Loading Docs 2018 - John the Baptist

English pastor John Catmur moved to New Zealand in 2007 after getting a "call from God". Working and living in South Auckland amongst a big Māori population, he was inspired to learn te reo. Says Catmur in this Loading Doc: "When I stood to speak a hunger was fulfilled within my heart. A hunger I never knew I had." Director Kayne Ngātokowhā Peters made this short te reo documentary to help change people's perceptions, so they could see the Māori language as a "valued treasure". Peters was a presenter on TVNZ channel Kidzone, before he did two years reporting for Marae.

If you trample on the language of a people, you trample on the dignity of the people.

– John Catmur

Key Cast & Crew

Piata Gardiner-Hoskins

Producer

Jack Tarrant

Cinematographer

Kayne Peters

Director, Producer

Mataia Keepa

Te Reo Advisor

James Brookes

Post-Production Producer

Julia Parnell

Executive Producer