Maori Television Highlights

Maori Television Highlights

Week 22: Monday May 28 - Sunday June 3 2007

TORO PIKOPIKO E! - Weekdays at 4.30 PM from Monday May 28
Ka pai! The Maori language puppetry programme is back on air for a third series with more timeless traditional tales with a twist especially for the kiddies.

WA PUKAPUKA - Weekdays at 4.45 PM at Monday May 28
Picture books from the catalogue of award-winning Huia Publishers are brought to life with animation, music and narration in this Maori language show for children.

TOI WHAKAARI - Weekdays at 5.30 PM from Monday May 28
Classic kapa haka performances every weeknight from the recent Tuhoe festival. Features Tuhoe ki Kawerau (Mon); Te Tira Hou (Tues); Tuhoe ki Taranaki (Wed); Te Tahu o Te Haokitaha (Thurs); and Koeau (Fri).

KAPU KA'U (INTERNATIONAL DOCO) - Tuesday May 29 at 8.30 PM
Unique portrait of one of Hawaii's most remote and rugged districts which has been impacted by many outside influences despite its beauty and special significance.

TAONGA: TREASURES OF OUR PAST - Wednesday at 8.00 PM from May 30
Retells precious Maori stories of romance, betrayal, politics and war, survival and heroism. Premieres with Oha and Albie Bennett's incredible tale of two coins, a soldier's passion and one woman's faith that would never die.

HIKOI: INSIDE OUT (NZ DOCO) - Wednesday May 30 at 8.30 PM
Follows two women on the foreshore and seabed hikoi to Parliament, and explores some of the concerns that compelled them to join the largest unified mobilization of Maori in history.

NGATI NRL - Thursday May 31 at 8.00 PM
The final in this fascinating fly-on-the-dressing-room-wall show that takes you behind-the-scenes of the NRL with our Kiwi boys across the ditch.

NZ RUGBY LEAGUE NATIONAL PREMIERSHIP - Saturday June 2 and Sunday June 3 at 2.00 PM
It's round eight so check out Saturday's live clash between Harbour League and Northern Storm followed by delayed coverage on Sunday of the Tamaki Titans and Counties Manukau.

KAI TIME ON THE ROAD - Sunday June 3 at 7.00 PM
Chef Pete Peeti is back dishing up more mouth-watering servings of his tasty food show and is flying solo this time around, spending more time with tangata whenua and listening to their stories of feasts and food gathering.

LEAVE ALL FAIR (CLASSIC KIWI CINEMA) - Sunday June 3 at 9.00 PM
More moving cinema from Kiwi filmmaker John O'Shea. Filmed in France, this is the story of John Middleton-Murry, the husband of famed New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield.

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