Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes (2023) Te Kākano - Closed Adoption
60-year-old closed adoptee Jenny Small is looking for her whakapapa. But the search to find her whānau is complex. It involves one of New Zealand’s most notorious psychiatric institutions and a 68-year-old law that cut thousands of Māori off from their identity. We’d like to advise listeners that this report contains traumatic accounts of minors kept in mental health facilities.
The latest in politics with a range of Māori commentators and newsmakers. Made with the support of TMP. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZOA.
Primary Title
- Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes
Episode Title
- Te Kākano - Closed Adoption
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 21 May 2023
Original Broadcast Date
- Tuesday 16 May 2023
Release Year
- 2023
Start Time
- 17 : 31
Finish Time
- 18 : 00
Duration
- 29:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 8
Channel
- RNZ National
Broadcaster
- Radio New Zealand
Programme Description
- The latest in politics with a range of Māori commentators and newsmakers. Made with the support of TMP. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZOA.
Episode Description
- 60-year-old closed adoptee Jenny Small is looking for her whakapapa. But the search to find her whānau is complex. It involves one of New Zealand’s most notorious psychiatric institutions and a 68-year-old law that cut thousands of Māori off from their identity. We’d like to advise listeners that this report contains traumatic accounts of minors kept in mental health facilities.
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- Presenter Todd Zaner provides the following commentary that precedes this encore of RNZ National's "Mata", Episode 8, "Te Kākano - Closed Adoption" for Sunday 21 May 2023: I'd like to advise listeners, this report contains traumatic accounts of minors kept in mental health facilities.
Genres
- Documentary
- News
Hosts
- Todd Zaner (Presenter - Introduction)
- Mihingarangi Forbes (Presenter - Mata)
Contributors
- Jenny Small (Subject | Interviewee, Mata - Closed Adoptee)
- Aotearoa Media Collective (Production Unit - Mata)
- Te Māngai Pāho / Māori Broadcasting Funding Agency (Funder - Mata)
- Irirangi Te Motu / New Zealand On Air (Funder - Mata)