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Maori Television Highlights
Maori Television Highlights
Week 21: Monday May 19 – Sunday May 25 2008
AFGHANISTAN THE HEROIN CONNECTION
(INTERNATIONAL DOCO) – Tuesday May 20 at 8.30 PM
Over
eighty-five percent of the heroin consumed in Europe comes
from Afghanistan, where, despite the declarations of Western
officials, production has exploded. Shot under perilous
conditions, often with a hidden camera, this documentary
tracks the journey of the heroin, from poppy fields to the
veins of its users.
TOA: TOA O AOTEAROA – Thursday May
22 at 9.30 PM
Series finale. Unique reality series where
contestants use traditional Maori weaponry to battle it out
and find out who deserves to be called the best of the best.
Tonight: Only one warrior will take away the title of
champion – and the cash prize of $10,000.
VODAFONE ONE
TRIBE TV – Friday 23 May at 8.00 PM
New! The players
and the personalities behind New Zealand’s only NRL
franchise – the Vodafone Warriors. A magazine show that
brings the fans closer to their heroes, and follows the guys
as they get out into the community – in hospitals, at
junior league club special training, and doing their bit for
the anti-text bullying campaign.
WHARE TAPERE – Sunday
25 May at 5.00 PM
New! Kapa haka is flourishing in this
country. It also has a vital role to play in the
revitalisation of te reo and tikanga Maori. Tamati Waaka
leads studio discussion to look at the elements that inspire
such passion amongst performers and fans alike.
THE NEW
MIGRATION – Sunday 25 May at 8.00 PM
New series!
It’s one of the biggest decisions many Maori will ever
make: to leave behind settled and successful city lives to
return to their roots. This subject is explored through six
individuals who have made the decision to up-sticks and
return to their tribal areas. The $64,000 question: have
they made the right choice?
KAIHOE WAHINE – Sunday 25
May at 8.30 PM
Series premiere! Sporting reality show
that follows four teams of women paddlers as they count down
to compete at the 2008 National Waka Ama
Championships.
BASTION POINT 30TH COMMEMORATIVE ANNIVERSARY – Sunday 25 May from 9.00 PM – 11.00 PM
BASTION POINT DAY 507 – At 9.00 PM
When the
Government of the day announced plans to commit Bastion
Point to development, tangata whenua set up an occupied
protest on the land. This seminal documentary, by Merita
Mita, captures the moments on Day 507 of that occupation –
May 25, 1978 - when the army was sent in to remove the
protesters.
NATIVE AFFAIRS SPECIAL – At 9.25
PM
Thirty years on from events at Bastion Point, Julian
Wilcox and the team mark this significant milestone in Maori
history. Prominent New Zealanders and grassroots people
involved in events are in the studio to look back, discuss
and evaluate the importance of the occupation.
THE UNTOLD
STORY – At 10.10 PM
In 1999, another team of
documentary makers pick up the thread of the story where
Merita Mita’s piece – Bastion Point Day 507 - left
off.
Ends
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