Hunting Aotearoa

Hunting Aotearoa has been on the hunt for roughly two decades. Host Howard Morrison Junior’s amiable way with his fellow hunters as they head to the best spots to stalk deer or pigs, connected with camo-clad viewers. No hyped up Bear Grylls types here: just good, keen Kiwi hunters getting kai the old-fashioned way for their whānau, bagging trophies or helping protect native wildlife. In the eighth season (in 2012) Morrison handed the presenter's rifle to ex-rugby star Matua Parkinson; ex All Black Glen Osborne then took over for a stint before Morrison's return. Kai Time presenter Peter Peeti now fronts the show. The series originally launched on Māori Television in 2005, before moving to Choice TV in 2015, and eventually landing at TVNZ+.