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Highlight for Week 38, 2007 - Sep 17th to 23rd

WARRANT OF FITNESS (HEALTH) – MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17 AT 8.00 PM - Monday, Sep 17th at 8p.m.
Arthritis: Sonny Mahia (Tuhoe, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) was once a professional wrestler and surf-lifesaver but crippling arthritis means he can now barely walk. Can he win his battle for independence? 

ITI POUNAMU (NZ SHORT FILMS) - Monday, Sep 17th at 9:30p.m.
  A Very Nice Honeymoon: Beautifully crafted animated film about brothers Jeff and Phill Simmonds’s great grandparents who were on a steamer that was wrecked on Great Barrier Island in 1893. Presenters Ainsley Gardiner and Tearepa Kahi korero with studio guest, Phill Simmonds.  

WHEN LOVE IS BLIND (INTERNATIONAL DOCO) - Tuesday, Sep 18th at 8:30p.m.
Blind people fall in love but is it love at first sight? Follow three individuals who are looking for love in this open window into the world of blind culture that candidly illustrates the personal and emotional challenges for blind people seeking relationships.

MARAE DIY - Wednesday, Sep 19th at 8:30p.m.
Toroanui Marae, Taranaki: Restoring their much-loved whare tupuna and building new ablutions for the kaumatua has been a dream for the Toroanui whanau for many years. The people of Parihaka work hard to realise their dreams – all in just four days. 

NBL: HARVEY NORMAN NZ BREAKERS - Thursday, Sep 20th at 8p.m.
Maori Television launches free-to-air live overage of all 15 home games of the Harvey Norman NZ Breakers as they take on the might of the Australian National Basketball League in the 2007-2008 season. Tonight: The first game against the Taipans! 

THE STAGE OF ORIGIN - Friday, Sep 21st at 8p.m.
Watching sporting celebrities leave their comfort zones in a hilarious spectacle of a show. Rugby and league celebrities go head-to-head on a stage instead of a field in this unique theatre sports challenge.  

MAUMAHARA – SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22 AT 8.00 PM - Saturday, Sep 22nd at 8p.m.
War: The show that celebrates kaumatua and their golden stories of yesteryear focuses on the impact of World War I and II on the whanau at home. Elders Te Aue Davis (Ngati Maniapoto) and Makere Wano (Te Atiawa) talk about growing up during the war years.

SAMOA 2007: LIVE THE DREAM - Sunday, Sep 23rd at 4p.m.
The first of three hour-long specials featuring highlights from the South Pacific Games in Samoa – a major indigenous sporting event involving 22 countries, 33 sports and several thousand athletes. 

CONTROL ROOM (SUNDAY FEATURE) - Sunday, Sep 23rd at 9p.m.
Award-winning Arab filmmaker Jehane Noujaim provides an opportunity to re-examine what is perhaps the most pressing question of international relations today: is America radicalizing or stabilizing the Arab world? 

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