It’s one of Hollywood’s oldest mysteries – with a Māori twist. Screen goddess Merle Oberon was just as famous as legends such as Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. But did she hide her Māori and Indian culture to succeed in Hollywood?
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Moana Reo Māori film world premiere tonight
In celebration of Māori Language Week the Māori reversioning of the blockbuster Disney movie "Moana" will premiere tonight in Auckland.
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A family day with a master navigator
In preparation for the premiere tomorrow night, winners of the online song competition and an Air New Zealand competition for the Māori language version of Moana were treated to an interactive tour of traditional Māori voyaging canoe Haunui waka and a star dome session located inside the Maritime Museum in Auckland with master navigator Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr.
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Meet the translators behind Moana Reo Māori
Three University of Auckland staff members have been tasked with translating the Walt Disney hit movie Moana into te reo Māori ahead of its release during Māori Language Week.
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Moana teaser released one week out from te reo film release
A short teaser has been released online for the Disney film Moana set to be relaunched in te reo Māori in time for Māori Language Week
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Witi Ihimaera strives to maintain kaupapa Māori
The first Māori writer to publish both a book of short stories and a novel will have another award added to his long list of accolades.
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A film about child abuse, culture, media reporting and shame
For the first time ever, eight female Māori directors have collaborated to birth Waru, a feature film screening at the New Zealand International Film Festival. A sequence of single-take vignettes, the 80-minute film explores the complexity of child abuse and themes of culture, custom and shame.
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NewsShort film "Tama" a first for NZ International Film Festival
Tama, the first Deaf and hearing short film collaboration to feature at the New Zealand International Film Festival, will screen in Wellington (13 August), Christchurch (16 and 17 August) and Dunedin (18 and 19 August) as part of the Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts Programme.
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Taika Waititi crowned supreme winner at 2017 Matariki Awards
Renowned actor and director Taika Waititi has claimed the Te Tohu Tiketike o Matariki Supreme Award.
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Taika Waititi recognised for contribution to arts and entertainment
Internationally acclaimed director Taika Waititi (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is the recipient of the Te Waipuna-ā-Rangi Award for Arts and Entertainment.
