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At the crux of every disagreement we have in this nation, there is a constant in which we cannot come to a decision. We have seen the excuses used by other nations to dismiss conversations or delay actual change by saying ‘Is this really the issue?’ Regardless, every nation has their constant that is used to uphold their values and should never be challenged.

The USA’s involvement in every war since the Second World War has been for the sanctity of ‘freedom’. Therefore any disagreement the nation comes to, the query is thrown upon the ‘troops’. Other nations have the ‘economy’ to worry about and how this will affect the ‘1%.

Ours has always been rugby

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It's been 168 days since you received a full episode from Unpack Podcast. In that time, the comments have been wilder than ever before. News headlines been outta pocket more than usual. We've been focused on our mission to educate more than ever before.

As the months ticked over in the aftermath of Season 3, we wanted to pay homage to Untitled Unmastered in the only way we know how.

4 days, 4 episodes, no roll out.

Untitled Unpacked.

In this episode, Thabi unpacks Stag Do’s and how they’ve changed over time. How did men go from lavish banquets to mankini’s and strip clubs? How do stag do’s pedal problematic views of relationships, sex and gender? What do the Spartans have to do with any of this? Confused? Listen to the episode to find out.

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As activism grows in New Zealand, there’s a part of society that has remained relatively silent on Social Media - Athletes. Why is this? Should they be speaking up? If so, when? And about what? Back with the first of 3 Coffee Breaks, Thabi sits down with Alice Soper to discuss the state of play of athlete activism in New Zealand. Next week? Stag Do’s

If you’d like to hear more of Alice’s words, head to her Instagram account - @Alicesoapbox

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Liquid gold to some. Overhyped cow juice to others. No matter what your opinion was, you remember the havoc it caused. In this coffee break, Janhavi goes back to 2014 and looks at the year we lost our collective shit over chocolate milk.

Big thanks to the lead writer Janhavi Gosavi. If you’d like to see more of their work, head to @goddessbynight on Instagram

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Hosting their first ever coffee break, Lourdes addresses a common misconception that many of us made during Covid-19. Unpacking the Pasifika economy is the first step in understanding the diaspora in New Zealand.

Big thanks to the lead writer Lourdes Parehia. If you’d like to see more of their work, head to @lourdes.parehia on Instagram

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Kii briefly unpacks the history of Kiwi food, as a gateway to understanding the ominous Kiwiburger and why it’s the most prevalent and accessible food item in New Zealand. Not everyone likes pavlova. Not every town does a good hangi. We can find a Kiwiburger in any town with more than 50 people.

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This week, Thabi breaks down the controversial show Police Ten 7. He takes a look at whether the show is racist, and how Police Ten 7 impact our perceptions of crime, criminal offending and the police in New Zealand.

This is an episode from Patreon exclusive series - Coffee Break. If you’d like to hear more from the series, head to any of the links below.

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Through Waitangi Day to Anzac Day, our goal to unpack one word in the New Zealand dictionary gave us plenty of reflective moments. Moments where we nearly laughed and instances where we nearly cried. The Kiwi. The word that comes with four identities and countless diasporas. A word brought into a conversation to ease tension and unify. A word without definition in the lexicon. Overseas or swimming in our oceans, what we expect of the kiwi and what the kiwi is; changes. This was an exploration into dissecting a wider narrative over seven episodes. We looked introspectively at the identity of the nation, the average New Zealander and the events that shape the nation. While our writers researched and fact checked, no podcasts, no articles and no news agency looked at it like we did.

We’ll continue to the push barriers of what you expect from a New Zealand podcast in Season Four. Until then, thank the team behind the season:

Artwork: @Slice.studios, @maori_mermaid, @southaucklandtrash

Writing Credits: Janhavi Gosavi - @goddessbynight, Lourdes Vano - @lourdes.vano

Animation: Callum Turnbull - @yung_bluray

Music: Floyd Cribb - @floyd.cribb

South Auckland Article: Luisa-Tafu Leiataua Tauri-Tei

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In the last chapter of what it means to be a kiwi or a New Zealander, we take a look at Anzac day. A day which has historically been synonymous with words like commemorate, service and remembrance, has recently danced with terms like politicised, protest and relevance. We dissect what ANZAC day means to New Zealanders in 2021, whether social media reflects the reality of the commemorations and ultimately, if ANZAC day is political.

Season 3 has been an introspective look into New Zealand's history and how it's shaped personal identity. Seven different moments that help us all answer the questions: Are you a Kiwi? Are you a New Zealander?

We'd love to hear what you would answer, and how Season 3 has impacted your perspective.

Thanks for your support

Unpack whānau

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This podcast is brought to you by Coalesce - a storytelling network from Aotearoa. 

If you'd like to learn more about Coalesce, feel free to do so through [email protected] or @coalescenz on Instagram.