Anika Moa Unleashed

Aotearoa’s TV Personality Of The Year Nicola ‘Nix’ Adams shares her journey of loss and addiction before joining Anika to dish out free advice to Meghan Markle.

‘The People’s Prop’, Angus Ta’avao, meets his match in the ‘Hornby Hooker’ who once played rugby for Canterbury. Anika shows him some moves that might make him, or break him.

Anika tracks down her long-lost love Sir Ashley Bloomfield in order to enlist his help with the coming zombie apocalypse.

Tourette’s makes life interesting for Uncle Tics - New Zealand's most famous Tik Tok-er - and his fiance Olivia, so Anika steps in with some unhelpful couples counselling and ends up with egg on her face.

After going through Shavaughn Ruakere's bin, Anika hits the hot tub for a heart-to-heart with the F-Boy Island host.

Anika teaches acting royalty and rising star, Thomasin Harcourt-McKenzie, how to go from ‘nice girl’ to bad-ass in a foul-mouthed face-off.

Once a young award-winning songstress herself, Anika hooks up with Benee, just back from her new home in LA and the stages of Coachella.

They’ve survived three weeks alone and naked in Africa in “Naked & Afraid”… but can The Wild Twins survive Anika?

Fresh off the US comedy circuit, Joe Daymond, teaches Anika how to do stand-up. But with her short attention span, she could be his toughest audience yet.

Anika challenges Minister For Justice Kiri Allan to a lesbian face-off and is embroiled in a sex scandal in the Beehive lifts.

Stan Walker's incredible story of cancer survival has captivated the public on both sides of the Tasman. He's made of tough stuff, but will he survive his encounter with an unusually unhinged Anika Moa? Expect exceptional singing, madness and some deep and meaningfuls. Not for the faint hearted. You have been warned.

Imagine Anika Moa and Judith Collins MP as an old married couple... well, imagine no longer, it's just one of the delights on offer as Anika invades the home of 'Crusher' Collins, the National Party hard woman. In a no holds barred encounter, Judith deals to PC madness, shares her thoughts on the 'C-word' and faces down her troubles with fake news.

Anika braves the mean streets of West Auckland to spend the day with New Zealand's funniest woman and newly minted Netflix star, comedian Urzila Carlson. It's an incredibly honest and extremely candid conversation, which moves from deeply personal insights to the outer boundaries of Carlson's fearless humour.

Fresh from visiting some of the weirdest fringes of the known world via his Netflix series 'Dark Tourist', David Farrier finally meets his match - a rampaging Anika Moa. In this blistering encounter she pushes him beyond the edge of darkness.

Anika is in her element in this raunchy and revealing encounter with Chris Parker (Hudson and Halls, Funny Girls) and Tom Sainsbury (Supercity, Kiwis of Snapchat), two of the most prolific actors and comedians in Aotearoa. But will their stellar careers survive a re-imagining of a certain scene from The Handmaid's Tale? You be the judge.

Jamie Curry became a YouTube star as a schoolgirl. Her 'Jamie's World' channel attracts millions of viewers with candid posts about her life in suburban N.Z. Now in her early 20s, she's embarking on a new venture - marriage. Her post announcing she was in love with a woman clocked up 1.5 million views, so who better to advise Anika on how to up her social media game?

The meeting between New Zealand's foremost right wing politician and our wayward songstress could have been a total disaster. Thankfully it's only a car crash. Watch as the pair clash over politics, trade insults and fight like naughty siblings.

Be amazed as psychic medium and hair dye enthusiast Sue Nicholson predicts the sex of Anika's baby. Moa invades the home of the The Sensing Murder star in Lower Hutt in this spooky special which also features Karen O'Leary, star of Wellington Paranormal.

Kita and Anita are two of NZ's most prominent drag queens, co-owners of the legendary Caluzzi and hosts of TVNZ's House of Drag. They deal in offensive, crass and self-deprecating humour so they should have no trouble dealing with Anika Moa, right? Buckle up for a no-holds-barred festival of appalling behaviour and good times. Tragic, but in the best possible way.

Joseph Parker has faced some really tough opponents in his professional career, but going the distance with Anika Moa almost proves to be his undoing. The pair slug it out in an often bruising encounter which includes an ill-advised Samoan joke-off, some actual boxing and a musical interlude featuring Joseph's impressive guitar skills.

Part 1 of 2: Anika is unleashed into the studios where Shortland Street is made. The first stop is an unsettling encounter with the street's most popular male double act and bro-mancers, Boyd and Drew.

Part 2 of 2: Anika grills Shortland Street producer Maxine Fleming, undertakes a steamy audition with T.K. (Ben Mitchell) and talks about penises with Michael Galvin (Dr Warner). She also sings with Ngahuia Piripi (Dr Esther Samuels) and, in an unexpected twist (SPOILER ALERT) she gives birth in the Ferndale Hospital!

But wait, there's Moa! Anika invades the home of infomercial queen and cultural taonga Suzanne Paul; mother of Natural Glow, the Suzanne Clip and the novelty hit single The Blue Monkey. Anika challenges the great saleswoman to create a series of infomercials for increasingly bizarre products and she delves into Suzanne's past life as a Playboy Bunny!

Things start badly when Anika is late for her interview with our most respected broadcaster and national journalistic icon, John Campbell. Moa picks away at John's mana with series of strange questions and encourages the usually well mannered newshound to descend to her level.

Anika can barely contain her excitement when she invades the Auckland home of film and TV star Robbie Magasiva, partly because she is the number one fan of Wentworth, in which Robbie plays wayward prison guard Will Jackson.

Hilary Barry of all people should have known it wasn't a good idea to invite Anika to invade her pristine home on Auckland's North Shore. The house proud Barry is soon aware of the her folly as the encounter unravels in a haze of party streamers, smeared chocolate cake, shocking sexual innuendo and an actual clown.

It's fair to say that Tim Shadbolt; New Zealand's favourite mayor, former student radical, and now Knight of the Realm, was somewhat bewildered by his encounter with Anika Moa. Perhaps it was the bizarre costume change, or was it the challenge to "wipe the smile" off that famously grinning mug?

Anika tricks star children's entertainer and educator Suzy Cato into an adult themed encounter with wild special effects, some seriously unhealthy fast food and a dead cat.

Part 1 of 2: Twenty years ago a new reality show called Popstars hit NZ's screens. The girls from TrueBliss, the band that emerged from the show, were reality show guinea pigs who briefly became household names with a number one album and a national tour. Anika Moa tracks the girls down with a view of getting the band back together.

Season Finale. Part 2 of 2: TrueBliss are back in the studio to record a 2019 version of their 1999 smash hit 'Tonight'. Anika gathers the girls, but there's a problem, original member Carly Binding refuses to join the fun. But who will sing Carly's part? Could it be Anika?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.