Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E! (2020)
WHITIKI! is a documentary that tells the stories of three Māori Pioneers through the eyes of their descendants who are of a similar age to their tīpuna when they went off to battle in WWI. These three young men were a part of the Hui Aroha 2019, an event in Gisborne which marked 100 years since the return of the Māori Pioneer Battalion. The central feature of this commemorative event was a 100-man honour guard that marched the streets of Gisborne, retracing the steps of their ancestors in authentic uniforms provided by Sir Peter Jackson. This documentary includes exclusive footage of the two core wānanga held to teach the 100 men the necessary military skills to embody the vision of key facilitators such as Dr Monty Soutar.
Primary Title
- Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 25 April 2021
Release Year
- 2020
Start Time
- 16 : 00
Finish Time
- 17 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- WHITIKI! is a documentary that tells the stories of three Māori Pioneers through the eyes of their descendants who are of a similar age to their tīpuna when they went off to battle in WWI. These three young men were a part of the Hui Aroha 2019, an event in Gisborne which marked 100 years since the return of the Māori Pioneer Battalion. The central feature of this commemorative event was a 100-man honour guard that marched the streets of Gisborne, retracing the steps of their ancestors in authentic uniforms provided by Sir Peter Jackson. This documentary includes exclusive footage of the two core wānanga held to teach the 100 men the necessary military skills to embody the vision of key facilitators such as Dr Monty Soutar.
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
- New Zealand. Army. Māori Contingent, 1st--History
- New Zealand. Army. Pioneer Battalion--History
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Maori
- World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--New Zealand
- Te Pakanga Tuatahi o Te Ao
- Kōrero nehe
Genres
- Documentary
- History
- Interview
- War
Contributors
- Monty Soutar (Presenter)
- Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne (Director)
- Whatanui Flavell (Producer)
- Megan Douglas (Executive Producer)
- Natalie Watene (Editor)
- Scottie Productions (Production Unit)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- Rayner Jaynke (Interviewee)
- Pikirangi Jaynke (Interviewee)
- Peter Hakiwai (Interviewee)
- Lamon Paranihi Haami (Interviewee)
- Manuhuia Bennett (Interviewee)
- Hemana Bennett (Interviewee)
- Kākātārau Te Pou Kohere (Interviewee)
- Peter Jackson (Interviewee)
- Tina Bennett (Interviewee)
Subjects
- New Zealand. Army. Māori Contingent, 1st--History
- New Zealand. Army. Pioneer Battalion--History
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Maori
- World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--New Zealand
- Te Pakanga Tuatahi o Te Ao
- Kōrero nehe