Kuia Tatiana Materoa (Morunga) Thompson
Tatiana Materoa (Morunga) Thompson, 80. Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Hiku, Ngāpuhi, was raised in Panguru with her 12 brothers and one younger sister by their widowed father. As a married woman she was part of the huge fund-raising efforts to establish Te Ūnga Waka marae in Newmarket and later in her life undertook academic studies to gain her Bachelor of Teaching in Kura Kaupapa Māori.
Kuia will take us back to their younger days, they will tell of a time when electricity was a rarity, there will be tales of transition, from candlelight to electric light, from horseback to horsepower, they will talk of dark times, and reflect on things that impacted greatly on them like Christianity, Pākehā Law, the Great Depression and other issues of the time.
Primary Title
- Kuia
Episode Title
- Tatiana Materoa (Morunga) Thompson
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 27 July 2016
Start Time
- 22 : 00
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 6
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Kuia will take us back to their younger days, they will tell of a time when electricity was a rarity, there will be tales of transition, from candlelight to electric light, from horseback to horsepower, they will talk of dark times, and reflect on things that impacted greatly on them like Christianity, Pākehā Law, the Great Depression and other issues of the time.
Episode Description
- Tatiana Materoa (Morunga) Thompson, 80. Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Hiku, Ngāpuhi, was raised in Panguru with her 12 brothers and one younger sister by their widowed father. As a married woman she was part of the huge fund-raising efforts to establish Te Ūnga Waka marae in Newmarket and later in her life undertook academic studies to gain her Bachelor of Teaching in Kura Kaupapa Māori.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
- Interview
Hosts
- Yvonne Te Wanihi Edwards (Host)
- Joy Ngaropo-Hau (Host)
Contributors
- Te Hira Henderson (Producer)
- Mere Johnston (Producer)
- White Gloves Television Productions (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Tatiana Materoa (Morunga) Thompson (Interviewee)