Takatāpui Talk
Takatāpui Talk is a living collection of stories — a weaving together of voices from our community, shared with honesty, care, and deep respect.
Each kōrero holds a life lived — through love, loss, identity, whānau, and resilience — offering insight into what it means to be takatāpui in Aotearoa, both then and now.
This series is not about explanation or justification. It is about presence. It is about truth. It is about us, speaking for ourselves.
Created within a space of trust and connection, these conversations are a taonga — for our people, for our whānau, and for those who seek to understand us more deeply.
Takatāpui Talk is a reminder that we are not new, we are not invisible — we have always been here.
These kōrero are about resilience, laughter, truth, and love.
Takatāpui Talk
Latest Episodes
Macau Johnson Takatāpui Talk
🌈 TONIGHT AT 6PM | MACAU JOHNSONTonight on Takatāpui Talk, Macau Johnson shares a kōrero filled with the highs and lows of life.From his childhood and studying Film and Television, to working on a recycling truck and becoming a ...
Dr Huhana Hickey Takatāpui Talk
In this powerful episode of **Takatāpui Talk — Indigenous Voices**, Donald Hollingsworth sits down with **Dr Huhana Hickey MNZM** for an intimate conversation about an extraordinary life.Dr Hu is Māori, disabled, lesbian, a lawyer, acad...
Rawiri Tahau Maurirere Takatāpui Talk
RAWIRI TAHAU MAURIRERE ❤️🖤This week on Takatāpui Talk, I sit down with hairdresser and creative Rawiri Tahau Maurirere for a kōrero that begins with his childhood and his journey into hairdressing, before opening up ...
