HARI HURITAU MĀORI TELEVISION!

The year 2004 marked a series of ‘firsts’ for New Zealand and Māori broadcasting. Not only was Māori Television launched on March 28 2004, the year that followed generated a strong rise in the production of quintessentially Māori programmes and the advent of newly familiar Māori faces on the silver screen. In celebration of its first birthday and achievements in its first year, Māori Television will screen a one-off special HARI HURITAU 05 on Monday March 28 at 5.30 PM.

The special serves as a two-hour salute to Māori Television’s loyal viewers and the ‘firsts’ that have taken place on the channel during the year. Presented by Te Hamua Nikora, highlights will include interviews with the key presenters of some of Māori Television viewers’ favourite shows – including Kai Time on the Road, Māorioke and Mitre 10 Marae DIY – plus special behind-the-scenes footage that captures the creativity and ingenuity of Māori production houses in Aotearoa.

Rotorua-based Pete Peeti (Ngāti Pikiao / Atihaunui a Paparangi) traded in his chef’s uniform for his gumboots when he hit the road with co-hosts Te Hamua Nikora and Ngarue Ratapu to bring the tastiest traditional Māori recipes to viewers. Maui Productions-produced series Kai Time on the Road launched its first season on March 29 2004 and has since gone on to secure its place as a top favourite amongst the Māori Television stable of programming. Having been a professional chef for 12 years, Pete’s classic Māori hunter-gatherer skills have transformed beautifully to the small screen as he has mucked in picking puha, pursuing wild stag or harvesting the bounty of Tangaroa in search of succulent and healthy traditional dishes. Māori Television anticipates the return of the fourth series of Kai Time on the Road in April 2005, where Pete will be joined in the host role by another familiar face – Kingi Biddle.

More stars were conceived as Mauri Ora Productions song competition series māorioke was launched on August 15 2004. A homespun-styled programme hosted by Ruia Aperahama and Brannigan Kaa, the series saw Māori from all walks of life warble their way to glory after a round of auditions conducted across 10 centres in the North Island. A top-rating show, the first series saw former Wanganui-based father-of-three Tamehana Campbell claim the top spot with his fabulous re-endition of Incomplete. As Tamehana now settles into producing an original single and working with George Nepia on a full album, the next series of māorioke comes to Māori Television in May 2005, hosted by Brannigan Kaa and Whirimako Black.

And, rural Māori tuned in to see their home marae being transformed into works of art with the launch of Mitre 10 Marae DIY on March 30 2004. Hosted by Natashya Guttenbeil and Te Ori Paki, the bilingual series was a labour of love for Rotorua-based Hula Haka Productions as they traipsed the country giving much-loved wharenui a face-lift, battered wharekai new kitchens and well-used grounds the landscaping treatment – all in four days. Mitre 10 Marae DIY rated as one of the top three programmes during the first year of broadcasting and will continue to shine with its launch of its second series scheduled for mid-year 2005.

Join host Te Hamua Nikora and Māori Television in celebration of the channel’s first achievements with the special screening of HARI HURITAU 05 on Monday March 28 at 5.30 PM.

PROGRAMMES COMING UP

TAAKOHA AROHA – Monday March 28 at 12.10 PM

TeKāea weekend presenter Rongomainiwaniwa Milroy presents Taakoha Aroha - a half-hour special wrap-up of the emotional launch day held on March 28 2004. The special includes the opening karakia, speeches and songs from the day and will screen at 12.10 PM.

PIO REVISITED – Monday March 28 at 12.40 PM

The hilarious out-takes of the best of the award-winning Pio series screens at 12.40 PM. Join Māori entertainer Pio Terei and his alter-egos on Pio Revisited – a side-splitting half hour of quintessential Māori entertainment.

HE TĪTIRO WHAKAMURI – Monday March 28 at 1.20 PM

NGĀTI – Monday March 28 at 1.55 PM

The first New Zealand film to be directed and produced by Māori – Ngāti – screens as a tribute to Māori Television's forebears in the film industry. Directed and produced by Barry Barclay, the feature film tracing a young man's re-connection with the East Coast village of his birth screens at 1.55 PM.

TWO CARS ONE NIGHT – Monday March 28 at 7.50 PM

As a tribute to Taika Waititi's success at being nominated at the recent Oscars, Māori Television will replay his short film Two Cars One Night at 7.50 PM. Join three children in the Te Kaha pub car park where love is discovered in the most unlikely of places.

HE WHARE KŌRERO – Monday March 28 at 8.00 PM

In keeping with Māori Television's commitment to the revitalisation of te reo Māori and culture, the Tainui Stephens-directed Māori language documentary He Whare Kōrero screens at 8.05 PM. Presented by Dr Timoti Kāretu, this documentary examines the past, present and future of the Māori language.

Getting to Air

Our daily schedule is:

Tuning in to Māori Television

Viewers can tune in to Māori Television in five ways:

To receive Māori Television via the UHF frequency, viewers need to have a UHF aerial and be within the coverage area.

Via Satellite

If viewers are not within our UHF coverage area, they can access Māori Television via satellite by purchasing a satellite dish and receiver from their local television aerial installation service.

SKY Digital subscribers will find Māori Television on Channel 33 of their SKY remotes. They can tune in to Channel 33 now to catch highlights of programmes on Māori Television.

SKY UHF subscribers will find Māori Television on button 6 of their SKY remotes.

Via Saturn TV
If you receive Saturn TV, you can tune into Māori Television through channel button 33. Saturn Customers please: leave your decoders switched on to be able to receive this channel.

For More Information

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

Issue 55, 28 March 2005