Whānau (2014)

You have to steer this rangatahi, this generation into careers if you really want your Maori organisation to be run by your own whanau.

– Brandi Hudson talks about her ambitions for son, Koare Hudson

My ideal wife would have to be, obviously be goodlooking, she'd have to be sporty, she'd have to be Maori, yeah...and have a good smile.

– Koare Hudson talks about his ideal companion

That's always been our generation's problem, defining ourselves as Maori and so through that journey we've found out for ourselves what that means for us and I think for them and Uenukukopako especially, being Maori isn't a kaupapa till its mentioned.

– Mereana Maika on her son's comfortable sense of identity

It’s a huge honour as a documentary maker to be welcomed into their lives and shown this level of trust.

– Kay Ellmers on making this longitudinal documentary series