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Highlight for Week 43, 2007 - Oct 22nd to 28th

WARRANT OF FITNESS (HEALTH) - Monday, Oct 22nd at 8p.m.
Healthy Eating: Exactly what constitutes a healthy diet and how much food should we really be eating? The experts from heart health agency Te Hotu Manawa Maori give viewers some practical answers in this series finale.

ITI POUNAMU (NZ SHORT FILMS) - Monday, Oct 22nd at 9:30p.m.
Bella: A young transsexual dreams of glamour from behind prison walls. Bella's tattooing skills and wit allow her to survive amongst the male inmates but her determination to behave like a woman makes her a target for a prison officer.

WAKA REO (LANGUAGE) - Tuesday, Oct 23rd at 8p.m.
Along with learning reo Maori, the remaining 11 contestants face more physical challenges as well as living in isolation. Plus – life gets pretty ugly when the pipes are blown!

THE LAST KNIGHTS (INTERNATIONAL DOCO) - Tuesday, Oct 23rd at 8:30p.m.
Off the Sicilian coast, sword fish hunters pursue their prey with techniques dating back to Phoenician times. Two crews – from Sicily and Calabria – are pitted against each other … so who will hunt the most fish?

WHANGAI (NZ DOCUMENTARY) - Wednesday, Oct 24th at 8:30p.m.
An insight into the Maori practice of whangai. Follows a 21-year-old through her final months of pregnancy and talks with whangai children and parents from different generations and distinct tribal areas.  

NBL: HARVEY NORMAN NZ BREAKERS - Thursday, Oct 25th at 8p.m.
The sensational Sydney Kings take on four-time champs, the Adelaide 36ers, at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in round six of Australia’s Hummer Championship NBL.

MAORI REGIONAL SPORTS AWARDS 2007 - Friday, Oct 26th at 8p.m.
Exclusive coverage of sports awards ceremonies held by iwi throughout the country. Tonight: The sporting achievements of athletes, coaches, administrators and supporters from Taranaki.

MAORIOKE - Friday, Oct 26th at 8:30p.m.
Wannabe singing stars flock to the Bay of Plenty city of Rotorua for the third round of auditions in a bid to make the semi-finals – and an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take out the supreme title and $10,000 cash prize.

MAUMAHARA - Saturday, Oct 27th at 8p.m.
Social Activities: The nostalgic kaumatua show recalls the days when dance halls were all the rage and nylons were a treasured accessory for women. Reflect on the fashions, dance crazes and fads of yesteryear.

2007 GILLETTE FUSION SERIES: KIWIS V GREAT BRITAIN - Sunday, Oct 28th at 12p.m.
This year’s three-test series against the British will be a tough contest for new Kiwi coach Gary Kemble. Catch delayed coverage of yesterday’s (Oct 27) first test between New Zealand and Great Britain at Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield, UK.

KIWI MAARA - Sunday, Oct 28th at 5:30p.m.
The final in the fourth series of the gardening show with a difference. A hit with the hearing impaired – thanks to the simultaneous translation of the Maori and English of the presenters into New Zealand sign language.

OCTOBER’S CRY (SUNDAY FEATURE) - Sunday, Oct 28th at 9p.m.
Feature-length documentary about the Arab citizens of Israel – the country’s largest non-Jewish minority – and their struggle for justice and equal rights through the eyes of a bereaved mother and a human rights lawyer and campaigner. 

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