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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 ...
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Awesome to see so many wonderful rangatira tohunga especially our uncle Jim. Thank you for reigniting those special memories within - Mauri Ora
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The 2008 election special of the long-running Marae series
Television, 1990 (Full Length)
A documentary series about iconic Māori people
Television, 2007 (Excerpts)
Another traveling exhibition of Māori art
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Short Film, 1988 (Full Length)
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Television, 1997 (Full Length)
A documentary on Pita Sharples (who performs here)
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Posted at 05.18PM - 09.09.2011
Tangihia mai ra, te tangi kite makau...ka mau te ihi, te wehi. Tihei mauri ora!