IT’S THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS!
They’ve got the talent but have three young rugby players got the mental toughness, stamina and that special X factor to make it through New Zealand’s toughest sporting academy? Find out when Māori Television’s new series of SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS premieres on Thursday June 7 at 8.00 PM.
The show follows the progress of three young Māori athletes as they participate in the International Rugby Academy’s twice yearly high-performance players’ course at the Sport and Rugby Institute at Massey University. They are Matenga Baker from Ōtaki, Ariki Henry from Omaio and Turoia Kuka from Tauranga.
The three-week course in Palmerston North exposes about 30 teenage players – usually two from each position and from throughout the world – to some of the best New Zealand and international coaches and former players.
They include current All Blacks coaches Graham Henry and Steve Hansen, former Wallabies skipper John Eales, and greats of the game such as Frank Bunce, Grant Fox, Jeff Wilson, Graham Mourie, Richard Loe, Shane Howarth, Aaron Pene and Ian Jones.
The academy, headed by former All Black Murray Mexted, is in its sixth year of operation at the institute where it offers courses for coaches, managers and players.
Turoia Kuka (Ngāi Te Rangi), 19, now living and studying in Auckland, plays prop and spent three seasons in the 1st XV at Kings College, Otahuhu. Last year, he was in the Auckland Rugby Union Academy.
Matenga Baker (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Te Atiawa ki Whakarongotai) is an openside flanker who played three seasons for Ōtaki College’s 1st XV, two of those as captain.
Finally, Ariki Henry (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui), 19, is a second five-eighth who recently left Rotorua Boys’ High School and has had three seasons in their 1st XV. Ariki says the academy is “awesome” and the institute facilities are “probably the top in New Zealand”.
Is it the beginning of a professional dream for these young men, or a rude awakening? Find out when SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS screens on Māori Television on Thursday at 8.00 PM.coming up ON MĀORI TELEVISION:
KETE ARONUI – Tuesday June 5 at 8.00 PM
Rotorua multimedia artist Henriata Nicholas is one of the few women who perform traditional uhi moko – moko with chisels – and is helping plan an exhibition in Italy that aims to take Māori art to the world.
CIRQUE FOR LIFE – Tuesday June 5 at
8.30 PM
International Documentary, Pakipūmeka ō te Ao: Four young adults get together in Quebec to train and ultimately stage a live circus performance. The challenge is that they come from different countries, speak several languages and have only three weeks to pull it off!
TAPU – Wednesday June 6 at 8.30 PM
New Zealand Documentary, Pakipūmeka Aotearoa: Ground-breaking project that poses the question – is tapu still a potent force in contemporary New Zealand or a dry anthropological concept emasculated by the inroads of Christianity and colonialism?
ARERO – Saturday June 9 at 5.30 PM
Education is the hot kaupapa for the youth show hosted by award-winning rangatahi presenter Miss Kihi. Hona Black, Te Rina Mulligan, Mariana Te Tai and Richard Anderson share their perspective on reo Māori learning – is it a privilege or a pressure?
NZ RUGBY LEAGUE NATIONAL PREMIERSHIP – Saturday June 9 and Sunday June 10 at 2.00 PM
The home of New Zealand league has Saturday’s live clash between the Waitakere Rangers and Auckland Lions, followed by delayed coverage on Sunday of the Waicoa Bay Stallions and the Central Falcons.
MĀ TĀTOU – Sunday June 10 at 6.30 PM
Iwi-tainment events series checks out WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) in Taranaki while studio guests Taihuri Rite and Te Kauhoe Wano kōrero about ‘Taranakitanga’, the way of the peacemakers and why foreigners love them so much!
MAGIK & ROSE – Sunday June 10 at 9.00 PM
Classic Kiwi Cinema: Fledgling filmmaker Vanessa Alexander’s debut feature lifts the covers off the sleepy town of Hokitika. A dodgy city fortune-teller and a small town wife find out they both want the impossible: a child.
Getting to Air
Our daily schedule is:
| Monday to Friday | 3.00pm - 11.30pm | |
| Saturday & Sunday | 2.00pm - 11.30pm |
Viewers can tune in to Māori Television in six ways:
1. Via Freeview
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2. Via the UHF frequency
To receive Māori Television via the UHF frequency, you need to have a UHF aerial and be within the coverage range. You can check our coverage maps to find out if you are within the coverage area: www.maoritelevision.com/coverage. If you need to purchase an aerial, call your local television aerial installation retailer. You will find these services listed in the Yellow Pages.
3. Via satellite
If you are not within our coverage area, you can access Māori Television via satellite by purchasing a satellite dish and receiver from your local television aerial installation service.
4. As a Sky Digital subscriber
If you are a Sky Digital subscriber, you will find Māori Television on channel 19 of your Sky remote.
5. As a Sky UHF subscriber
If you are a Sky UHF subscriber, you will find Māori Television on button 6 of your Sky remote.
6. Via Saturn TV
If you receive Saturn TV, you can tune in to Māori Television through channel button 33. Saturn customers – please leave your decoders switched on to be able to receive this channel.
If you are still unsure or need any assistance, call the channel’s tune-in helpline on 0800 MA TATOU (0800 62 82 868).
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