E-Pānui 192: Monday December 10 to Sunday December 16 2007

IT’S GRAND FINAL TIME ON MĀORIOKE!

The waiting is almost over! After weeks of tension along with five fraught semi-finals, it’s grand final time on Māori Television’s nationwide talent show MĀORIOKE this Friday December 14 at 8.00 PM.

The finale is an extended 90-minute special with seven finalists performing with a live professional band. There are 10,000 reasons to win this competition – the prize is all cash up front.

The finalists are: Shaun Tata (Bay of Plenty); Purcell Taka (North Shore, Auckland); Lissel Stewart (Christchurch); Paiheretia Aperahama (Wellington); Bernadette August (Bay of Plenty); Rudolph Diaz (Christchurch); and Lance Kiwi (Bay of Plenty).

In addition to announcing the finalists on last Friday’s show, presenters Kingi Biddle and Cushla Tangaere (pictured) also named the category winners with a $1,000 cash prize for each.

They were: best R’n’B/hip hop – Mark Tohinui (Auckland); best pop/rock – Kiri Heads (Southland); best country and western/old school – Peggy-Joe Mitai (Hastings); best Kiwiana (NZ) – Lissel Stewart (Christchurch); and best waiata reo Māori performance – Huia Clayton (Bay of Plenty).

Mauri Ora Productions held auditions in the major centres for more than 500 singers, allowing contenders the opportunity to travel in from the smaller towns to try and dazzle the seasoned judging panel – recording artists Whirimako Black, Brannigan Kaa and Betty-Anne Monga.

coming up ON MĀORI TELEVISION:

ITI POUNAMU – Monday December 10 at 9.30 PM

NZ Short Films, The Bar: Observations of contemporary life – set in a bar. Presented by filmmakers Ainsley Gardiner (pictured) and Tearepa Kahi with studio guest, director and co-producer Dorthe Scheffmann.

THE WINDS OF HOME – Tuesday December 11 at 8.30 PM

International Documentary, Pakipūmeka ō te Ao: Part of the Family series; directed by Tainui Stephens. Looks at the life of the Hau family of Hokianga and how they combine a strong commitment to Māori cultural traditions with the demands of contemporary living.

NGĀ RIPO – Wednesday December 12 at 8.00 PM

The late Apikara Rarere (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāpuhi) was a top-rating breakfast DJ for Te Reo Irirangi o Kahungungu at age 88, and showed her mokopuna how to put down hangi, planted rongoa gardens on her marae and danced to Māori showbands.

BROKEN JOURNEY – Wednesday December 12 at 8.30 PM

NZ Documentary, Pakipūmeka Aotearoa: Back by popular demand. A visual biography of an acclaimed Māori woman writer, Jacqueline Cecelia Sturm (Taranaki, Whakatōhea), now aged 80 – one of the first Māori women to graduate from university.

MĀ TĀTOU - Sunday December 16 at 6.30 PM

Te Hāmua Nikora and Veeshayne Patuwai from the iwi-tainment events show reflect on the highlights of the past year with a look back at Womad, Ōrakei and Kawhia.

KAI ORA – Sunday December 16 at 7.00 PM

The Māori queen of cuisine, Anne Thorp, whisks up titi orzo and her signature dish – roasted pork belly’n’puha – for her illustrious guests, Professor Wharehuia and Niwa Milroy, and Scotty and Stacey Morrison.

TOY LOVE – Sunday December 16 at 9.00 PM

Sunday Feature, Kiriata Rātapu: The third feature film from Kiwi writer/director Harry Sinclair is a comedy about sex and infidelity. Love is a game for Ben (Dean O’Gorman) who lies and cheats on his girlfriend Emily (Marissa Stott) with the greatest of ease.

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2. Via the UHF frequency

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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.

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