Wednesday 4 May 2011

The 2011 season of rangatahi [youth] show HAA returns to Maori Television this week with a road trip filmed around the central North Island to celebrate the show’s seventh season.

HAA screens week days on Maori Television at 5.30pm, this week’s road trip features Raglan, Tauranga, Taupo and Rotorua.

The road trip introduces two new presenters to the HAA team, Poutama Paki and Taupunakohe Tocker. They join returning presenters Amanda Ashton and Junior Paparoa for Maori Television’s flagship rangatahi series.

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Producer Wiremu Te Kiri is looking forward to another year of HAA and says every season the series is committed to promoting te reo and tikanga Maori and this year is no different.

“We have a very dynamic presenting team on HAA and what makes them all stand out is their ability to relate to rangatahi,” he says.

“They are all talented in different areas. Amanda is a fantastic dancer and singer, Junior is a talented sportsman, Poutama is a dynamic kapa haka performer and Taupunakohe is passionate about rangatahi and has been involved with many rangatahi workshops.”

Exciting new segments this year include coverage of Rugby World Cup 2011 and a weekly episode focused on Aotearoa music. The new season will also see the return of popular segments like HAA XTREME (extreme sports), KIMIHIA TE HAA (festivals) and WAHA PAPA (instructional segment).

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“We have a very dynamic presenting team on HAA and what makes them all stand out is their ability to relate to rangatahi,” he says.

“They are all talented in different areas. Amanda is a fantastic dancer and singer, Junior is a talented sportsman, Poutama is a dynamic kapa haka performer and Taupunakohe is passionate about rangatahi and has been involved with many rangatahi workshops.”

Exciting new segments this year include coverage of Rugby World Cup 2011 and a weekly episode focused on Aotearoa music. The new season will also see the return of popular segments like HAA XTREME (extreme sports), KIMIHIA TE HAA (festivals) and WAHA PAPA (instructional segment).

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