Piri's Tiki Tour - Tolaga Bay (First Episode)

I suppose everyone's got a home to them, they always return to home. Tolaga, it just became home to me, and so I sort of stayed back and held the fort. It's our turn to step up now and just passing it onto our kids and our next generation...

– Tolaga Bay local Richard Meihana, late in this episode

Well, I'm in the beautiful Tolaga Bay, East Coast. I'm pretty excited! One of the bros is gonna take us out, find some kaimoana . . . Apparently you can get mussels in the river, never done that before...

– Presenter Piri Weepu introduces this episode

Richie has a beautiful lifestyle here in Tolaga Bay, and whānau is central to his philosophy.

– Presenter Piri Weepu on Tolaga Bay local Richard Meihana

They'll spend all day on the water if they had the chance. It's just about bringing them up on the right kaupapa about it all, you know? A lot of kids miss out on all of that, and as time progresses it sort of means a lot more to them. It's just how we were brought up as well, so the tradition carries on cuz.

– Tolaga Bay local Richard Meihana on his children's love of the water

I was raised in Tolaga Bay. Couldn't wish for a better upbringing really. Brought up on the water, learnt my diving and hunting off the old man.

– Tolaga Bay local Richard Meihana [Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūhoe] introduces himself