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Known as a great warrior, the name of the ancestor Rangitihi was given to a house built in his honor by his descendants on the shores of lake Rotoiti in the Rotorua district. We look at the journey of this fascinating building from its creation to how it came to be in the Auckland 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
  • Rangitihi
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 14 February 2012
Start Time
  • 20 : 00
Finish Time
  • 20 : 30
Duration
  • 30:00
Series
  • 1
Episode
  • 5
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
  • Known as a great warrior, the name of the ancestor Rangitihi was given to a house built in his honor by his descendants on the shores of lake Rotoiti in the Rotorua district. We look at the journey of this fascinating building from its creation to how it came to be in the Auckland 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