Tangata Pai

Five lives collide during a land occupation - an activist musician, a conflicted cop, a grieving nurse, a struggling father, and a torn politician.

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Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2025

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1. Episode 1

Five lives collide during a land occupation - an activist musician, a conflicted cop, a grieving nurse, a struggling father, and a torn politician.

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2. Episode 2

Willa confronts family secrets, Ahorangi's words are twisted, Adrian's torn by kin, Miki races to hospital, and Hinewai struggles with a bomb scare.

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3. Episode 3

Ahorangi confronts whanau, Miki clashes with the system, Willa takes the stage, Adrian steps up and Hinewai goes on full alert.

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4. Episode 4

Willa and Ahorangi face off, Adrian struggles under pressure, Hinewai's focus is split and Miki is desperate to save his son.

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5. Episode 5

Willa argues with Kaia, Adrian searches for Conrad, Ahorangi embraces counter-protestors, Miki questions everything, Hinewai keeps a patient alive

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6. Episode 6

Jade performs for Willa, Ahorangi learns about the bomb, Miki breaks into the hospital, Adrian alerts Hinewai that he has finally found Conrad. WARNING: Deals with the subject of suicide.

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7. Episode 7

Willa faces insecurities, Adrian tries to evacuate the land, Miki is stopped in his tracks, Hinewai runs toward danger, Ahorangi sides with whanau.

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8. Episode 8

The community gathers to honor the dead. Survivors struggle to move on, knowing that the truth about who was responsible may never be fully answered.

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