The Life and Times of Te Tutu - 4 (Series One, Episode Four)

Bloody Pākehās: it’s not even sunny.

– Te Tutu (Pio Terei) wonders why Sunday is called Sunday

I know most of you think that it's a lot of primitive superstition (especially the story about the fella living inside the whale!) but kei te pai they're our guests and we should go ...

– Te Tutu (Pio Terei) on going to church

We made a huge mistake with Te Tutu ... It was ok for a Māori guy to get up and take the piss out of Māori, but when you're a clever smart-arse Māori guy taking the piss out of the English — uh oh.

– Poi Terei, in his ScreenTalk interview with NZ On Screen