My Maori Midwife
Waimarie and Camille are midwives who work in South Auckland and care primarily for Maori and Polynesian families. This week Wai has Hazel in her care, who is having her tenth baby, but things don't go to plan.
Meet the Māori midwives who work tirelessly caring for families and bringing new life into the world. They aim to empower women and offer traditional cultural practices to assist them on one of the most significant experiences of their life.
Primary Title
- My Maori Midwife
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 2 July 2020
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 45
Duration
- 15:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Meet the Māori midwives who work tirelessly caring for families and bringing new life into the world. They aim to empower women and offer traditional cultural practices to assist them on one of the most significant experiences of their life.
Episode Description
- Waimarie and Camille are midwives who work in South Auckland and care primarily for Maori and Polynesian families. This week Wai has Hazel in her care, who is having her tenth baby, but things don't go to plan.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- 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
- Midwives--New Zealand
- Childbirth--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Community
- Documentary
- Health
Contributors
- Ani-Piki Tuari (Narrator)
- Greg Parker (Director of Photography)
- Paul Thompson (Editor)
- Susan Leonard (Director)
- Susan Leonard (Producer)
- Annabelle Lee-Mather (Executive Producer)
- Philip Smith (Executive Producer)
- Great Southern Film and Television (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Waimarie Onekawa (Subject)
- Camille Harris (Subject)
Subjects
- Midwives--New Zealand
- Childbirth--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand