Tagata Pasifika was more than just a television programme for us — it was representation, it was seeing ourselves on-screen...– Oscar Kightley
We come from an oratory background, great storytellers...but we never saw that on our screens, so it was really important for us to record that.– Producer Stephen Stehlin talks about the show
You see the legacy of Tagata Pasifika in every 'brown' show that's come out since ... I think Tagata Pasifika was the spark.– Oscar Kightley on the importance of Tagata Pasifika in New Zealand
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