Tamaki Paenga Hira Hongi Hika Breast Plate
Te Kouma o Hongi: Ngapuhi general Hongi Hika was the recipient of many gifts on his trip to England in 1820. One of the things he brought with him was suits of armour which he wore into battle during the musket wars of the 19th century. We hear from Ngapuhi elder Hekenukumai Busby and Hika descendant Rawiri Rankin about this charismatic leader.
Series that brings to life the history and ancestors pertaining to a collection of taonga housed in the Maori Court of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Primary Title
- Tamaki Paenga Hira
Episode Title
- Hongi Hika Breast Plate
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 9 November 2011
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 4
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Series that brings to life the history and ancestors pertaining to a collection of taonga housed in the Maori Court of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Episode Description
- Te Kouma o Hongi: Ngapuhi general Hongi Hika was the recipient of many gifts on his trip to England in 1820. One of the things he brought with him was suits of armour which he wore into battle during the musket wars of the 19th century. We hear from Ngapuhi elder Hekenukumai Busby and Hika descendant Rawiri Rankin about this charismatic leader.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Television programs--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Antiquities--Collection and preservation
- Taonga
Genres
- Documentary
- History
Hosts
- Tihini Grant (Presenter)
Contributors
- Maori Television (Production Unit)
- Tihini Grant (Director)
- Eruera Morgan (Executive Producer)
- Mechele Harron (Producer)
- Whakaata Māori (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Television programs--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Antiquities--Collection and preservation
- Taonga