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Jade Dayna Kanara Mills | Finding Sisterhood, Love & Identity | Takatāpui Talk Ep. 8
Today on Takatāpui Talk, I sit down with the wonderful Jade Dayna Kanara Mills—a proud Māori whakawāhine whose whakapapa connects her to Hokianga, Te Rarawa and Ngāti Tāmāra.
Jade shares an extraordinary life story spanning decades. Growing up at a time when there was little understanding or language for young whakawāhine, she speaks openly about leaving home, finding community, surviving through sex work, and discovering the strength that comes from chosen whānau.
This is also a beautiful love story. Jade reflects on the man she has loved for more than 30 years, the life they have built together, and the joy of creating a future that once seemed impossible.
We also talk about the cultural work Jade has undertaken through Aha Ko Te Aha, the importance of preserving our stories, and what it means to grow older with gratitude, humour and purpose.
Some parts of this conversation are frank. We discuss sex work, identity, belonging, and the realities faced by many whakawāhine of Jade's generation. These are Jade's lived experiences and personal reflections, shared generously and in her own words.
Thank you, Jade, for trusting Takatāpui Talk with your story.
If this conversation resonates with you, please like, subscribe, and share it. Every subscription helps us preserve and celebrate the voices of our Takatāpui community for future generations.
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I think this is one of those episodes people will come back to. Jade has a way of telling her story that feels like you're sitting across the table with her, listening over a cup of tea. Those are often the conversations that stay with people long after they've finished watching.
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Steven Oates | Television, Radio, Pride & Community | Takatāpui Talk
For decades, Steven Oates has been a familiar face and voice in Aotearoa's rainbow community.
From his beginnings in radio and television to organising Pride events, fundraising, and creating Woof!, Steven has dedicated much of his life to ensuring LGBTQIA+ people could see themselves represented and celebrated.
In this heartfelt conversation, Steven reflects on growing up gay in New Zealand, finding community, the importance of visibility, and the legacy we leave for future generations.
These are the conversations that preserve our history—real people, real lives, and real stories.
In this episode:
• Growing up gay in Aotearoa
• A career in radio and television
• Creating Woof!
• Pride and community leadership
• Visibility and representation
• The importance of preserving our stories
• Reflections on love, resilience and legacyAbout Takatāpui Talk
Hosted by Donald Hollingsworth, Takatāpui Talk is a long-form interview series preserving the voices, histories and lived experiences of Takatāpui and LGBTQIA+ people in Aotearoa New Zealand. These conversations create an archive for future generations—celebrating resilience, identity, culture and community.
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At a young age, Raureti Ormond is already helping shape the future of Takatāpui storytelling in Aotearoa.
A playwright, performer, drag artist and creative storyteller, Raureti joins Donald for a thoughtful and inspiring conversation about identity, belonging, self-expression, and the power of being unapologetically yourself.
Together they explore what it means to be seen, how creativity can become a place of freedom, and why telling our stories matters for future generations.
This episode is a celebration of young queer Māori excellence, courage, and the next generation of Takatāpui voices.
🎧 Takatāpui Talk – Important Conversations. Real Voices. Our Stories.
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In this episode of Takatāpui Talk, Donald Hollingsworth sits down with dancer, choreographer and breathwork facilitator Taane Mete.
Taane shares the story of a life shaped by movement — from childhood imagination and the freedom he found in dance, to performing with some of Aotearoa’s most respected companies, exploring drag, and eventually guiding others through breathwork, yoga and healing.
This is a warm and deeply personal conversation about identity, grief, creativity, embodiment and what it means to live fully as takatāpui.
Listen as Taane reflects on the people who believed in him, the experiences that shaped him, and the importance of love, movement and connection.
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For the first time on Takatāpui Talk, the host becomes the guest.
In this deeply personal episode, award-winning journalist and broadcaster Claudette Hauiti turns the microphone on Donald Hollingsworth — internationally recognised hair and makeup artist, salon owner, and creator of Takatāpui Talk.
Together they explore Donald's childhood in Rotorua, growing up Takatāpui, the unconditional love of his father and whānau, and the experiences that shaped a remarkable life and career.
From dressing up in his aunties' clothes as a little boy, to opening his first salon in Sydney, working with international celebrities, navigating grief, loss, heartbreak, and ultimately returning home to create a space where our stories can be shared, this is a conversation about resilience, identity, and belonging.
This episode is filled with laughter, tears, and the memories of the people who helped shape the man Donald is today.
At its heart, this is a story about family, courage, and the power of living an authentic life.
These are the conversations that remind us we have always been here, our stories matter, and our voices deserve to be heard.
Ngā mihi nui to Claudette Hauiti for her generosity, friendship, and thoughtful interviewing.
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Claudette Hauiti — Media, Politics, Identity & Belonging
In this episode of Takatāpui Talk, Donald Hollingsworth sits down with broadcaster, political journalist, media leader, sports enthusiast, and proud mother Claudette Hauiti.
From her upbringing in Aotearoa to her years in the media spotlight and the halls of Parliament, Claudette shares a deeply personal journey of identity, courage, and finding her place in the world. Together, Donald and Claudette explore what it was like growing up as Takatāpui, the importance of remaining connected to whenua, whānau and te ao Māori, and the changing visibility of rainbow communities in Aotearoa.
They reflect on the groundbreaking Māori Television series Takatāpui, discuss Claudette's experiences in the Press Gallery holding political leaders to account, and revisit the moments that shaped her understanding of who she was and who she could become.
This is a conversation filled with humour, honesty, insight and reflection — a reminder that our stories matter, our voices matter, and that being seen can change lives.
Topics include:
• Growing up Takatāpui in Aotearoa
• Whānau, identity and belonging
• The impact of Māori Television's Takatāpui series
• Women in sport and leadership
• Journalism, politics and speaking truth to power
• Visibility, representation and resilienceReal conversations. Real voices. Our stories.
Hosted by Donald Hollingsworth.
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In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Takatāpui Talk, I sit down with playwright, storyteller and proud uri of Ngāti Hine, Czahn Armstrong.
Together we explore identity, whakapapa, grief, whānau, creativity and the journey home to Te Ao Māori. From memories of his father and childhood in the North, to the origins of his play ĀE WOMAN — inspired by the true story of his great grandmother and the confiscation of her whenua in Pipiwai in 1965 — this is an emotional, funny and beautifully honest kōrero about survival, storytelling and becoming who you were always meant to be.
These are our stories.
These are our voices.🎙️ Listen now on Takatāpui Talk:
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Tonight on Takatāpui Talk we kōrero with Woshē Williams — a proud whakawāhine whose story is filled with honesty, humour, resilience, identity, and heart. 🌈
In this deeply personal conversation, Woshē speaks openly about becoming who she is, the relationships that shaped her along the way, and the strength it takes to live authentically in a world that does not always understand difference.
Together we explore identity, whānau, visibility, friendship, belonging, and the power of living in your truth.
These are important conversations.
Real voices.
Our stories.Thank you for listening to Takatāpui Talk with Donald Hollingsworth.
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