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Jess catches up with David Feauai-Afaese of Samoan rock project LEAO about music as a form of rejoice, LEAO’s famous high-energy live performances and what it means to “think Pacifically”.

Forty-five years after his parents were wrongfully imprisoned for overstaying, a Tongan New Zealander finally admits the painful truth behind what really happened to his family during the Dawn Raids.

Centuries of Tūhoe wisdom are illuminated by Kararaina Rangihau, youngest daughter of John Rangihau, as a means of truly addressing the impact of institutional racism against Māori.

Jess sits down with Māori Jewish talent Ana Chaya Scotney to discuss her thrilling debut album, Dawn Ocean Swimming and how she creates her singular “high lonesome sound”.

Xavier upholds the mana of his revered tupuna through service to community, but now fatherhood beckons a new pathway.

Kīngi is going hard to revive reo and tikanga in the North.  This young father-to-be wants to look like his tūpuna and preserve their enduring legacy.

Gifted barber Jimmy remembers his childhood, a broken relationship, and the injustice he is living with since his mothers passing.

Advocate for blindness and low vision, Ari Kerssens is jazzing up his cane in the hopes to promote accessibility and awareness in Karangahape Roads Queer nightlife.

Harry knew university wasn’t for him and papa kāinga life was, but the expectations of whānau and a Pākehā system threw him off his path.  Now he’s making up for lost time.

Surfer, builder and musician Rawiri has a yarn about work, a life changing accident and living everyday like its his last.