Episodes

  • Tiana Metuarau | a Māori/Kuki Airani student athlete overcoming anxiety

    Tiana Metuarau | a Māori/Kuki Airani student athlete overcoming anxiety
    Apr 4 2021
    In episode 9 we kōrero with Tiana Metuarau - a Māori/Kuki Airani student athlete who uses her platform to highlight the beauty of her Polynesian whakapapa. For the first time ever, Tiana publicly opens up about overcoming anxiety and body image issues and how this has been amplified through her netball journey. She talks to us about what it was like playing semi-professional netball at 15 years old while having to balance high school and bringing Te Ao Māori into her netball environments. Coco-Ngāti is made with support from Foundation North and The Coconet.
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    40 mins
  • Qiane Matata-Sipu | Mana wāhine, māma, wife, business owner and social activist.

    Qiane Matata-Sipu | Mana wāhine, māma, wife, business owner and social activist.
    Mar 28 2021
    In episode 8 we kōrero with Qiane Matata-Sipu - a Te Waiohua and Waikato Tainui mana wāhine who is a māma, wife, business owner, photographer and passionate social activist. Qiane Matata-Sipu leads the team behind NUKU, a platform that amplifies the voices and stories of kickass indigenous women. She also talks to us about being raised on her papakainga by a strong indigenous wāhine , to now raising her own daughter on the same whenua. Coco-Ngāti is made with support from Foundation North and The Coconet.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Te Awanui Reeder | Music, Education & Business

    Te Awanui Reeder | Music, Education & Business
    Mar 7 2021
    In episode 7 we kōrero with Te Awanui Reeder also known as Awa. He talks to us about growing up in the 90s, his Reo journey and how he raises his tamariki to empower their multicultural (Māori, Samoan, Japanese) heritage. He is widely known as the lead vocalist for Nesian Mystik but also has a passion for education. Awa has also developed an impressive business portfolio and shares some advice for budding entrepreneurs. He also drops exclusive details about a new Māori anime series he and his team are working on. Coco-Ngāti is made with support from Foundation North and The Coconet
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Sulu Fitzpatrick | Silver Fern netballer with a malu

    Sulu Fitzpatrick | Silver Fern netballer with a malu
    Feb 28 2021
    In episode 6 we kōrero with Sulu Fitzpatrick - professional netballer, proud mum, athlete, partner and student. She talks to us about being raised within a big Samoan aiga as a whāngai child and her struggles with being a teen mum, mental health and body image. She also shares about her journey with her Samoan culture and being the first professional netballer and Silver Fern to play with a malu. Coco-Ngāti is made with support from Foundation North and The Coconet.
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    55 mins
  • Lizzie McLean | Māori/Scottish Justice Warrior

    Lizzie McLean | Māori/Scottish Justice Warrior
    Feb 21 2021
    In episode 5 we kōrero with a Māori and Scottish justice warrior who works in film and is a PhD student. Lizzie McLean talks to us about her upbringing in Whatawhata, in the mighty Waikato with her four brothers, Scottish mother and a hearty Māori Dad. She also shares her passion for PhD research focusing on finding better outcomes for Māori in the justice system and how she takes care of her own mental health.
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    40 mins
  • Lavi Vetelino | a.k.a FRESH BRINCE

    Lavi Vetelino | a.k.a FRESH BRINCE
    Feb 14 2021
    In episode 4 we kōrero with a Samoan/Kuki Airani social media influencer Lavi Vetelino, or better known as Fresh Brince. He was raised in Palmerston North before moving to Logan, Brisbane, and then returning to Aotearoa over 5 years ago. Lavi is a genealogy nerd and can trace his Cook Islands heritage back ten generations. After living in Australia for 9 years and having limited access to his cultural heritage, his family made the move to Mangere where the overload of Polynesian culture came as a shock. Alongside Lavi, Coco-Ngāti hosts Maia Wilson and Johnson Raela also share their struggles with body image.
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    48 mins
  • Ernestina Bonsu-Maro | Kuki Airani Ghanaian Queen

    Ernestina Bonsu-Maro | Kuki Airani Ghanaian Queen
    Feb 7 2021
    In episode 3 of Coco-Ngāti we kōrero with a model, radio host and community champion who is loud and proud to be a Cook Islands Ghanaian woman.  Ernestina Bonsu-Maro talks to us about walking with her head held high in her dark skin, growing up in Mangere, South Auckland and how she stays connected to her African roots. This talented mixed-race wahine and her two siblings were raised by a fierce single Mum who taught her to proudly speak her Pukapukan language.
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    45 mins
  • Vani & Teresa Toelau | Navigating a bicultural relationship

    Vani & Teresa Toelau | Navigating a bicultural relationship
    Jan 31 2021
    Vani and Teresa Toelau are a Samoan/Filipino couple living in Auckland. They talk about their experience navigating a bicultural relationship and dealing with the grief of miscarriage. They openly discuss their romance journey and how they plan on raising their newborn child in a way that embraces both cultures. Vani talks about his experience of being raised with strong Samoan cultural roots, whereas Teresa battled with her own cultural identity when her family moved from the Philippines to New Zealand. They are co-owners of Strong Side gym in West Auckland and talk about how COVID has forced them to pivot the business.
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    47 mins