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Latest episodes

• The Detail: The deadly battle New Zealand forgot

  August 18, 2026 · 23 min

  Inside the story of Waerenga-a-Hika - a forgotten war, generations of trauma, and a history finally being told. The six-day battle changed Gisborne forever, but many New Zealanders are only now learning its story - and the cost of…

• Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika

  July 11, 2026 · 56 min

  In 1865, government forces planned an expedition against the Pai Mārire community at Waerenga-a-Hika pā, near Gisborne. The pā had become a refuge for several hundred people who made up over half the Tūranga Māori population, fleeing the…

• Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika | Trailer

  July 8, 2026 · 2 min

  The sixth chapter explores the siege and its devastating consequences for the people of Te Tai Rawhiti, illuminating a significant event in Aotearoa's history. Watch the video documentary version of this series here: rnz.co.nz/video Go to…

• Stories of Tauranga Moana | Episode 2

  July 2, 2026 · 49 min

  On the eve the battle, British troops have ringfenced Gate Pa. Māori are out-numbered 7:1. Can they survive the biggest artillery bombardment ever on New Zealand soil and face down the might of empire? It's a clash between the world's most…

• Stories of Tauranga Moana | Episode 1

  June 25, 2026 · 40 min

  Paraone Koikoi was at the Battle of Gate Pa in 1864, when Tauranga Moana iwi bested the British army in one of the most humiliating defeats in its history. Now, 160 years later, his great-great-great grand-daughter combines her personal…

• Stories of Tauranga Moana | Trailer

  June 25, 2026 · 1 min

  On the morning of 29 April 1864, British colonial forces opened fire on Pukehinahina Gate Pā. This was the first engagement of a military campaign waged against the iwi of Tauranga Moana and their allies. On the 160th anniversary of this…

• Stories of Tainui | Episode 3

  June 18, 2026 · 37 min

  The war on Waikato reaches its climactic conclusion at the Battle of Ooraakau. But that's just the beginning of the struggle for Kiingitanga. Mihingaarangi Forbes and William Ray look at the aftermath of a war which changed Aotearoa…

• Stories of Tainui | Episode 2

  June 11, 2026 · 47 min

  Governor George Grey launches his invasion of Waikato. Kiingitanga forces are heavily outnumbered and outgunned, but the invasion doesn't go smoothly for the British. Hear the stories of the most famous, and infamous conflicts of the war…