Taonga: Treasures Of Our Past Till Death Do Us Part
Features Oha and Albie Bennett's incredible tale of two coins, a soldier's passion and one woman's faith that would never die.
Taonga: Treasures of Our Past retells precious Maori stories of romance, betrayal, politics and war, survival and heroism. Many of the stories have never been told on television before, and are brought to life with a mix of documentary footage and dramatisation using such well known actors as Ian Mune, Rawiri Paratene, Taungaroa Emile and Miriama McDowell.
Primary Title
- Taonga: Treasures Of Our Past
Episode Title
- Till Death Do Us Part
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 10 June 2006
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 21 : 40
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 1
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Taonga: Treasures of Our Past retells precious Maori stories of romance, betrayal, politics and war, survival and heroism. Many of the stories have never been told on television before, and are brought to life with a mix of documentary footage and dramatisation using such well known actors as Ian Mune, Rawiri Paratene, Taungaroa Emile and Miriama McDowell.
Episode Description
- Features Oha and Albie Bennett's incredible tale of two coins, a soldier's passion and one woman's faith that would never die.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Maori AV
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Maori
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Maori (New Zealand people)--History
- Television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Docudrama
- Historical drama
- History
Contributors
- Robin Kora (Narrator)
- Robin Shingleton (Producer)
- Rewa Harre (Director of Photography)
- Greenstone Pictures (Production Unit)
- Miriama McDowell (Actor)
- Taungaroa Emile (Actor)
- Kerry Adams (Actor)
- Mark Bennett (Actor)
- Cain Waitoa (Actor)
- Riwia Brown (Writer)
- Lynette Shingleton (Editor)
- Oha Bennett (Interviewee)
- Hori Bennett (Interviewee)
- Trudy Bennett (Interviewee)
- Peter Bennett (Interviewee)
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Maori (New Zealand people)--History
- Television programs--New Zealand