HeyJaredUntold Pacific History
BEST PASIFIKA PROGRAMME, NZTV AWARDS 2022. A dynamic and often provocative account of NZ's relationship with the Pacific. Made possible by the RNZ/NZ On Air Innovation Fund.
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- Sep 21, 2026
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Savages on Show (opens the original)
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The story of how groups of Samoans were taken to Germany at the turn of the century to be exhibited alongside the animals. The descendants of these families, Samoan historians and a museologist in Germany give their views on this little known part of Samoa’s history as a German colony. Watch the video version of the documentary series on the RNZ website or on YouTube Produced by Tikilounge Productions and made with the support of NZ On Air Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
The Story of Olohega (opens the original)
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The island sold for a bottle of gin, the iconic music of Te Vaka, and the lost ancestors of a New Zealand territory in the Pacific, all intertwine in the extraordinary story of Olohega Island. Won by an American whaler during a contentious card game, the Pacific Island that has never been returned to its people sits in the middle of a New Zealand territory in the Pacific. Watch the video version of the documentary series on the RNZ website or on YouTube Produced by Tikilounge Productions and mad
The Castaways of Ata (opens the original)
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This is the remarkable true story of six boys who ran away from their strict boarding school in Tonga in 1965, taking a boat for what they thought would be a short adventure. A violent storm damaged their vessel, leaving them adrift at sea without food or water for eight days. Watch the video version of the documentary series on the RNZ website or on YouTube Produced by Tikilounge Productions and made with the support of NZ On Air Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Untold Pacific History Season 3 | Trailer (opens the original)
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Back with three remarkable yet little-known events that have shaped Pacific lives and legacies, Untold Pacific History returns for season 3. Spanning Samoans displayed in a German zoo, teenagers who survived 15 months on a deserted island, and a Tokelauan island sold for a bottle of gin, this season will explore these extraordinary stories in Pacific history. These stories reveal how Pacific people have navigated isolation, colonial authority, and extraordinary adversity. Watch the video version
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