Highlights May 24 – May 30 2009
KAI TIME ON THE ROAD – Sunday May 24 at 7.00 PM
Series finale! A wild food special. A wide range of game can be hunted all year round, from the highest mountains of Te Waipounamu to the low wetlands of the Bay Of Plenty. Host Pete Peeti gets the run-around from some large stags.
KO TAWA – Sunday May 24 at 8.30 PM
Series finale. The stories behind some of the incredible taonga from the collection of 19th Century colonial figure Gilbert Mair. Te Murirangaranga is the koauau, or bone flute, made famous in the legend of Tutanekai and his beloved Hinemoa, who swam across Lake Rotorua to Mokoia Island to be with him. For extraordinary reasons explained in this programme, Tawa – Gilbert Mair - was gifted this prestigious taonga of Ngati Whakaue. Mita Mohi, Rukingi Richards, Raimona Inia and Tihini Grant tell the story of Murirangaranga.
HAND OF GOD (SUNDAY FEATURE) – Sunday May 24 at 9.00 PM
In recent decades, more than 10,000 children were reportedly sexually abused by Catholic priests in the United States. Here filmmaker Joe Cultrera explores just one of those cases, involving his own brother.
WARRANT OF FITNESS – Tuesday May 26 at 9.30 PM
Health information series from a Maori perspective, presented by Dr Lance O’Sullivan. Tonight: Health information series from a Maori perspective, presented by Dr Lance O’Sullivan. Tonight: The Maori Health Alliance - Te Ropu Te Hapai o Te Tai Tokerau takes advantage of the large gathering of iwi on Waitangi Day to promote the kaupapa of whanau ora.
HOMAI TE PAKIPAKI – Friday May 29 at 8.30 PM and Saturday May 30 at 5.30 PM
A show with a style and flavour all its own, this live singing competition has grown a large and faithful following over the last two series, from the amazing talent that turns up to audition every week to the dedicated viewers that tune at home. Filmed in front of a studio audience at Maori Television’s Auckland base, performers travel with their supporters from all around the motu to be part of the fun, entertain the crowd – and have a crack at winning the hearts and text votes of the audience. The irrepressible, one and only Te Hamua Nikora is back as host, with side support coming this year from past HOMAI TE PAKIPAKI winners, who made their names in previous series of the hit show. Viewers’ votes will once again decide at the end of the night who will win the weekly prize of $1,000, plus the chance to compete in the grand final for $10,000.
APRES VOUS (SATURDAY FEATURE) (2005) – Saturday May 30 at 9.00 PM
A romantic French comedy of errors, this is the tale of an impeccable maitre d' who saves a man from hanging himself and lives to regret it. Stars Daniel Auteuil. (French with English subtitles)
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