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William Waiirua visits Tamati Pearse, a real inspriation. Tamati is blind and against all odds he runs marathons, plays cricket, and he packs a mean left hook. But does Tamati have what it takes to to be a morning radio host?

William Waiirua shows us his arsenal of quirky characters in a series of comedy skits. William meets everyday NZers who are inspiring through action.

Primary Title
  • Whatta Beauty
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 6 August 2020
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Series
  • 1
Episode
  • 1
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • William Waiirua shows us his arsenal of quirky characters in a series of comedy skits. William meets everyday NZers who are inspiring through action.
Episode Description
  • William Waiirua visits Tamati Pearse, a real inspriation. Tamati is blind and against all odds he runs marathons, plays cricket, and he packs a mean left hook. But does Tamati have what it takes to to be a morning radio host?
Classification
  • PGR
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
  • Television programs--New Zealand
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Entertainment
Contributors
  • William Waiirua (Actor)
  • Jamie McCaskill (Writer)
  • Tammy Davis (Director)
  • Julian Arahanga (Producer)
  • Awa Films (Production Unit)
  • Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
Subjects
  • Television programs--New Zealand