E-Pānui 217: Monday June 9 to Sunday June 15 2008
MĀORI TELEVISION CELEBRATES MATARIKI
Māori Television invites viewers to celebrate Matariki – the Māori New Year - with a glorious festival of arts and culture on HE KARANGA MATARIKI, a series of three one-hour specials to screen on Tuesday June 10 at 8.30 PM, Wednesday June 11 at 8.30 PM and Thursday June 12 at 9.00 PM.
Māori Television has turned to some of the country’s finest creative minds to interpret and shed light on the meanings and themes of Matariki.
“We decided to cast our net wide and offer our performing artists a unique opportunity,” says HE KARANGA MATARIKI producer Michele Bristow. “Māori have long realised that performance holds the key to many truths. Chant, song, dance and drama record our history, convey feelings, express ideas, celebrate important events, as well as protest and persuade. In this special, Māori Television invites others to the stage to express and share Matariki.”
For traditional Māori, Matariki was a constellation whose appearance in the pre-dawn sky in early June marked the start of a new phase of life. Occurring at the end of harvest, it was a time to think ahead, plan sea voyages and prepare the land for planting, but also to celebrate. People would gather and reflect, observe ceremonial rituals, sing, dance and tell stories.
Today, that attention to art, culture, reflection and celebration provides the inspiration for HE KARANGA MATARIKI.
The three parts of this series have been designed to explore the past, present and future through music, kapa haka and kōrero. Part One remembers and gives thanks while looking back at the year past. In Part Two the focus is the present, with music by Anna Coddington, and a modern tale of Matariki as told by Te Hāmua Nikora. The third and final part is a celebration of new beginnings, expressed through kapa haka by Auckland Girls Grammar School, and the music of Little Bushman and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
Another key element of the series is storytelling, woven through the musical performances. For oral societies, stories are the means through which knowledge is transferred. For Māori these were often long and complex, and full of instruction on how to behave, overcome obstacles, make clothes and build houses, and other topics vital to the health and future of a tribe. HE KARANGA MATARIKI features some of these stories, performed by such people as Dr Merimeri Penfold, Mere Black, Makere Kaa (pictured), Maruhaeremuri Stirling and Makere Wano.
Bristow hopes the special programmes will create a wider awareness of this unique celebration: “While other cultural celebrations most definitely have a place in our country’s calendar, Matariki is one Māori celebrate, and one we wish to share with the nation.”
Tune in to the culture, language, spirit and people. HE KARANGA MATARIKI screens on Māori Television on Tuesday June 10 at 8.30 PM, Wednesday June 11 at 8.30 PM and Thursday June 12 at 9.00 PM.coming up ON MĀORI TELEVISION:
KETE ARONUI – Tuesday June 10 at 8.00 PM
Stunning series that profiles indigenous artists from a diverse range of disciplines working in Aotearoa today. Tonight: one of this country’s most prominent writers, Patricia Grace, speaks on her love of writing, and the challenges involved in transforming her novel ‘Cousins’ into a feature screenplay.
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP – FIJI V SAMOA – Saturday June 14 at 2.00 PM
Delayed free-to-air coverage of the Pacific Nations Cup 2008. The Pacific Nations Cup is an IRB-sanctioned rugby competition between six Pacific Rim sides - Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and for the first time the NZ Māori. The tournament is an action-packed round robin of fifteen games, played in all the participant countries, and featuring some of rugby’s finest talent.
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP – FIJI V NZ MĀORI – Saturday June 14 at 9.00 PM
Delayed free-to-air coverage of the Pacific Nations Cup 2008. NZ Māori are playing in the cup for the first time this year, replacing the Junior All Blacks who won the tournament in its first two years. The pressure is on the boys to make a good showing against the Fijians, who made it to the quarter finals in the Rugby World Cup last year.
CIRQUE FOR LIFE – Friday June 13 at 10 PM
International Documentary, Pakipūmeka ō te Ao: An inspiring story of four young adults who get together in Quebec to train in circus skills, and ultimately stage a live performance.
THE NEW MIGRATION – Sunday June 15 at 8.00 PM
Stories of Māori who pack up their lives in the city and move back with their families to their tribal roots. Tonight: Che Wilson and wife Missy return from their lives in London for a holiday with the whānau. When they realise the young ones are growing up without them they make the decision to move back, and set up a business in the Waikato.
IRON LADIES – Sunday June 15 at 9.00 PM
Sunday Feature, Kiriata Rātapu: Based on a true story. The journey of a male Thai volleyball team composed mostly of transsexuals, transvestites and gay men as they compete in a national championship.
Getting to Air
The daily schedule for Māori Television is:
| Monday to Friday | 3.00pm - 11.30pm | |
| Saturday & Sunday | 2.00pm - 11.30pm |
The daily schedule for Te Reo is:
Monday to Sunday |
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8.00pm – 11.00pm |
Viewers can tune in to Māori Television in six ways:
1. Via Freeview
Available on Freeview channel 5. Visit www.freeviewnz.tv, call 0800-Freeview, or ask a salesperson 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.Māoritelevision.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).Viewers can tune in to Te Reo in two ways:
1. Via Freeview
Available on Freeview satellite channel 24. Visit www.freeviewnz.tv, call 0800-Freeview, or ask a sales person at a Freeview accredited appliance retailer.
2. As a Sky Digital subscriber
If you are a Sky Digital subscriber, you will find Te Reo on channel 59 of your Sky remote.
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.Māoritelevision.com/coverage or for guidance on how to tune-in call 0800 MA TATOU ( 0800 62 82868 )
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