
He Iwi Whakapono
Hosted by Ruia Aperahama, this series explores the many facets of Māori faith.
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Ruia Aperahama hosts an exploration into the many facets of Māori faith. Tonight we speak to Tamihana Thrupp – the cowboy minister from Tuhoe. (PREMIERE)
Ruia Aperahama talks with Haare Williams about being raised Ringatu in Tuhoe country and his journey from that rural upbringing to the big city.
As a teenage mum Mania Clarke found refuge in God. Ruia Aperahama talks with her about this journey and how the support of her church changed her life.
As the Chaplin for Hato Pētera College, Pā Tony Brown is faced with many challenges. Ruia Aperahama finds out how being raised in the Catholic Church has helped guide him down the road of faith.
Ruia Aperahama continues his discussion with Pā Tony Brown as they delve further into his world as a practicing Māori Catholic Priest.
We meet Charles Hunia and his young family. Having been bought up in a dysfunctional household, he has turned towards a life of faith and teaching as a member of Destiny Church and as a Kura Kaupapa Kaiako.
Tuhitaare Nohotima was brought up in a strict Ringatū family. He and Ruia Aperahama examine how that led him to be the man, father and teacher he is today.
Ruia Aperahama explores the many facets of Māori faith. From Rātana to Mormon to Ringatū to Catholic, Ruia talks to his guests about what their faith means to them. Tonight: Te Orohi Paul.
Ruia Aperahama explores the many facets of Māori faith. Tonight: Kereama pene a leader in the Ratana Church reveals the many aspects of the church and its current status in Te Aō Māori.
Nancy Tait’s grandmother was a disciple of Rua Kenana. The other side of her whānau were staunch Ringatū. Find out how this traditionally raised Tūhoe came to be a devotee of the Bahai`i faith.
Te Hira Paenga is a young Anglican Minister who came to the church via his love for his Koro. Ruia Aperahama talks to Te Hira and gets a youthful perspective of what it is to be a man of the cloth.
Hekeiterangi Broadhurst shares with Ruia Aperahama the stories of how the Mormon Church came to Aotearoa and why Maoridom and the Kingitanga embraced this religion from its arrival on these shores.