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Climate scientist Johan Rocktrom appears on 30 with Guyon Espiner, via remote link.
Dame Therese Walsh
Robin White stands in the shallow water on a beach.
Two people stand in the snow in skiing gear.
Silhouetted against the sun in the evening light is a flag on a pole attached to a small wooden boat. Other boats with flags sit behind it.
Two artists paint at a beach.
A penguin hangs out underwater.
Against a black background, a group of opera singers sing.
Documentary
Geoffrey Palmer sits on a couch and looks at the camera.
A man sits silhouetted on some steps leading down to the water in a cave. He glances out over the incoming waves.
A woman sits in front of blue and black-and-white artwork.
The Bandits sit in a classroom.
An animated image of a young girl with binoculars sitting on a moa in the forest. Above them, green birds fly around.
A woman in warm clothing, goggles, and a face covering stands on the ice in Antarctica.
A Pasifika woman sits in a film strip image.
A woman in red stands in a subway terminal as a train whizzes past.
A black-and-white image of a smiling Joy Cowley sitting on a swing.
Guyon Espiner is wearing headphones positioned on the left of the image looking to the right. Corin Dann is wearing headphones on the right of the image looking towards the left. In the middle of the image is a yellow square featuring a picture of Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins. In the bottom left hand corner is the logo for the podcast series ‘Context’ in mustard yellow.
Rapi and his family sit around a dinner table.
A woman stands in a forested area, looking up at the foliage.
Image of Melissa Chan-Green and Rev Frank Ritchie sitting down in a chairs at a desk speaking into a microphone wearing headphones.
A seal swims in the Antarctic waters.
Two persons are seen in the side rear-vision mirror of a car.
An older man is painting with thick paint and a scraper on a large canvas in an art studio.
Te Pahi looks pensive.
Children with snowboards on a mountain raise their arms in joy.
“No Ride. Just Pure Vibes and Aroha.”
Two animated birds speak to their chicks. A Halloween pumpkin sits in the background.
An image of Michal Bush, wearing a pink shirt and semi-quaver earrings, against a yellow graphic with a drum on it.
How to DAD and Lisa Carrington
A computer generated image of what a “the palisades” would have looked like on the pā, the measures the Māori soldiers took during the war. It is structures made out of wood and a high wall surrounding everything. As well as dug out trenches and buildings.
A woman visible from the shoulders up is smiling and looking at someone out of frame.
Two men wearing British army uniforms. One of them is hammering a wooden stake into the ground, the other is holding the handles of a wheelbarrow that is carrying other wooden stakes.
An animation of three men with multiple different coloured rabbits in front of them.
A man visible from the chest up is smiling towards the camera, the background is out of focus but a blue and pink neon light is emitting from the object behind him.
A person looking into the camera is about to lower down a pair of electronic goggles.
Solider in the midst of shooting a shot gun, smoke hangs around him and another figure is seen behind the solider covering their mouth.
A person with a shaved head has their mouth open in a joyful expression, they’re holding a microphone and have a gold grill that covers two of their teeth.
A man walking outside holding up an orange object that is used to track Kiwi chicks.
An older Māori man smiles in an interview.
Two members of the Chatham Islands community, one is sitting half in half out of a blue truck, he’s smiling. The other is standing next to the car but is not entirely visible.
Stan Walker - “I Am”
A young man dressed in black with a black hat, standing in front of a black brimmed hat, smiling at the camera.
A woman stands behind a table in a kitchen. On the table are various containers filled with plain cooked spaghetti pasta, as well as some red scaled. Behind her is a poster with a map of New Zealand and a fridge.
Two people in traditional Māori dress and tā moko are standing in the forest. They’re both facing something out of frame. They are only visible from the chest up.
On the right-hand side, Piripi sits on a porch. On the left-hand side, inside a phone screen graphic, Piripi looks concerned.
Tu Chapman and Mihingarangi Forbes pose for a picture in front of some MATA with Mihingarangi Forbes branding.
A man staring into the camera, he has a moko kanohi (full face Māori tattoo). He is wearing a kākahu (traditional Māori cloak).
Soph and Indy raise their arms in front of the Sydney harbour bridge for a holiday photo.
Three people are sitting down with one of their arms outstretched in front of them, the other holds a microphone each that they’re all singing in to. Partially visible musicians are behind them playing guitars and the keyboard. The scene is dark with a lamp in the back and another light source illuminating them from the left.
An Asian woman’s face smiling in dim light outside a house at night. Her eyes are closed.
Two people leaning over a kitchen bench. On the right is Chris Hipkins and on the left is the host, Charlotte Cook. They are both holding bowls of lasagna and have some of the dish on forks they are also holding. They are both smiling into the camera.
Two men, the man in the foreground has his eyes closed and mouth open as if he’s in the middle of singing passionately. The man behind him is also singing but less passionately.
A team of young field hockey players in a triangle formation in the midst of a haka. They’re all dressed the same in blue long sleeve tops and navy track pants and are holding hockey sticks.
Chelsea Winstanley joins Anika Moa in studio for season 1 of It’s Personal.
Black and white team photo of the New Zealand rugby team. One line of men standing at the back with arms folded and another line of men sitting down with arms and legs crossed.
A man is standing in a field with tall grass and white flowers, he has a tā moko and a patu tucked in his waistband.
Gloss Finish
Person in a hi-vis top is looking at the camera while holding a mop, which they’re using to clean the vehicle beside them.
Valiant Overcomer stands in a field, wearing a hat and sunglasses, looking at the sky.
The Political “Cost” - Tim Costley
James McKenzie
A 3/4 view of a young Chinese woman’s face. The background is black but her face is lit. She is wearing a traditional Chinese garment, a ‘cheongsam’.
A person sits behind a microphone.
A young woman reading from a book beside a doorway, through the doorway is another person looking at a large painting of Katherine Mansfield.
Mamas Return to Play
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Making Art for an Artist: Te Rongo Kirkwood