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Radio Wha Waho - First Episode

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1993

Radio Wha Waho was a pioneering bilingual sitcom about a down on its luck rural iwi radio station. The talkback in this Māori-style WKRP in Cincinnati is in te reo and english; the on-air crew include a DJ with delusions of being a ladykiller (a pre-Mrs Semisi Hori Ahipene); a young fireball seeking fame in the city (Greg Mayor); and Aunty Doss (Kath Akuhata-Brown), the heart and soul of the operation. In this first episode, directed by veteran Marae producer Derek Wooster, the station faces permanent silence after a DJ's late night talk causes offence.

How can any professional broadcaster with my background be expected to run a radio station in the middle of a paddock with such amateurs?
– station boss Sam (Juan Aspinall)

Key Cast & Crew

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Derek Wooster

Director, Producer

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Brent Leslie

Writer

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Juan Aspinall

As: Sam

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Jenni Heka

As: Hinemoa

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Kath Akuhata-Brown

As: Doss

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Hori Ahipene

As: Hemana

See all 17 credits

Produced by

Wha Waho Productions

Acknowledgements

Made with funding from NZ On Air
NZ On Screen acknowledges the talent and creatives for allowing NZ On Screen to reproduce this title on this website.

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