DerekWooster
- Director
- Producer
Derek Wooster was a veteran producer and director who made milestone mainstream and Māori programming — from Mastermind to Marae — over a 30 year career in television. As well as creating and producing Marae, the country's longest-running Māori current affairs show, he worked on a number of significant national broadcasts, including the tangihanga of Dame Whina Cooper and the Māori Queen.
Screenography
Biography
Derek Kōtuku Totorewa Wooster rose swiftly in television, after making his mark on classic variety show Radio Times. He went on to launch influential Māori current affairs show Marae, and spent eight years as Deputy Head of TVNZ's Māori Programmes Department.
Awards
2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Nominated for Best Event Broadcast: Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu - 1931 - 2006
2002 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Māori Language Programme: Ahorangi 2000
“I am privileged that so many trusted me enough to tell me their stories, sing me their songs, perform their dances — so that others could share their views and talents.”