Maori Television Highlights week 23 28 May to 03 June 2011

New this week

Patu! on Sunday 29 May at 8.30pm

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.

Tangaroa With Pio – new series starts Sunday 29 May at 5pm
I Know a Sheila Like That – new series Tuesday 31 May at 8pm
Nga Pirihimana Hou – starts Friday 3 June at 10pm

May Music Month

This month Maori Television will feature local and international music documentaries. THIS WEEK: Ka Haku Au – A Poet’s Lament (repeat) and La Fabri_K The Cuban Hip Hop Factory on Saturday 28 May from 8.30pm

Coming soon

Saving Grace – Saturday 4 June at 8.30pm (repeat), documentary by Merata Mita kicking off Matariki month:

This feature length documentary provides an opportunity for Maori to unite in the search for solutions to prevent violence against children in our communities. It is a call to action, offering avenues of assistance to distressed whanau, to the whistleblowers and to the victims.

This Way of Life – Sunday 5 June at 8.30pm (repeat)

Best Documentary Qantas Film & Television Awards. Winner Best Director Thomas Burstyn, Qantas Film & Television Awards

Head Start – Saturday 9 July at 7.00pm

SATURDAY 28 MAY 2011

8.30 pm Ka Haku Au – A Poet’s Lament G
The exquisite story of Kohine Te Whakarua Ponika, who composed some of the most popular Māori music ever written, yet couldn’t read a note of music.
(REPEAT)

9.30 pm LA FABRI_K The Cuban Hip Hop Factory
When Doble-Filo and Obsesion, known collectively as "LA FABRI_K", join forces to create a new musical revolution in Cuba, they never expected to be thrust into an intense journey into the heart of hip-hop.
(PREMIERE)

SUNDAY 29 MAY 2011

5.00 pm Tangaroa with Pio G
Follow Pio Terei on yet another kai moana journey out and about with the colourful locals, both in New Zealand and beyond these shores. Tonight: Pio enjoys the beautiful Waitangi Day celebrations.
(SERIES PREMIERE)

6.30 pm It’s in the Bag G
In the beautifully restored Gaiety Theatre of Wairoa, Pio and Stacey put on a show to be remembered. It’s in the Bag celebrates why small town Wairoa is the place to be!

7.00 pm Kai Time on the Road G
Join Peter Peeti on his journey around the motu where he cooks up tantalising feasts that excite the taste buds. Pete heads to Napier in search of fresh green lipped mussels.

8.30 pm Patu
A startling documentary based on the mass civil disobedience that took place throughout New Zealand during the winter of 1981 in protest against a South African rugby tour.

MONDAY 30 MAY 2011

6.30 pm Te Matatini o Te Ra – Te Matatini National’s 2011 G
All the outstanding performances from day three of the 2011 Te Matatini O Te Rā National Kapa Haka competitions, held at Wai o Hika Estate, Gisborne. Tonight: Te Whare o Puhi.

9.30 pm Manly Monday Night Football
Monday night is Manly night on Māori Television! New Zealand’s second-favourite NRL team returns to our screens, free-to-air, for the 2011 season. Sea Eagles v Broncos.

TUESDAY 31 MAY 2011

6.30 pm Te Matatini o Te Ra – Te Matatini National’s 2011 G
All the outstanding performances from day three of the 2011 Te Matatini O Te Rā National Kapa Haka competitions, held at Wai o Hika Estate, Gisborne. Tonight: Te Rerenga Kōtuku.

8.00 pm I Know a Sheila Like That
An in-depth look into the lives of women who are challenging accepted female roles in today’s society.
(PREMIERE)

9.30 pm Dirt Game PGR
Brian is called back to Australia amidst a hostile take-over threat to the Albion group, something his father-in-law may be complicit with.

10.30 pm Finding Our Talk G
We explore how Norway’s Sami people are still incorporating their culture and language into their daily lives despite government policies of assimilation.

WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE 2011

6.30 pm Te Matatini o Te Ra – Te Matatini National’s 2011 G
All the outstanding performances from day three of the 2011 Te Matatini O Te Rā National Kapa Haka competitions, held at Wai o Hika Estate, Gisborne. Tonight: Te Waka Huia.

8.00 pm Whakataukī G
Rahui Papa explores the meaning behind different Māori proverbs. How do today’s contemporary proverbs compare to those established years ago by our tupuna?

8.30 pm Marae DIY G
The Marae DIY crew are back again, tools and can do attitude in hand. Join the journey as we visit and help out at different marae around te motu. Tonight: Rangitahi Marae, Murupura.

9.30 pm Te Kāuta PGR
A risqué chat show featuring guests who reminisce about their younger days and some of their most naughty secrets never told or seen on television before. Tonight: Vapi Kupenga.

THURSDAY 2 JUNE 2011

6.30 pm Te Matatini o Te Ra – Te Matatini National’s 2011 G
All the outstanding performances from day three of the 2011 Te Matatini O Te Rā National Kapa Haka competitions, held at Wai o Hika Estate, Gisborne. Tonight: Te Ahikaaroa.

8.00 pm Rugby World Cup Classic Matches G
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: Australia v France, 1999.

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 sporting guests.
(LIVE)

9.30 pm Hunting Aotearoa AO
Parakai is where the hunting begins with Rob Hargreaves and Anthony Head who run a home kill business called Handy And Processors. Then Howie returns to his hometown for a hunt.

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

FRIDAY 3 JUNE 2011

6.30 pm Te Matatini o Te Ra – Te Matatini National’s 2011 G
All the outstanding performances from day three of the 2011 Te Matatini O Te Rā National Kapa Haka competitions, held at Wai o Hika Estate, Gisborne. Tonight: Ngāti Rangiwewehi.

8.00 pm Beneath the Māori Moon G
A documentary series tracing the evolution of Māori Rugby and Māori social history over the past 120 years. Tonight: The unique role that whakapapa has to play in the Māori contribution to rugby.
(REPEAT)

8.30 pm Homai Te Pakipaki
Tune in to see the finest homegrown 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 Ngā Pirihimana Hou
A documentary that follows Maori recruits through their first steps to forge a career in the NZ Police force.
(PREMIERE)

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