Overview

Māori funeral directors Francis and Kaiora Tipene and staff temper good humor with care and respect as they help Polynesian families cope with loss.

Details

23 min TVNZ 1 Ended TV-14 NZ EN Reality 13 votes

Episodes

• E01 Tears of the people, like rain from the heavens10. 07. 2026
• E02 Although it is small, it is precious10. 07. 2026
• E03 People pass away, but the land remains forever10. 07. 2026
• E04 My young tōtara has been broken10. 07. 2026
• E05 Farewell oh son, the morning tide is yours, the evening tide is mine10. 07. 2026
• E06 Be it small, it is an act of generosity10. 07. 2026

Overview

The Tipenes expand their office and brood as Francis enjoys new toys and a slimmer body and the staff handle a disinterment and a child's funeral.

Details

23 min TVNZ 1 Ended TV-14 NZ EN Reality 13 votes

Episodes

• E01 Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea10. 07. 2026
• E02 My prized albatross plume is drenched by the mists of sorrow10. 07. 2026
• E03 The tip of the moon has broken away10. 07. 2026
• E04 My love for you will never wane10. 07. 2026
• E05 A child's love for their father is beyond compare10. 07. 2026
• E06 A great mountain can be ascended, but not a great man10. 07. 2026
• E07 What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people10. 07. 2026
• E08 As one frond dies, another frond rises to take its place10. 07. 2026

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23 min TVNZ 1 Ended TV-14 NZ EN Reality 13 votes

Episodes

• E01 Courage has many resting places10. 07. 2026
• E02 Words can't express how much I love you10. 07. 2026
• E03 Farewell to you, I shall return home10. 07. 2026
• E04 A white heron of a single flight10. 07. 2026
• E05 A person of great endurance10. 07. 2026
• E06 Every star has its own luminance10. 07. 2026
• E07 People are precious10. 07. 2026
• E08 Man is not like the weathered branch of the tītoki, he lives on through his descendents10. 07. 2026

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23 min TVNZ 1 Ended TV-14 NZ EN Reality 13 votes

Episodes

• E01 The sun shines as I shed a tear10. 07. 2026
• E02 Sleep the never ending sleep10. 07. 2026
• E03 This is the day that tears are shed10. 07. 2026
• E04 A constant love, a never ending love10. 07. 2026
• E05 A human bond can never be severed10. 07. 2026
• E06 Love surrounds us10. 07. 2026
• E07 In life, in death, your family is everything10. 07. 2026
• E08 Like the mighty Maire in the forest10. 07. 2026

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23 min TVNZ 1 Ended TV-14 NZ EN Reality 13 votes

Episodes

• E01 The sun shines as I shed a tear10. 07. 2026
• E02 Connections between people cannot be severed whereas those of a canoe-rope can10. 07. 2026
• E03 Gloom and sorrow prevail, day and night10. 07. 2026
• E04 Let us nurture our sister and she will mourn for us10. 07. 2026
• E05 Love received demands love returned10. 07. 2026
• E06 The cycle is complete10. 07. 2026
• E07 When the fern frond dies, another rises in its place10. 07. 2026
• E08 When a shoal of maomao passes seaward of Nukutaurua, they will never return10. 07. 2026

Details

23 min TVNZ 1 Ended TV-14 NZ EN Reality 13 votes

Episodes

• E01 If a reed stands by itself it may break, but if in a group, it will be unbreakable10. 07. 2026
• E02 You shall be mourned by those you leave behind10. 07. 2026
• E03 A full cycle is completed10. 07. 2026
• E04 Let us stay close together, not far apart10. 07. 2026
• E05 When the fern frond dies, another grows to take its place10. 07. 2026
• E06 Let us mourn their passing, for it is permanent. Not like that of the moon, set to rise again10. 07. 2026
• E07 Connections between people cannot be severed, whereas those of a canoe-rope can10. 07. 2026
• E08 Hold fast to your beliefs, look toward the horizons of the sea10. 07. 2026