Tamaki Paenga Hira Hatitimatangi
Tells the story of a carving that once stood over the burial grounds of the Moriori people on the far flung isle of Rekohu or Chatham Island. Tribal leader Maui Solomon explains their link to this taonga and what the figure means to them. Re-enactments show the story of how Thomas Ritchie acquired Hatitimatangi.
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
- Hatitimatangi
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 2 November 2011
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 3
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
- Tells the story of a carving that once stood over the burial grounds of the Moriori people on the far flung isle of Rekohu or Chatham Island. Tribal leader Maui Solomon explains their link to this taonga and what the figure means to them. Re-enactments show the story of how Thomas Ritchie acquired Hatitimatangi.
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