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Ernie Leonard

Actor, Presenter, Director [Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Rangitane]

 Ernie Leonard

 Ernie Leonard
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Ernie Leonard

Ernie Leonard had been a soldier, a railways clerk and public relations officer. His first job in television was as an actor on Pukemanu and he became a household name as one of the presenters of On the Mat. In 1986 he became the first head of TVNZ's Māori Programmes Department. When he retired a search of TVNZ Archives database yielded 38,000 references to him - or programmes he had been associated with.

... there is a grass roots society in New Zealand that needs to retain its art, culture and tradition. It very strongly needs identity – and television is the right medium to help achieve that. There are maraes all over New Zealand, but television is the Te Marae o Te Motu – the marae of the land. It is Nga Iwi Katoa – the marae of the people. 
 
 

Screenography

Screenography
 Role/s
 Marae

Marae

Presenter

1992 - present

 Koha - Te Māori Guard, New York

Koha - Te Māori Guard, New York

Producer

1985

 Koha - Te Māori, A Cloak of Words

Koha - Te Māori, A Cloak of Words

Producer

1984

 Hudson and Halls, Episode Seven (1982)

Hudson and Halls, Episode Seven (1982)

Director

1982

 On The Mat: 17 March 1981

On The Mat: 17 March 1981

Producer

1981

 Koha

Koha

Producer
Director

1980 - 1985

 On The Mat: 29 July 1980

On The Mat: 29 July 1980

Presenter

1980

 The Club Show - 12 May 1979

The Club Show - 12 May 1979

Presenter

1979

 Hudson and Halls

Hudson and Halls

Director

1982

 Graphline

Graphline

Reporter

1972

 Section 7

Section 7

Actor

1972

 Pukemanu

Pukemanu

Actor

1971 - 1972

 On Camera

On Camera

Reporter

1967 - 1973


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