Witi Underwater

Whale Rider creator Witi Ihimaera throws himself in the deep end of a full-immersion Māori language course that tests him to his limit.

Hosted and produced by Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham

Witi Ihimaera looks up. Behind him and going over his shoulders is a graphic of water. Centered at the bottom is text that reads: "Witi Underwater."

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Credits

Adam Dudding

Host, Producer, Writer and Sound Designer

Eugene Bingham

Host, Producer and Writer
James Dansey
Composer
Te Aomihia Tumai
Māori Language Adviser
Andrew McDowall @ Digicake
Mix Engineer
Paetawhiti Tumai
Kaikarakia
Phil Johnson
Graphics and Photography
Jana Te Nahu Owen
Executive Producer and RNZ Commissioner, Māori

Archival audio in this podcast is from the RNZ collection at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. TVNZ archival audio via Getty Images.

Ngā mihi ki a / Our thanks to...

Ngā rangatira, ngā kaiako me ngā tauira o Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa.

Justin Gregory, Jeremy Ansell and Rangi Powick at Te Irirangi o Aotearoa RNZ.

Carmen Parahi, Andy Wallace, Sarah Willis, the whānau of Jean Puketapu, Stuart Lipshaw, Moko Templeton, Douglas Simpson, Amie Lorenzen, Sean Woon, Luke Tai-Rakena, Mārena Mane, Catriona Ferguson and Suzanne McFadden. 

Ā, ka nui te mihi mahana ki a Pāpā Witi Ihimaera.

Made with support from

Logo reads "Te Māngai Pāho"
https://www.tmp.govt.nz

Produced for RNZ by

Te Pūrongo Productions

Awards

2025 NZ Podcast Awards

Best Radio Podcast - Bronze

Spotify

Best Docos of 2025

Get in touch

Email us at: podcasts@rnz.co.nz

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