Episode 1
Episode 1
45m
Five lives collide during a land occupation - an activist musician, a conflicted cop, a grieving nurse, a struggling father, and a torn politician.
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TV series
Tangata Pai
20251 season
Five lives collide during a land occupation - an activist musician, a conflicted cop, a grieving nurse, a struggling father, and a torn politician.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Tangata Pai premiered September 16, 2025. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Five lives collide during a land occupation - an activist musician, a conflicted cop, a grieving nurse, a struggling father, and a torn politician.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Episode 2
44m
Willa confronts family secrets, Ahorangi's words are twisted, Adrian's torn by kin, Miki races to hospital, and Hinewai struggles with a bomb scare.
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Episode 3
Episode 3
45m
Ahorangi confronts whanau, Miki clashes with the system, Willa takes the stage, Adrian steps up and Hinewai goes on full alert.
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Episode 4
Episode 4
45m
Willa and Ahorangi face off, Adrian struggles under pressure, Hinewai's focus is split and Miki is desperate to save his son.
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Episode 5
Episode 5
45m
Willa argues with Kaia, Adrian searches for Conrad, Ahorangi embraces counter-protestors, Miki questions everything, Hinewai keeps a patient alive
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Episode 6
Episode 6
45m
Jade performs for Willa, Ahorangi learns about the bomb, Miki breaks into the hospital, Adrian alerts Hinewai that he has finally found Conrad. WARNING: Deals with the subject of suicide.
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Episode 7
Episode 7
45m
Willa faces insecurities, Adrian tries to evacuate the land, Miki is stopped in his tracks, Hinewai runs toward danger, Ahorangi sides with whanau.
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Episode 8
Episode 8
45m
The community gathers to honor the dead. Survivors struggle to move on, knowing that the truth about who was responsible may never be fully answered.
Where to watch Tangata PaiEpisode information updated Jul 23, 2026
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More about Tangata Pai
Cast
Ariāna OsborneWilla
Nicola KawanaAhorangi
Jayden DanielsMiki
Shavaughn RuakereHinewai
Yoson AnAdrian
John LeighGary
James TitoTimotiJacqueline NairnSandra
Credits
- Created by
- Kiel McNaughton
- Written by
- Briar Grace Smith, Kiel McNaughton, Hamish Bennett, Mei-Lin Te Puea Hansen
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 8
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ThreeNew Zealand
NZ on AirNew Zealand
Te Māngai PāhoNew Zealand- Green Sugar Media
Themes
maorimaori languagemaori traditionnzslsign languageste reo maori