Maori TV Hightlighs: June 25 - July 1, 2007

Maori Television Highlights

ITI POUNAMU (NZ SHORT FILMS) – Monday June 25 at 9.30 PM

A 30-week season of critically-acclaimed New Zealand short films – presented by renowned filmmakers Ainsley Gardiner and Tearepa Kahi – premieres with Mananui and features a korero with director Poata Eruera.

KETE ARONUI – Tuesday June 26 at 8.00 PM

Profiles Whirimako Black whose distinctive sound, lyrics in reo Maori, use of traditional Maori musical forms and collaboration with taonga puoro instruments make her a unique and powerful voice for Maori music and culture.

MOTHERLAND: MOVING ON (INTERNATIONAL DOCO) – Tuesday June 26 at 8.30 PM

Shot in the UK, USA, Africa and Jamaica, this film picks up the story of three people of African descent who traced their roots through DNA testing and continues their soul-searching journeys.

TAONGA: TREASURES OF OUR PAST – Wednesday June 27 at 8.00 PM

A routine boat trip from the Chatham Islands to Christchurch in 1940 turns into a terrifying 52 days of captivity on a German naval vessel for Hetty Idiens and her whanau – the first prisoners of war from the Pacific.

TOI MAORI ON THE MAP (NZ DOCO) – Wednesday June 27 at 8.30 PM

When Maori artists George Nuku and Tracey Tawhiao took part in a groundbreaking exhibition in England, it wasn’t just a physical journey for them both. The highs and lows of preparing for the event also become an emotional and spiritual journey for the talented pair.

TAUTOHETOHE – Wednesday June 27 at 9.30 PM

The premiere of the second series of Maori Television’s riveting reo Maori debate show sees leading iwi orators from Ngati Hine and Te Arawa go head-to-head in the studio on a selected topic, with one arguing for and the other against. Don’t miss Maori wordplay and wit in action!

HUNTING AOTEAROA – Thursday June 28 at 9.30 PM

The final in the second series of the only New Zealand television show for hunting and shooting enthusiasts. Howie Morrison Junior revisits his forays into the wild South Island back country. It’s the best of the best of his hunting stories, plus a few thrills and spills on the way.

NZ RUGBY LEAGUE NATIONAL PREMIERSHIP – Saturday June 30 and Sunday July 1 at 2.00 PM

Auckland’s Mount Smart Stadium is the venue for this weekend’s local league action with Harbour League taking on the Canterbury Bulls in Saturday’s live showdown and the Auckland Lions versus the Central Falcons in Sunday’s delayed coverage.

GALLIPOLI (SUNDAY FEATURE) – Sunday July 1 at 9.00 PM

An epic reconstruction of the battle that changed nations forever, this powerful film about the devastating conflict was produced and directed by award-winning Turkish director Tolga Ornek, and narrated by Jeremy Irons and Sam Neill.

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