Inside New Zealand's "Dangerous” Community | Raupunga |

Join Rongo and Mitchell as they travel to Raupunga, one of New Zealand's most “dangerous” communities, to uncover the real story behind the headlines and meet the people who call it home. This is a raw and personal look into a place often misunderstood.
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[@badboybcomedy126]

The brother at the end youthworker he is a hero I mean that. If we have more people like him and what he's about in the industry, the future actually has a chance. More great content. Keep up that hard work, big brother 💪 🙌 👏 ❤

[@charlesharry344]

Straight up at times when he spoke could hear the hurt n pain in his voice❤

[@austindecaux7895]

Couldn't agree more, the youth of the world really need stronger role models, people who have beat/overcome the demons that others are currently facing and have good stories and experiences to relate as well as guidance.

[@cuntofathing]

And the others are a pack of wankers

[@boxerturner7472]

Awesome to watch thank you for exposing the negativity that media does to small town

[@tiihore]

Massive brother! I grew up in Wairoa in the late 90s early 2000s and this brings back so much memories. I even remember Shamrock too. Man, he was absolute FEARED on the rugby field. He just ran through everything. Everyone was scared to tackle him and he scored every game. Absolutely gut wrenching when he passed. I didn't even know him that well, but it was a shock all over town. Everyone felt it. Anyway, big mihi to you Rongo. Keep up the meke mahi my bro, it's needed! Mauri ora!

[@walkawayfool]

Just wanna share a memory i have of Raupunga. I was about 14 we were travelling to gizzy for a tangi back then Raupunga had a dairy we stopped an got sum goodies my mum god bless her left her purse in the shop she didnt realise until we got to Gisborne. The owners of the dairy sent it on the courier to kaiti the next day i will allways remember that ataahua whanau❤

[@HemiPuriri-cn1bj]

❤

[@ManaMotuhake]

I remember driving through Raupunga and stopped by at this very Marae of Te Huki. Then the whare was not built after the it being burnt down. I visited this marae back in the days with my grandparents. Visiting this marae brought back some good memories of Nan and koro. We were not from there. They visited this marae a lot. I wanted to reconnect with the experience and memory. When I arrived I had to get out and open gates which is OK. The whānau in the house below the hill came to see if I was OK, and next min Im in their whare having this huge kapu tī, like i was welcomed home lol boil up came out and next min the rest of the whānau from down the road came. I will never have any bad memories of this place. Raupunga you will have a special part in my heart.

[@ccprophets]

Are you aboriginal or maori? just wondering because your profile picture is the aboriginal flag colour

[@shanefraser7764]

Rodgeee big brother, love seeing our country and our communities helps dispel those Rumours etc about our small towns, Blessings to all the whanaus down the line from us here up north👑

[@SteveBlack-yh4bc]

Just watched the episode on Ruapunga ,beautiful place great people doing great things for their community...Kia Kaha from Stewart Island

[@NickJones-e1m]

Awesome video rongo. Bringing awareness to the typical viewers, and great skills behind the lense brother I could picture you on TV and one of the biggest nz youtubers keep the videos coming 👌

[@Kanuka-Forest]

Good on you fellas, some strong hard working guys and a good community spirit. Keep up the good work

[@michaelcooney7687]

As a “white boy” who grew up in a predominantly Māori small town I was blessed with the real state that Māori try to live in, respect, hard work and community spirit… This is a great story Love from the Melbourne

[@SteveDaubney]

These Grass root Docos are the best!!A look into a time past, true NZ living. A kid in sport stays out of court, training in any discipline/sport teaches you your strengths and weaknesses, cultivation of character, spirit and respect for others!! May these communities continue to grow along with the wonderful diverse characters that make them❤!

[@pakarakia291]

Beautiful story brother. There's a town in Northland that's been up against it forever. Would love to see you in Moerewa talking to the locals. Awesome doco m'brother awesome community BIG UPS TO RAUPUNGA

[@locominyana8916]

​@dudewhosadudeYou wanna know go find out for yourself.

[@jacksonjoe7456]

Str8 up MOTOWN breeev

[@StuPid-l9i]

@@pakarakia291 what's it? The clown from the movie😂😂

[@StuPid-l9i]

@@jacksonjoe7456 also known as a shxt hole

[@Godziraa]

Wow thank you brother 🙏 can't wait for the next 🙌

[@skipryder555]

Brother, I loved this, thank you so much. Keep doing more of these vids.

[@GlennRead-ss1jy]

Another AMAZING clip brother loved seeing what a small community can do with the little resources they have!

[@tekekocambo9797]

Bro that was a beautiful doco. A person like me would turn my knose up at that place but you just proved to me there is a good side. Awesome!!

[@JayTee-yl4oh]

Its always better hearing the story str8 from the source other than media. Luv your mahi bro!!!

[@quintinmarsters1609]

I turned of the media years ago.

[@tw-4114]

Didn’t have a negative or positive expectation before watching this episode but definitely felt the Aroha by the end 😊

[@kayatautari6513]

What a mint documentary, bro Rongo. Much aroha from moerewa Ngathine and Ngati Te Ara. Ngapuhi

[@TupuaUrlich]

Beautifully captured brother, thank you!

[@tribalwar9971]

Two tries first game Well done lad Keep the doco's coming bro Good work ..

[@bazzxv]

I would love for frasertown to be represented. They also are a humble little village west of wairoa who are predominantly black power aswell. Love to hear there korero too, they face alot of scrutiny with the ongoing gang conflict with wairoa

[@fullcircle4723]

Never too old to get educated. Heaps of adults out there in universities and wananga. Reds and blacks too. Awesome video bro.

[@chrisHaig308]

Chur bro...real inspiration not only for the kids but adults as well ..keep up the positive mahi 😊

[@SoldierofGod888]

Awesome for you to highlight the need for people to take a stand for the kids and the community with every step taken it opens doors that dreams become reality I’m glad for the future of the kids it gives them a running chance at life this is where my Dad is laid to rest (home )

[@xaranui4480]

Love this bro the youth worker is the man he inspires me alot and you do to bro Rongo this just told us all alot about you and where you come from and the reason why your doing what your doing now. Aroha mai and big Nga mihi to you and your whanau cuzzy.

[@andyandncky]

The guys doing all that good work in Raupunga are the unsung hero's they are the ones who should be receiving MBE'S instead of the Politicians great video

[@JenniferHolt-gk3iw]

This is an amazing video on RPG shows us from the outside a different view and respect to raupunga

[@Ripfire777]

Raupunga have always punched aboved there weight, if they had more support they would go far in the world. Much love🖤

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

Bullshit boy

[@Nzbass-head1995]

Hw giving more sheep?

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

@@Ripfire777 nonsense

[@AstrixCloud]

And what kind of support are you meaning to suggest they need?

[@freelancerconverse4413]

@@AstrixCloudobviously they don’t need your personal support 😂

[@lesfin3265]

Remember playing for Takapau and heading up to Raupunga. Awesome game, bit of a scuffle but after heaps of manaaki. Imagine the sideline lined with cars and couches on the back of trucks.

[@DEEDZ4010]

Tumeke brother 🙏 Tumeke the community of Raupunga 🙌

[@Reecewalker8765]

Beautiful rOngz!! these are the paths we must walk down and uncover. Massive LOVE!

[@johannesllotter6198]

Love this! Keep it up. Kids are the future

[@gailcartledge3141]

Awesome vid, real stories told from the heart. Loved it.

[@Deej_T_Amo]

The man brother Jordz ! Solid ep

[@larrymoke7037]

Daaa man, bro!! ❤it!! Farrr, that's the one, show your grass roots, then go around all the towns in Aotearoa. It would be the go aye bro, farrrr, and your boys a natural!! Yea bro proud to hear what you're doing, sharing your community and the beautiful locals of the area! Mana as bro mana as!!💯👊🏾

[@nathankingi874]

Mean korero bro Dave Shelford👊

[@austindecaux7895]

It would be really cool to see some translations or context for some of the terms used here as some things I really don't understand. I'll research it in my own time but I fear I will misinterpret things or hear words wrong when trying to look them up, and I really love to learn about your culture as one of your Aussie neighbours so I wanna get it right =^.^= For example(and sorry if I get things wrong here lol), I'd really appreciate it if someone took the time to explain what "Faro/Fano(okay I think it's Whanau, which might mean family?)" and "Pahaweta", are they groups of people? Awesome work by the way, really cool insight into some of your culture and people and it's also beautiful to see everyone working together and thriving! Thanks for showing us your home and family it means a lot to me. Really keen to keep watching and see what you all make c:

[@delphinefairburn813]

Kia ora Rongo thanks for showcasing our whanau in Raupunga. Awesome to see our mokopuna having heaps of fun 💙

[@apexit1]

Good production. Thanks.

[@g.m.k_antics]

Mean kuhzy rongo. Mean you went to RPG and show new times are ahead. The drugs are rampant everywhere but small country towns get it the worst. Love the story kuhz.

[@razbishara6491]

Ow that was a beauty bro!..Tumeke showing the resilience of our People in Aotearoa and what they are doing in their roopu to help all the Whanau and especially the Rangatahi…Fuuuuuhuhu put that on everything bro!…Hey, what a moment to see your young fulla play on the field that you played on too aye,how great was that!Sure I could see a tear in your eye brother😉Keep these videos coming bro,thank you for sharing!NGA MIHI AROHANUI!

[@Manapaua]

Ka pai māori you and your team are doing a good job ngā mihi nui bruv.

[@mistaHcommunity]

RPG ........ North Clyde School forever 💚💚💚💚 Mean memories of Rugby and Kapa Haka in the 80's and 90's

[@papawilliamabraham-ll1rg]

It lovely place my wife and I travel to wairua lovely places ❤❤❤awesome thanks for sharing this friend s keora kapai ❤❤❤

[@johnhunia5476]

Prime time watching whanau good for the heart seeing the good people uplifting the tamariki

[@willmoyle4041]

Absolutely 💯 awsome

[@YoungTuberz.sh35]

Thank You for the share E Te IWI WHANAU O Raupunga ❤️and CHURR to Our Strongest Maori Brother RONGI🥰 mean az Movement ❤️

[@jahmech]

Got some country calendar vibes😅

[@timkruse9912]

best show in nz tv in ages, sucks they cancelled it smh

[@tomasikey62]

😂

[@lxopenfirexl7007]

​@@timkruse9912 hardout bro, was an interesting show, even the theme tune knocks 😂

[@pblakez]

wonderful story making me homesick...

[@Burko1981]

❤I would love to see Australian indigenous people with love and respect you have for your community,you get bugger all government funding..it's amazing!!these mob in aus need to take a leaf out of your book..respect

[@shoutatthesky]

Government funding but only if you're black? OK racist!

[@ccprophets]

it's a totally different situation with Aboriginals and Māori. Māori didn't get defeated.

[@shoutatthesky]

@@ccprophets Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahaha

[@TheycallmeNige]

What a great watch, without the media biases.

[@Hamishforrester]

Had the privilege of playing a game for YMP vs the lake a couple of years ago great people all around the area One question I have for someone is what's the Iwi doing to support the locals? Cheers

[@RipCareer]

Tokoroa had the same stigma, I’m 32 now but during my years of growing up there different towns even family from different places would call us n****s because tokoroas only gang and colours were black and blue.

[@RiGz_Nz]

Good stuff brother.... love the content nice one...

[@hiwaraumatchitt463]

The Social Worker has a huge passion for his people!

[@charlestehuia9263]

Not to long ago I attended a tangihanga for a close extended family member who whakapapa's to Raupunga marae ko Ngati Pāhauwera ki a ia , and the manakitanga extended to us manuwhiri tuarangi was awesome , so as far as being considered "dangerous" was something that we didn't experience ( that's not to say ) that it doesn't exist , but we know that the differences between the Red team and Blue team is long standing , but I could never deny their wonderful manakitanga ki reira . Nga mihi ki a koutou katoa ko Ngati Pahauwera ki tukua nga manakitanga ki te runga rawa ki a matou nga manuwhiri . He maungarongo he aroha tu atu ki teteehi e teteehi atu.

[@WayneFlynn-tz7fn]

Beautiful honestly ❤️

[@OrphaArchive]

On brother 💯

[@bfish_]

Viral, let’s go!!!!!!

[@ufxrssp]

What a great snapshot of a great community there alright ✊

[@HEMZbEATS]

Meke what you're doing brother., following the journey.

[@davechurch9354]

Love and respect bro great job

[@Esotericreation1618]

I love the way the elder is speaking at 13 mins in speaking life in to our youth beautiful matua kia orana

[@BH8s]

These are fire bro💯

[@rm6894]

Never heard of the place before until watching this and i live in nz. Great insight and video bro 👌

[@JohnDaneCorbett007]

Cool video ☀️🐉💜

[@Andrew-g2l]

Best gang filled country in the world

[@Not-you-again]

😂😂

[@JacowateHamaeran]

New Zealand. The only place in the world where a great grandson and great grand dad will most likely be active in the same gang. Along with the grandson, son and father.

[@x0jamiex0]

@@JacowateHamaeranmore like all in different gangs and the family is a shitshow of domestic abuse and drunk fights that’s the real Nz gang story 😂

[@x0jamiex0]

Fetal alcohol syndrome central

[@tonyferguson8751]

@@JacowateHamaeran sad

[@patrickcameron4514]

Awsome video maa kuz ❤🙌🏿🔥💚

[@choppy53]

Kapai na Mahi, Awesome

[@donkeyridersforeva666]

Raupunga was a rage, fun. And mean kamokamo. I'm from Hastings Omahu, The whanau up there are mo te hemo tonu atu, but man, whanau hard,. My Fraser town whanau. Shittt no joke. Love you my whanau

[@braydancoe3390]

Mean video. ✌️ & ❤

[@Micktaylor66]

Small town New Zealand is different than the rest.

[@chachachableh6755]

Good memories there. I lived in those flates back in the days when there was a fishing chips shop next door. Use to go up to the top house a lot

[@itzc33zr16]

G the narration an production are well done brother keep up the mahi.

[@OnTheMissions]

Mean bro spreading the message bless up 🫳🏾

[@Gary-i9f]

Nice and clean fella's, well done .

[@AnnaNicolesDaughterMissS]

He is trust worthy

[@StrongmanSchool]

The man brother! Love your work

[@MrImpr0ve]

fuuu we had to play in bare feet icey or not lol, played all through primary against Raupunga, brings back memories of playing for Wairoa primary and getting stomped by North Clyde lol

[@tilldavis7842]

Love your mahi brother all about our children Solid!!

[@SBW_85]

Mean job Rongo, really genuine take and now I’m wondering who the All Black from Raupunga was..

[@Desmondo58]

George Nepia

[@abc-ke2yq]

@@Desmondo58 George from nuhaka

[@bazzxv]

It’s Aaron smith. The smith whanau are from mohaka.

[@raymondnaicovi9094]

This was mean thankyou brother for showing us your home away from home enjoyed this heaps can we have more please chur bro

[@owenahmu]

All the best 😊

[@ranuilaurencemarriner2029]

Time to unite brother's. 💪💯

[@ourpeople-g7r]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@bigtam2408]

12.44. Big Dave having a nap😂

[@tkkt27]

😂😂😂

[@logicalanswer3529]

Not a lot of self accountability going on from some people in this clip. You can also see how education helps improve a persons state of mind.

[@philipbest423]

Try living there, or being part of the community, dickhed comments from people who know shit.

[@danielturetahi2384]

Back in the late 90s we played ymp we we were always welcome and I played for Maraenui

[@abainimarama]

❤ PREMO MY BRO 💯

[@AccompliceRS]

Great vid guys

[@lucijimharbottle19]

Awesome

[@kerryhughes3407]

Can only imagine those BP Bros 20 years ago...

[@moronicdooshbaggery756]

What this shows m is some men who have grown wiser with age,and some that have never grown up

[@davidjudd6609]

Great to see you Raupunga, strong people with heart by looks, few future all blacks in the making keep it up!!!

[@kellyhopa8447]

Pretty sure the bro shifter was the one who stepped out our whoule crew wen we worked in the kiwifruit just before the viaduct.... None of our boys were patched up mob...the were just youngbucks wearing red caps thr bro did not like that ..came at us woth a baseball bat our boys dropped nuts but our women tht were woth us started screaming at him n he walked off....🤣🤣🤣

[@Mpro087]

Churr great episode bro

[@WAIROA4108]

wairoa on top

[@honepotini528]

The truth (no matter how harsh) being told with dignity = Mana. Nga mihi ki a koe

[@phxenixs3801]

Meeeeean brother 😎🤙🏾

[@top5dailyforever]

Awesome content brother