Pāia - First Episode

Kua korero kē ahau ki a Rereahu. Ko ahau kē te toki i roto i te wai. Kāore ia mō te whakaopono mai ki ahau. (I’ve already told Rereahu I’m the bomb in the water. He doesn't believe me.)

– Pāia co-presenter Waioira McLeod

Kei te reri au e hoa mā, ki te wepu i ngā au o te awa o Kaituna. Tēnā Waioira āta mataki mai i au! (I’m ready to deal to the currents of the Kaituna river. Come on Waioira, check me out!)

– Pāia co-presenter Rereahu Collier throws himself into the water for his first sledge

They came up with the ideas, they organised the challenges. So they're extraordinary and innovative in their use of Māori language.

– Director Meihana Te Huia on Pāia presenters Waioira McLeod and Rereahu Collier, Te Ao website, 14 November 2017