Tamaki Paenga Hira Tutaturu
The story of Tutauru begins in far off Hawaii and is part of Te Arawa legend. It is the adze mentioned in tribal song as crafted from the block of greenstone owned by the ancestor Ngahue and fashioned into an adze with which the Te Arawa canoe was crafted. Long after it's arrival here in New Zealand this adze has continued to travel the world before finding it's resting place in the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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
- Tutaturu
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 11 January 2012
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 13
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
- The story of Tutauru begins in far off Hawaii and is part of Te Arawa legend. It is the adze mentioned in tribal song as crafted from the block of greenstone owned by the ancestor Ngahue and fashioned into an adze with which the Te Arawa canoe was crafted. Long after it's arrival here in New Zealand this adze has continued to travel the world before finding it's resting place in the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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