Taonga: Treasures Of Our Past Hetty Idiens - Piracy In The Pacific
A routine boat trip from the Chatham Islands to Christchurch in 1940 turns into a terrifying 52 days of captivity on a German naval vessel for Hetty Idiens and her whanau.
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
- Hetty Idiens - Piracy In The Pacific
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 8 July 2006
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 21 : 40
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 5
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
- A routine boat trip from the Chatham Islands to Christchurch in 1940 turns into a terrifying 52 days of captivity on a German naval vessel for Hetty Idiens and her whanau.
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)
- Leichelle Tanoa (Actor)
- Jarred Nell (Actor)
- Reina Webster (Actor)
- Whitney Weatherspoon (Actor)
- Nova Beattie (Actor)
- Irena Dol (Editor)
- Wendy Roa (Interviewee)
- Leah Fisher (Interviewee)
- Ruth Turnball (Interviewee)
- Brad Haami (Director)
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Maori (New Zealand people)--History
- Television programs--New Zealand