Taonga: Treasures Of Our Past Sir Maui Pomare - First Maori Doctor
Sir Maui Pomare: New Zealand's first Maori doctor fought for the very survival of his people, a race that many believed was doomed to extinction.
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
- Sir Maui Pomare - First Maori Doctor
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 15 July 2006
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 21 : 40
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 6
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
- Sir Maui Pomare: New Zealand's first Maori doctor fought for the very survival of his people, a race that many believed was doomed to extinction.
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)
- Calvin Tuteao (Actor)
- Dylan Sarah (Actor)
- Whitiaua Rameka (Actor)
- Maea Petherick (Actor)
- Marie Kyle (Actor)
- Tangiwai Harrison (Actor)
- Irena Dol (Editor)
- Peter Bell (Writer)
- Miria Pomare (Interviewee)
- Louise Pomare (Interviewee)
- Naera Pomare (Interviewee)
- Raeburn Lange (Interviewee)
- Mason Durie (Interviewee)
- Peter Bell (Director)
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Maori (New Zealand people)--History
- Television programs--New Zealand