyone is listening! and the tamariki deal with conflict through their tikanga, Hui Te Marama.
12:31 The Final Stages We will join Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei in the final stage of their preparations for the launch that will bring all the elements of the waka journey together.
12:45 Te Whakarewatanga History will be made as Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei launch their new waka tauā on the Waitematā.
1:00 Going Native Drew shows how indigenous peoples are framing the world with their cameras by meeting two aspiring filmmakers.
1:26 Waiata Anthems Muroki and RIIKI REID team up to record their first original composition in te reo Māori a heartfelt waiata for those going through a tough time.
2:00 Ōpaki Pānia Papa uses games, music and activities to teach Māori.
2:30 Tōku Reo Professor John Moorfield's Māori language course supported by an interactive website.
3:26 Pūkana 2025 Te Reo Māori entertainment programme for Kura and Kura Kaupapa tamariki / taiohi.
4:56 Ariki Rangatahi Māori showcase a popular combat sport in mau rākau. Teams come together to compete and fight as our tūpuna once did. It's exciting, thrilling and authentically Māori.