Oscar and Nathan

Where is Oscar from? Samoa

Where is Nate from? Mahia

Do you know where your ancestors came from? Spain, Mexico, Kenya & Philippines

Positive and Negative DNA  Testing

Positive- Genetic testing involves examining your DNA, the chemical database that carries instructions for your body's functions. Genetic testing can reveal changes (mutations) in your genes that may cause illness or disease.

Negative- In a family where a genetic mutation has already been identified, a negative test may be considered a "true negative." This means that the person does not have a higher risk for cancer than the general population. 

In this documentary 'Naked Samoan' Oscar Kightley, and Māori radio/TV personality Nathan Rarere use DNA technology to trace their families' ancestry. They discover that their forebears originated in Taiwan before migrating to the Pacific via Vanuatu (and the Cook Islands, for those going on to Aotearoa). On the DNA trail they meet locals and find striking cultural similarities — even in Taiwan, where the indigenous people look Polynesian, and provide a haka-like welcome. The film won top honours at the International Oceania Documentary Film Festival in Tahiti.