Highlights Aug 16 – Aug 22 2009
FOX MEMORIAL SHIELD – Sunday August 16 at 2.00 PM, Saturday August 22 at 2.00 PM
Auckland’s premier rugby league club teams have been competing for the Fox Memorial Shield since 1910. Tune in for delayed coverage each week as the battle for the title continues. Sunday: Northcote v Otahuhu, Saturday: Te Atatu v East Coast Bays.
THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY LINGO (SUNDAY FEATURE) (2003) – Sunday August 16 at 9.00 PM
When a fierce storm strikes Malio Island, the villagers pray for a miracle. What they receive instead is an ornate canoe, and a baby boy they name Tama. He is raised as the chief’s son and heir, but his wife believes he has taken the rightful place of her son and plots his downfall. When bad luck blights the village’s fortunes Tama is blamed and cast out to live in the poorest household on the island. There he meets another outcast – and a true ally. Starring George Henare and Rawiri Paratene.
THE JOURNEY OF THE BLUE BUDDHA (INTERNATIONAL DOCO) - Tuesday August 18 at 8.30 PM
Tracing the odyssey of traditional Tibetan medicine from its roots in ancient Tibet to a worldwide interest in its therapeutic wisdom.
KETE ARONUI – Tuesday August 18 at 9.30 PM
Art series that showcases talented New Zealand artists from a wide range of disciplines. Tonight: Kete Aronui travels with painter Lorene Taurerewa to document the lead-up to her first solo show in New York.
TA PAORA (NZ DOCUMENTARY) – Wednesday August 19 at 8.30 PM
The life and times of Sir Paul Reeves - the first Maori Governor-General, the youngest bishop to be ordained in NZ, former Archbishop of the NZ Anglican Church and Chancellor of AUT, and negotiator for the Te Atiawa treaty claim. Screening as part of the ‘Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Each Other’, a season of NZ On Air-funded documentaries. (REPEAT)
E TU KAHIKATEA – Wednesday August 19 at 9.30 PM
Series final. Profiles Maori leaders who have challenged, outraged and inspired their people and the nation. Today: Maori Party President, Professor Whatarangi Winiata.
HIMALAYA (2001) – Saturday August 22 at 9.00 PM
A village leader dies in an accident while on a trading expedition, and a struggle ensues over who will be his successor. The victor will be the one who best understands the modern world. Set amidst the breathtaking scenery in the mountains of Nepal.
(REPEAT)
Ends
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