E-Pānui 191: Monday December 3 to Sunday December 9 2007

FUNKY & FUNNY – FOR THE YOUTH!

Māori Television’s new youth magazine show MATATAHI looks outside the square for its stories, serving up serious insights into the life of rangatahi with a healthy side helping of humour – every Saturday at 5.30 PM.

Fast-paced, irreverent and funny, MATATAHI is presented by Kara Rickard (pictured) of Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Koata descent, and features the faces of many of our top celebrities such as Nesian Mystik’s Awanui Reeder, Brent Mio from Mai FM and ‘Aunty’ Aroha Hathaway.

Producer Julia Parnell from Auckland-based Butobase says it is a show with a difference and an edge.

“Basically, growing up is not easy but most shows aimed at youth make life look simple and it’s not,” Julia says.

“That’s why we’ve made this show. We have all the usual stuff: a hot presenter, funky graphics and the word from the street but this show is alternative and full of surprises.”

This Saturday December 8 at 5.30 PM, MATATAHI takes a light-hearted look at our love lives. Sex and romance are key ingredients to life but who’s talking about it?

Then, on Saturday December 15 at 5.30 PM, the team shows how to utilise new media developments and protect oneself from the prying eyes of a surveillance society.

A speed and extreme special on Saturday December 22 at 5.30 PM focuses on the increasing speed of life in the 21st century while musician Anika Moa faces the fear as she plunges from a plane.

Other topics include health and alternative lifestyles, fashion and pop culture, business and finance and identity.

coming up ON MĀORI TELEVISION:

ITI POUNAMU – Monday December 3 at 9.30 PM

NZ Short Films, Making Money: A comedy about life, love and lottery. Followed by Te Utu – Māori mythology animation directed and written by Robert Jahnke. Hosted by Ainsley Gardiner and Tearepa Kahi (pictured).

MY BROTHER’S KOSOVA WEDDING – Tuesday December 4 at 8.30 PM

International Documentary, Pakipūmeka ō te Ao: Kosova-Australian Sel Beha is beckoned back to Kosova for his brother’s wedding – but what has happened to the country since the war against Serbia ended in 2001?

PĀKEHĀ MĀORI – Wednesday December 5 at 8:30 PM

NZ Documentary, Pakipūmeka Aotearoa: By the early years of the nineteenth century a few Pākehā had settled amongst Māori. Written accounts and interviews with descendents builds a picture of the world they lived in.

MĀORIOKE – Friday December 7 at 8.30 PM

Contestants from the Bay of Plenty, Christchurch, Upper Hutt, Porirua and Auckland line up for the fifth and final semi-final in the nationwide talent search before the top seven finalists and category winners are announced. Who will make the cut?

MĀ TĀTOU – Sunday December 9 at 6.30 PM

Te Hāmua Nikora and Veeshayne Patuwai – hosts of the iwi-tainment events show – look back at the 2007 highlights in this ‘best of’ special featuring Te Matatini, Ohakune and the Māori Market.

KAI ORA – Sunday December 9 at 7.00 PM

The Māori queen of cuisine, Anne Thorp, cooks up a storm for her talented friends, television reporter Tini Molyneux and Mātai Smith from Pūkana fame, in this celebration of fine dining, Māori style.

THE MARKET BOYS – Sunday December 9 at 9.00 PM

Sunday Feature, Kiriata Rātapu: Nothing – certainly not law-breaking – stops Palestinian teenagers from infiltrating Israel to work and practically live in Beer Sheva Market, the biggest market in the southern part of Israel. Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles.

Getting to Air

Our daily schedule is:

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 )