Maori Television highlights Week 13

Maori Television highlights Week 13: Saturday March 19 – Friday March 25 2011

SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2011

2.00 pm Boxing: Hollyfield v Williams 2011 UR
A repackaged two hour highlights show of the Holyfield vs Williams and Davis vs Barrett fights, plus all the excitement from the undercards.

8.00 pm TUA DE FORCE III – TUA V KING
THE BACKYARD BRAWL
Live coverage of the biggest boxing showdown South Auckland has ever seen. “The Tuamanator” fights American Demetrice King in a 12 round title bout from the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre. (LIVE)

SUNDAY 20 MARCH 2011

2.00 pm 2011 Waka Ama Sprint Nationals
Action from the 2011 National Waka Ama Club Sprint Championships hosted by Nga Kaihoe o Aotearoa at Lake Karapiro. (REPEAT SERIES PREMIERE)

5.00 pm Aa Rau G
Showcases the Maori identity through books by Maori and about Maori. Tonight: Meet Malcolm Mulholland, author of Beneath the Maori Moon, an illustrated history of Maori rugby.

6.30 pm Bring Your Boots Oz G
Former All Black Glen Osborne takes viewers on a heartfelt and hilarious tour of New Zealand’s rugby clubs. Tonight: Oz joins famed Hawkes Bay Maori college Te Aute ahead of their first fifteen trials.

8.00 pm Haumanu G
A study of Taonga Puoro, traditional Maori instruments, reflecting the sounds and rhythms of the natural environment. Tonight: A look at kohatu (stone) and the making of tools to fashion taonga puoro.
(REPEAT SERIES PREMIERE)

8.30 pm Sunday Feature: Amal AO
A multi-layered portrait of contemporary India. Amal is a rickshaw driver in New Delhi who meets an eccentric billionaire disguised as a vagabond, searching the streets for the last morsel of humanity.

MONDAY 21 MARCH 2011

9.30 pm Manly Night Football
Monday night is Manly night on Maori Television! New Zealand’s second-favourite NRL team returns to our screens, free-to-air, for the 2011 season. Tonight: Sea Eagles v Roosters. (SERIES PREMIERE)

TUESDAY 22 MARCH 2011

8.30 pm Veil of Dreams G
Follows the Iranian National Women’s Football Team who have not allowed their veils to become an obstacle to succeeding in the international football arena.

9.30 pm Cashing In AO
New drama series set in the high stakes world of First Nations gaming at North Beach Casino in Southern Manitoba, Canada. Tonight: Liz gets more than she bargained for when she meets a wealthy rancher.
(SERIES PREMIERE)

WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH 2011

8.30 pm E Tu Kahikatea
Profiles Maori leaders who have challenged, outraged and inspired. Tonight: Wiremu Tawhai discusses his passion for Shakespeare, devotion to kumara, and the art of kissing a Pakeha woman.
(SERIES PREMIERE)

9.00 pm Nga Waiata o te Iwi G
A tribute to the ‘songs of the people’ looking at some of the great Maori composers. Tonight: Wiremu Kerekere not only composed, but also entertained with his unique voice and inimitable piano playing.
(REPEAT SERIES PREMIERE)

THURSDAY 24 MARCH 2011

8.00 pm Rugby World Cup Classic Matches
The stars come out to play with the most thrilling moments in international rugby from the first Rugby World Cup, 1987, to the grand final in France 20 years later. Tonight: All Blacks v Australia, 1991.

8.30 pm Hyundai Code G
Fun-loving sport entertainment show with a star presenter line up of Jenny-May Coffin, Awen Guttenbeil, Glen Osborne and Ruben Wiki, and an array of illustrious guests from the world of sport.

9.30 pm Hunting Aotearoa AO
All new episodes! Tonight join Howie when he revisits his old mate Kupu Lloyd in Arowhana for a bull hunt. Wild cattle are considered the deadliest animal in New Zealand, and this hunt is action packed.
(SERIES PREMIERE)

10.00 pm Boil Up
A show that takes a bite out of all the latest sporting events.
Hosted by Te Arahi Maipi.

10.30 pm Te Po Mekemeke
Take a ringside seat as the next generation of NZ and South Pacific boxers battle it out. Tonight: Hone Nathan v James Walker, Paddy Lueii v Patrick Mailata and Jean Pierre Dupotail v Vegus Winters.

FRIDAY 25 MARCH 2011

8.30 pm Homai Te Pakipaki
Tune in to see the finest home grown talent in Aotearoa sing their hearts out and entertain in style. Viewers’ votes decide the weekly winner of $1,000, and who returns to compete for $10,000 in the final.

10.00 pm Willie Jacksons NewsBites
Willie Jackson dines out on the news and the news-makers.

Season premieres this week
Manly Night Football - Monday 21 March at 9.30pm
Cashing In - Tuesday 22 March at 9.30pm
E Tu Kahikatea – Wednesday 23 at 8.30pm
Hunting Aotearoa - Thursday 24 March at 9.30pm

Coming soon
It’s in the Bag - Sunday 17 April at 6.30pm
ANZAC Day – Monday 25 April from 5.50am – 11.00pm (schedule will be sent out next week)
May Music Month
Maori Television will feature local and international music documentaries during the month of May including Patu! Sunday 29th May – Merata Mita’s documentary. A record of the mass civil disobedience that took place throughout New Zealand during the winter of 1981 in protest against a South African rugby tour.
This Way of Life – Sunday 5 June at 8.30pm
Best Documentary Qantas Film & Television Awards. Winner Best Director Thomas Burstyn, Qantas Film & Television Awards
Peter Karena, his wife Colleen, their six children and many horses live almost wild in the stunning beauty of New Zealand's rugged Ruahine Mountains. Until, that is, Peter's escalating battle with his own father has profound consequences for the whole clan.
Head Start - Saturday 9 July at 7.00pm

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