MORE MAGICAL MARAE MAKEOVERS …

The community renovation and landscaping show that makes a real difference – MARAE DIY – rewards more deserving iwi with a much-needed makeover when it premieres on Māori Television this Wednesday August 29 at 8.30 PM.

This is the fourth series of the top-rating DIY show but there are many firsts this time round as well as a new addition to the team. A South Island marae comes in for a top-to-toe renovation and the team tackles their first pan-tribal urban marae.

MARAE DIY producer and presenter Nevak ‘Ilolahia is joined once again by co-host Te Ori Paki and resident landscape designer David Clayton-Green. The new member of the line-up is builder Monty Ritai.

It’s a yearly struggle for hapū to try and find the funds necessary to renovate or repair their marae. So the arrival of the MARAE DIY team really is a wish come true. Six marae receive the team’s special makeover magic – with the clock and weather against them at every turn.

As in previous series, it is not just the landscape that gets a bit of beautifying. The team also whisks away a group of kuia to receive their own make-over before returning to the marae to see all the work their whānau have done in just four days.

Waipapa Marae in Kawhia is the venue for t he first episode and MARAE DIY has been called in to help the hapū sort out their parking dilemma – the paddock next door is a mud-bath in the winter.

Not only are the DIY team putting in a new carpark and overhauling the entire marae ātea, but they’re also taking on the challenge of fundraising enough pūtea to build a new barbeque area and playground for the tamariki while they are there.

coming up ON MĀORI TELEVISION:

WARRANT OF FITNESS – Monday August 27 at 8.00 PM

Jim Hongara and his whānau were stunned by his sudden heart attack. Refusing to accept life as a cardiac cripple, this Ngāti Porou man is determined to rejuvenate his health and secure a healthy future.

ITI POUNAMU – Monday August 27 at
9.30 PM

NZ Short Films: Te Ao Kapurangi – firearms are no match for the intelligence and courage of Te Ao Kapurangi; followed by Shadow Over The Sun – a new mother in colonial New Zealand is visited by a tui in her garden. Hosts Ainsley Gardiner and Tearepa Kahi kōrero with studio guest, National Geographic’s All Roads Film Project director Francene Blythe.

XIII SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES – Daily at 2.00 PM from Tuesday August 28

Hour-long highlights every day from Samoa of a major indigenous sporting event involving 22 countries, 33 sports and several thousand athletes from throughout the South Pacific. Repeats every night at 11.30 PM.

KAI KŌRERO – Tuesday August 28 at
9.30 PM

Join George Henare, Annie Whittle, Vanessa Rare and Geoff Dolan for a final feast of laughs in this multicultural sitcom. The Spalding and Rata whānau gather for the last time for food, family and funny moments.

NATURE OF THINGS: CHANGING GROUND – Tuesday August 28 at 8.30 PM

International Documentary, Pakipūmeka ō te Ao: A group of indigenous Canadians make an extraordinary journey to a remote corner of Papua New Guinea. They were invited by the Maisin, a tribe of about 2,000 people living as their ancestors did at the edge of the rainforest.

WAKA HUIA – Wednesday August 29
at 9.30 PM

The archival documentary series – in reo Māori with English subtitles – returns to Māori Television. Tonight: The first of a two-part story on Auckland tribe, Ngāti Whātua o Ōrakei, who – following land confiscation – now only inhabit some 700 acres of land at Bastion Point.

SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE OLD – Thursday August 30 at
8.00 PM

This light-hearted documentary series into stereotypes and prejudices asks how old is old, and how do we classify someone as old. Host Pio Terei meets a few New Zealanders who are aged over 70 but don’t fit some of our definitions of ‘old’.

NZ RUGBY LEAGUE NATIONAL PREMIERSHIP – Saturday September 1 and Sunday September 2 at 2.00 PM

The home of New Zealand rugby league presents exclusive free-to-air coverage of the preliminary final of the national competition on Saturday; and an under-18 fixture on Sunday. Join Te Arahi Maipi and guest commentators.

Getting to Air

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Viewers can tune in to Māori Television in six ways:

1. Via Freeview

Crystal clear, digital quality television with no monthly fees and no contracts. Visit www.freeviewnz.tv, call 0800-Freeview, or ask a sales person at a Freeview accredited appliance retailer.

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).

For More Information

Check our website www.maoritelevision.com/coverage or for guidance on how to tune-in call 0800 MA TATOU ( 0800 62 82868 )