Sonny Ngatai's guest appearances

Sonny Ngatai

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

The Provise Project

Jack Tame

Matt Brown

Mark Hunt

Donald Trump

Roger McNamee

Michael Mosley

Cal Newport

LeBron James

Celeste Headlee

Taika Waititi

Ava Duvernay

Glennon Doyle

Stephen Colbert

Elizabeth McGovern

Larry King

OwlTail

Sonny Ngatai was raised in Rotorua and went to kohanga reo before his whanau relocated toTitahi Bay (Wellington). His parents were of the generation that were not exposed to the reo, however they had a deep desire for their tamariki to grow up learning te reo. Sonny was awarded the highest achievement any Young Māori orator can receive, the winner of the National Korimako Award two years in a row at Ngā Manu Korero Nationals in 2013 and 2014. As well as this, Sonny spent his last high school year as head Boy for his prestigious boarding School Hato Pāora College. When Sonny was young, he wanted to be a doctor – until everyone started telling him he should be on TV.Sonny went on to the University of Auckland to study medicine with the Chancellor's scholarship for top Māori and Pacific Island scholars in his back pocket. However reality soon caught up with Sonny and his passion for TV and media was unlocked. Sonny was spearheaded by the producer of the first ever rangatahi webseries Hahana with a deep passion for promoting Te Reo Māori and inspiring youth, he quickly accepted the challenge. Advocating for rangatahi maori has always been a commitment Sonny has felt to uphold, and this passion saw him step up as a NZ Unicef Ambassador. Sonny Ngatai and Hahana go hand in hand. While on the show Sonny has had a platform to expose and give a Rangatahi point of view to issues that have affected Rangatahi Māori. He was very vocal during the poi controversy last year, and with Hahana they gave the girls from Turakina Maori girls college a chance to talk about their school spirit. Sonny continues to shed light on issues that Rangatahi are passionate about, and continues to encourage Rangatahi to feel Māori, speak Māori and be Māori “I reckon a bi-lingual NZ will see many rangatahi maori feel safe, comfortable and brave enough to speak the reo, we know they have the reo but are too shy to speak it.” While showcasing young Māori talent, Sonny is also a facilitator of the young Marists, where they run leadership programs for student leaders all around NZ and run social justice programs for students in some of New Zealand's most disadvantaged communities, such as Te Whaiti and Minganui.

Sonny Ngatai was raised in Rotorua and went to kohanga reo before his whanau relocated toTitahi Bay (Wellington). His parents were of the generation that were not exposed to the reo, however they had a deep desire for their tamariki to grow up learning te reo. Sonny was awarded the highest achievement any Young Māori orator can receive, the winner of the National Korimako Award two years in a row at Ngā Manu Korero Nationals in 2013 and 2014. As well as this, Sonny spent his last high school year as head Boy for his prestigious boarding School Hato Pāora College. When Sonny was young, he wanted to be a doctor – until everyone started telling him he should be on TV.Sonny went on to the University of Auckland to study medicine with the Chancellor's scholarship for top Māori and Pacific Island scholars in his back pocket. However reality soon caught up with Sonny and his passion for TV and media was unlocked. Sonny was spearheaded by the producer of the first ever rangatahi webseries Hahana with a deep passion for promoting Te Reo Māori and inspiring youth, he quickly accepted the challenge. Advocating for rangatahi maori has always been a commitment Sonny has felt to uphold, and this passion saw him step up as a NZ Unicef Ambassador. Sonny Ngatai and Hahana go hand in hand. While on the show Sonny has had a platform to expose and give a Rangatahi point of view to issues that have affected Rangatahi Māori. He was very vocal during the poi controversy last year, and with Hahana they gave the girls from Turakina Maori girls college a chance to talk about their school spirit. Sonny continues to shed light on issues that Rangatahi are passionate about, and continues to encourage Rangatahi to feel Māori, speak Māori and be Māori “I reckon a bi-lingual NZ will see many rangatahi maori feel safe, comfortable and brave enough to speak the reo, we know they have the reo but are too shy to speak it.” While showcasing young Māori talent, Sonny is also a facilitator of the young Marists, where they run leadership programs for student leaders all around NZ and run social justice programs for students in some of New Zealand's most disadvantaged communities, such as Te Whaiti and Minganui.

Antarctic Hikoi with Sonny Ngatai

The kids may be going back to school, but the educational TV isn’t about to stop.Sony Ngatai guest spent 10 days living in Antarctica all in the name of giving children an insight into the importance of the continent and its animal inhabitants.He spent his time hanging with penguins and seals and even camped out on the snow all in the name of his new TV show – Science on Ice, which premieres on HeiHei and TVNZ On Demand this week. Ngatai joined Andrew Dickens to discuss life in Antarctica and how he survived the cold.LISTEN ABOVE

The kids may be going back to school, but the educational TV isn’t about to stop. Sony Ngatai guest spent 10 days living in Antarctica all in the name of giving children an insight into the importance of the continent and its animal inhabitants. He spent his time hanging with penguins and seals and even camped out on the snow all in the name of his new TV show – Science on Ice, which premieres on HeiHei and TVNZ On Demand this week. Ngatai joined Andrew Dickens to discuss life in Antarctica and how he survived the cold. LISTEN ABOVE

Sonny Ngatai talks new TVNZ show Science on Ice