Taonga: Treasures Of Our Past The Bone Collector
The pillaging of sacred Māori burial grounds for treasure was a dangerous undertaking that almost cost Austrian collector Andreas Rieshek his life.
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
- The Bone Collector
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 12 August 2006
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 21 : 40
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 10
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
- The pillaging of sacred Māori burial grounds for treasure was a dangerous undertaking that almost cost Austrian collector Andreas Rieshek his life.
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)
- John Leigh (Actor)
- Rawiri Paratene (Actor)
- Te Paki Cherrington (Actor)
- Poi Phillips (Actor)
- Ronald Witeri (Actor)
- Matu Ngaropo (Actor)
- Irena Dol (Editor)
- Kathryn Akuhata-Brown (Writer)
- John Callen (Writer)
- Hopa Meto (Interviewee)
- Tom Roa (Interviewee)
- Ian Lanier (Interviewee)
- Dilys Jones (Interviewee)
- Roger Neich (Interviewee)
- Kathryn Akuhata-Brown (Director)
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Maori (New Zealand people)--History
- Television programs--New Zealand