Whānau (2001)

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

– Writer/director Kay Ellmers on the Whānau documentary series

I wanted to have a baby when I got my degree. I didn't tell you that eh?

– Mereana eyes up the possibility of baby number five

We're trying to recreate the tikanga of birth here, within the modern world.

– Midwife Kay Palmer talks about birthing the Māori way

He's still got his Pākehā ways but you know, I've got my Māori ways, too.

– Hirini Maika talks about warming to son-in-law Joe

It was pretty freaky at first...I was scared of confronting her parents. That was the hardest bit.

– Neil Glassie talks about finding out his partner was pregnant