Growing up in New Zealand’s most isolated hapū

By Baz Macdonald

“It’s crazy to think my whānau have probably been on this stretch of coastline for 800 to 1000 years.”

Te Tauraka Waka a Māui, located at the bottom of the South Island’s West Coast, is likely New Zealand’s most isolated marae.

Maya Mahuika shares what it was like growing up in this beautiful, but isolated, landscape.

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The Regions is a docuseries that gives a snapshot of the lives of regional rangatahi in Aotearoa and what matters to them most.

Made with the support of NZ On Air.

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