Koroua George Hori Thrupp Age 87 - Pt.1
George Hori Thrupp Age 87. The mother of Koroua Hori, Paraora Te Puhikura, is his whakapapa connection to Ngāi Tūhoe. On his father’s side he is a descendant of the Von Thrupp family who worked on sailing ships and migrated from their homelands in Germany. They went to Edinburgh, Brisbane, Tasmania, and eventually to Thames, New Zealand where his settler koroua worked building ships from kauri, cultivating the land, and mining for coal.
A series of conversations profiling some of our last remaining male elders, focusing on the transition of Maori to the present day.
Primary Title
- Koroua
Episode Title
- George Hori Thrupp Age 87 - Pt.1
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 21 August 2016
Start Time
- 23 : 10
Finish Time
- 23 : 50
Duration
- 40:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 15
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A series of conversations profiling some of our last remaining male elders, focusing on the transition of Maori to the present day.
Episode Description
- George Hori Thrupp Age 87. The mother of Koroua Hori, Paraora Te Puhikura, is his whakapapa connection to Ngāi Tūhoe. On his father’s side he is a descendant of the Von Thrupp family who worked on sailing ships and migrated from their homelands in Germany. They went to Edinburgh, Brisbane, Tasmania, and eventually to Thames, New Zealand where his settler koroua worked building ships from kauri, cultivating the land, and mining for coal.
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.
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--Maori (New Zealand people)
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
- Interview
Hosts
- Hemana Waaka (Host)
Contributors
- George Hori Thrupp (Interviewee)
- Mira Johnston (Producer)
- Te Hira Henderson (Producer)
- White Gloves Television Productions (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--Maori (New Zealand people)
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand