Kia Ora Molweni - Series

Ko ngā mahara ka tino mau ki tāku whatumanawa ko ngā whānau. Ko aroha ahau ki tē whenua nei ki nga ahuatanga katoa o tē whenua nei / What I’ll remember most are the families. I have fallen in love with this country and everything about it.

– Juneea Silbery reflects on her experience in South African, in episode six

He pai ki a au ngā kanikani taketake, he rawe te kite he rawe hoki te mahi, he hari katoa te wairua i roto i ngā ahuatanga kanikani / I like the traditional dances, it was great to watch and join in. Such a great atmosphere.

– Juneea Silbery on learning traditional dance at Sandisiwe School in South Africa, in episode five

Life then was segregated. People were living along racial lines. What was the main feature of life was that there was this deep poverty as compared to the other racial groups, and now it dawned on us as students that this has to go, there has to be some effort.

– Simon Mlonyeni on segregation in South Africa in the 70s and the Black Consciousness Movement, in episode five

Ki ōku whakaaro, ahakoa te rawakore, ko te aroha te mea nui / I think regardless of poverty, love and kindness matter most.

– Judas Mika on visiting Duncan Village in South Africa, in episode four

He whakaako ahau kia wana kia ihi kia wehi rātou. He pai te kite ēra tū ahuatanga i roto i a rātou/I taught them to be fierce. It was good to see they had it in them.

– Judas Mika on teaching the haka to the Winter Rose rugby team in South Africa, in episode six

It is really something to take a group of young people to a place like that and just leave them to it. Being an ambassador for your country is very intense and exciting. 

– Producer George Andrews on making the series, OnFilm Magazine, page 16, June 2012