Anika Moa Unleashed - Season 1

First aired: 3/28/2018 13 episodes
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Episodes

1. Can I call you Paula Benefit?

Aired: 3/28/2018

Anika Moa spends a day with Deputy National Leader Paula Bennett. Invading her Waitakere home, Anika interrogates Paula about leadership, loss, gastric bypass surgery and her wayward youth. Bennett gives Anika a full westy makeover and smashes out karaoke in this unorthodox, unpredictable, unmissable episode.

2. Martin Henderson's Vagetarian Kitchen

Aired: 3/28/2018

Anika Moa spends the day with Shortland Street and Grey's Anatomy kiwi star, Martin Henderson. Martin invites Anika into his Piha Bach where together they discuss the progression of Martin's career; from playing Stuart Neilson to the new McDreamy. Martin shows off his skills as Anika challenges him to an accent game, a scene reenactment and shares a meal cooked by Martin.

3. Death and fry bread with The Casketeers

Aired: 4/4/2018

Anika Moa spends the day with Francis and Kaiora Tipene, the stars of the TVNZ hit show The Casketeers. The Tipenes show Anika around the famous Tipene Funerals Auckland based funeral home and discuss how the success of The Casketeers has impacted their personal and business lives.

4. Swearing with Sam Neill

Aired: 4/11/2018

Anika Moa spends the day with legendary kiwi actor Sam Neill. Sam takes Anika on a tour of his Southland home and introduces her to his pet pig named Taika. Sam has trouble answering some of Anika's outrageous questions in an interview covering everything from Donald Trump, knighthood, drinking urine, dry humping and Sam's potty mouth.

5. Teaching Clarke Gayford How to Dad

Aired: 4/18/2018

Anika Moa visits the home of Clarke Gayford and talks sex, bullying, fishing and of course, politics. Clarke receives fathering advice from both Anika and the YouTube famous Jordan 'How to Dad' Watson. Together, Anika and Jordan school Clarke on how to master supermarket shopping with a baby and dad-banter with the blokes.

6. Going bush with Helen Clark

Aired: 5/2/2018

Anika treks across the Wainamu sand dunes of West Auckland with former NZ Prime Minister and third most powerful woman influencer, living legend Helen Clark. Anika has some fun with Helen by prank calling Jacinda Ardern using her Helen Clark impersonation - all in front of Helen. Pitching up at a luxury safari tent site, the pair have an intimate conversation about Helen's success, failures, the secrets of marriage and what's left un-ticked on Helen's bucket-list.

7. Breaking up with Madeline and Jackie

Aired: 5/9/2018

Anika Moa sits down with stars of the film 'The Breaker Upperers', the hilarious Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami. Jackie and Madeleine discuss their film's success, who came up with the idea, the star-studded cast and the onscreen chemistry between the pair.

8. How to hug Winston Peters

Aired: 5/16/2018

Part 1 of 2: Anika Moa travels to Wellington where she is unleashed on the Parliament Buildings. Anika invades the offices of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard. Anika doesn't hold back in this refreshing behind the scenes look at Parliament House and The Beehive.

9. There's a Moa loose in the Beehive!

Aired: 5/23/2018

Part 2 of 2: Anika Moa's journey to Parliament continues. Catching up with Jacinda Ardern, even the Prime Minister can't escape from a round of Anika's quick-fire questions. Political Journalist Barry Soper throws Anika in with the journalists outside the House and Anika steals a kiss from leader of the National Party Simon Bridges.

10. Anika goes all Gordon Ramsay on Karena and Kasey

Aired: 5/30/2018

Anika spends a day with former MasterChef winners Karena and Kasey Bird. Invading their Maketu home, Anika interrogates the sisters about reality TV, what they won't eat and challenges them to a blind taste test. Karena and Kasey show off their cooking skills by preparing a full East Coast pipi BBQ for Anika.

11. Terrorism 101 with Tame and Toi Iti

Aired: 6/6/2018

Anika Moa heads into Tuhoe Country to meet political activist Tame Iti and his son, television personality Toi Iti. Anika sits down with the father and son pair and talks political activism and family life. Toi gives Anika a taste of the charming Tuhoe Country community in this unpredictable and insightful episode.

12. Getting Hard with Dame Val Adams

Aired: 6/13/2018

Anika Moa spends a day with shot-put gold medallist Dame Valerie Adams. Invading her Auckland home, Anika has an intimate conversation with Adams about her success and failures. Anika challenges Adams to a training session for champions and a round of shot-put in this hilarious, action-packed episode.

13. Horsing around with the Topp Twins

Aired: 6/20/2018

Anika Moa heads north to meet folk singing and sister comedy duo, the Topp Twins. Anika sits down with the newly made Dames and talks family life, music and political activism. The twins give Anika a taste of life on the farm in this entertaining episode.