Te Marae: A Journey of Discovery (1992)
The enormous significance to Māori of marae, as places of belonging where ritual and culture can be preserved, is explored in this Pita Turei-directed documentary. Made in conjunction with the NZ Historic Places Trust, it chronicles the programme to restore marae buildings and taonga around the country — and the challenge of maintaining the tribal heritages expressed in them. As well as visiting some of NZ's oldest marae, one of the newest also features — Tapu Te Ranga, in Wellington’s Island Bay, which is being built from recycled demolition wood.
Primary Title
- Te Marae: A Journey of Discovery
Date Broadcast
- 1992
Release Year
- 1992
Channel
- Media Services
Broadcaster
- The University of Auckland Library
Programme Description
- The enormous significance to Māori of marae, as places of belonging where ritual and culture can be preserved, is explored in this Pita Turei-directed documentary. Made in conjunction with the NZ Historic Places Trust, it chronicles the programme to restore marae buildings and taonga around the country — and the challenge of maintaining the tribal heritages expressed in them. As well as visiting some of NZ's oldest marae, one of the newest also features — Tapu Te Ranga, in Wellington’s Island Bay, which is being built from recycled demolition wood.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Maori
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary films--New Zealand
- Marae--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Architecture, Maori
- Wood-carving, Maori
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--New Zealand
- Art, Maori
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Tukoroirangi Morgan (Narrator)
Contributors
- The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (Production Unit)
- Te Waka Toi (Production Unit)
- Peter Turei (Director)
- Jan Bieringa (Producer)
- Don Selwyn (Producer)
- Eric Tamepo (Producer)
Subjects
- Documentary films--New Zealand
- Marae--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Architecture, Maori
- Wood-carving, Maori
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--New Zealand
- Art, Maori