Inside New Zealand Miss Aotearoa
A documentary that follows 14 contestants preparing for the Miss Aoteatora 2000 beauty pageant developed by a South Auckland social worker to help raise the self-confidence of young Māori women. Hinemoa Awatere, a writer working on the Mana Wahine book, objects to the pageant because it perpetuates the image of Māori women as 'Polynesian Princesses' or 'Māori Maidens'.
Primary Title
- Inside New Zealand
Secondary Title
- Miss Aotearoa
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 26 April 2000
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV3
Broadcaster
- TV3 Network Services
Programme Description
- A documentary that follows 14 contestants preparing for the Miss Aoteatora 2000 beauty pageant developed by a South Auckland social worker to help raise the self-confidence of young Māori women. Hinemoa Awatere, a writer working on the Mana Wahine book, objects to the pageant because it perpetuates the image of Māori women as 'Polynesian Princesses' or 'Māori Maidens'.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- Te Aratai Productions (Production Unit)
- Kay Ellmers (Director)
- Paora Maxwell (Producer)
- Bill Toepfer (Editor)
- Veeshayne Armstrong (Nararator)
Contributors
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- Te Aratai Productions (Production Unit)
- Kay Ellmers (Director)
- Paora Maxwell (Producer)
- Bill Toepfer (Editor)
- Veeshayne Armstrong (Nararator)