The Untold Tales of Tuteremoana Whiro
Young Whiro is blamed for putting a curse on the village when strange things begin to happen in the sand dunes after her grandmother's burial..Afterr the loss of her kuia, Whiro is unable to wail, she watches from the dunes as her whānau mourn the loss. Her aunties accuse her mother of not raising Whiro to respect tradition.
Māori fantasy series born of the stars and rooted in the mountains, forests, rivers and sand dunes of Aotearoa.
Primary Title
- The Untold Tales of Tuteremoana
Episode Title
- Whiro
Date Broadcast
- Monday 19 December 2022
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Episode
- 3
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- Māori fantasy series born of the stars and rooted in the mountains, forests, rivers and sand dunes of Aotearoa.
Episode Description
- Young Whiro is blamed for putting a curse on the village when strange things begin to happen in the sand dunes after her grandmother's burial..Afterr the loss of her kuia, Whiro is unable to wail, she watches from the dunes as her whānau mourn the loss. Her aunties accuse her mother of not raising Whiro to respect tradition.
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
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Folklore
- Television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Fantasy
- Historical drama
- Mystery
Contributors
- Hiona Henare (Writer)
- Hiona Henare (Director)
- Sharlene George (Producer)
- Gal Greenspan (Producer)
- Fred Renata (Director of Photography)
- Josh O'Neill (Production Designer)
- Brad Davison (Editor)
- Riki Gooch (Composer)
- Sweetshop & Green (Production Unit)
- Muaūpoko Tribal Authority Inc. (Funder)
- Mairehau Grace (Actor)
- Mere Boynton (Actor)
- Tanea Heke (Actor)
- Katina Campbell (Actor)
- Helen Pearse Otene (Actor)
- Mabel Wharekawa-Burt (Actor)
- Chris Graham (Actor)
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Folklore
- Television programs--New Zealand