Aukaha - 2021 episode

Television (Full Length Episode) – 2021

Te reo Māori news and current affairs show Aukaha highlights stories from the central North Island. In this episode from October 2021, Māori rugby mourns the loss of promising young rugby player Sean Wainui. Then Māori leaders voice resistance as New Zealand's borders begin to reopen following COVID-19, as Māori remain vulnerable with lower rates of vaccination. Te Aroha o Waiariki replaces the cancelled national hockey tournament, uniting regional hockey teams in their shared passion for sport, reo, and whānau. Plus Black Power whānau in Rotorua organise a sporting day, celebrating unity and well-being.

Just to see everybody and to be with everybody. To have a really good time, both on the field and off the field, you know — and it's just being around whānau.
– Bevan Hari on the new national hockey competition, Te Aroha o Waiariki