Dora the Explorer is getting a te reo Maori makeover with the help of three Rotorua siblings.
Te Rangitakaroro Hiini, 9, and his sisters Mai Io, 8, and Arawa, 6, have voiced characters in the popular children's programme in a dubbed version for Maori Television. The re-worked series, Dora Matatoa will premiere on July 21 - the start of Maori Language Week.
Te Rangitakaroro was the voice behind Dora's best friend and monkey, Boots. Every weekend he would juggle playing rugby for Whakarewarewa in between travelling to Auckland to record.
"I sat in this chair and would read the words off this screen," Te Rangitakaroro said.