Koha - a weekly, 30-min programme broadcast in English - was the first regular Māori programme shown in primetime and provided a window into te ao Māori. This episode looks at the milestone Te Māori exhibition of Māori art. This exhibition toured the United States in 1984, opened up a world of Māori taonga to international audiences and returned home to applause and swelling Māori pride. The episode features the powhiri at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, with future Māori Party co-leader Pita Sharples leading a kapa haka performance.
Regular Māori programmes started on Television New Zealand in 1980 with Koha, a once a week, 30 minute long programme in English. The Maori Programmes Unit at TVNZ was based in Tamaki Makaurau - Auckland - which has the largest ...
māori renaissance, māori carving, taonga, maori art, māori tattoo, metropolitan museum of art, te māori exhibition, māori art, pita sharples, kapa haka
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