I heart Maori TV
I've been meaning to post something about Maori TV for a while but last night's line-up has impelled me to finally say something. I tuned into a program on Tapu last night and couldn't move away from it. I thought I knew something about the subject and realised, by the end, that I knew sweet FA.
Then there was a great doco about the Sisters of Compassion, founded in Jerusalem on the Whanganui River, and returning on pilgrimage. What can I say except I was captured for the night. It was great New Zealand television.
On other occasions there have been pig hunting shows and old films and international films that have unexpectedly drawn my attention. It's well worth a look though sometimes the newspaper listings can be less than informative - with the program names written in Maori. There is much more info online here.
Then there was a great doco about the Sisters of Compassion, founded in Jerusalem on the Whanganui River, and returning on pilgrimage. What can I say except I was captured for the night. It was great New Zealand television.
On other occasions there have been pig hunting shows and old films and international films that have unexpectedly drawn my attention. It's well worth a look though sometimes the newspaper listings can be less than informative - with the program names written in Maori. There is much more info online here.
posted by Rob O'Neill at 3:57 PM
3 Comments:
And don't forget the best sports programme on NZ TV - Code
But a few to many re-runs of recently screened programmes as well is not such a good look.
I like 'Kai Time on the Road', 7pm Sunday.
Tapu is mean't to be exactly as it ias said "Tapu" - The sister of compassion in Jerusalem , whanganui river are very Tapu in the work that they did up there - eeven today (2007)the locals still attend church once the bell is rung, and every year at christmas grandmother would lead us to the Xmas service.
These programmes are to be enjoyed by appreciation, and by the education they bring with them.
Maori TV has been along time coming - finally I can now say thanks "Crown" for the contribtuion or should i say "unalienation" of maori people)
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