KIWI MAARA – New Zealand’s only trilingual television show – is set to make a return to Māori Television on Sunday February 3 at 5.30 PM with something new, something old, something borrowed and something true!

KIWI MAARA is the season sensitive sustainable gardening guide with everything from eco friendly ideas, plant of the week, Māori lore, rongoa Māori or traditional Māori herbs for medicinal and therapeutic use, and inspirational guests.

Produced by White Gloves Television for Māori Television, KIWI MAARA digs into the important links between ancestral and contemporary gardening. It also looks at ways of using the land in a sustainable way and revitalises Māori knowledge of gardening.

Seasoned presenters Teremoana Jones (an organics and permaculture specialist), Rob ‘Pā’ McGowan (rongoa Māori expert) and Anatonio Te Maioha are joined by newcomers Nathan Foote (bio intensive gardening) and Stephanie Awhito (sign language).

Nathan Foote comes to the show with a kete full of life experiences, studying in Vancouver and California along with an apprenticeship at Koanga Gardens in bio intensive methods.

Stephanie Awhito takes over the signing duties for this series and says KIWI MAARA has the potential to change the way television is made.

“The Government has recognised New Zealand sign language as an official language and it’s now being introduced into the education curriculum with te reo Māori – KIWI MAARA will play a very big part in providing a resource for the country.”

Dig in to the practical everyday gardening advice offered on the only trilingual show in Aotearoa when KIWI MAARA premieres on Māori Television on Sunday February 3 at 5.30 PM.