Kupu X: Season 1

2025

6 episodes
Drama

Produced by, for and about rangatahi, this drama series follows Kahu Smith who debunks local mysteries on TikTok as a... More

Produced by, for and about rangatahi, this drama series follows Kahu Smith who debunks local mysteries on TikTok as a front for her investigations into her mother’s disappearance. Her research leads her to the town of Urutomo, where she meets Tomai Stone, her polar opposite and possible key to the truth.

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Where to watch Kupu X: Season 1

Kupu X: Season 1 is available to stream in New... More Zealand now on MĀORI+.

Kupu X: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1

Driven by betrayal to uncover the truth about her mother’s... More disappearance Kahu Smith starts dropping truth bombs in her Get Ready with Me (GRWM) livestreams.

Episode 2

Tomai tries to get Kahu to see Ururangi through his... More eyes and she has to admit she’s drawn to him but she’ s not about to trust someone who thinks vibes are facts and energy is evidence.

Episode 3

Kahu’s views the fear she feels at someone following her... More as a sign she’s getting closer. Dr Ani Tū-Motu evidence all points to something bigger than a tourist scam and Kahu isn’t about to let the trail go cold, she turns to the one local who might actually help, Tomai Stone.

Episode 4

Not the type to be ‘ghosted’ Kahu shows up at... More Tomai’s house to confront him. Instead she finds Miri in a flap trying to capture the injured kererū. Tomai’s been arrested for the disappearance of Bruce Whitehall.

Episode 5

Still reeling from Tomai’s betrayal, Kahu can’t understand why he... More hid crucial info about her mum. Determined to get answers she talks her way into the Whitehall mansion and snoops for clues, hitting the Jackpot.

Episode 6

Shaken but not deterred by her brush with death Kahu... More goes ‘LIVE’, again mocking stories of kēhua on the manuga and brushing off Tomai's growing unease. But he’s sure of it now, something or someone is out there and it’s closing in on them.

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