Whetu Marama - Bright Star (2021)
Whetū Mārama - Bright Star tells the story of Sir Hekenukumai Busby, his significance to Te Ao Maori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA. For Māori, the canoe underpins our culture. We once built waka/canoes from giant trees and sailed the vast Pacific by the stars. These arts were lost to us for 600 years. Then the stars re-aligned and three men from far flung islands met by chance to revive our place as the greatest navigators on the planet, a Hawaiian, a Micronesian and Hek Busby, “The Chief” from Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Primary Title
- Whetu Marama - Bright Star
Date Broadcast
- Monday 4 September 2023
Release Year
- 2021
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 15
Duration
- 105:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- Whetū Mārama - Bright Star tells the story of Sir Hekenukumai Busby, his significance to Te Ao Maori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA. For Māori, the canoe underpins our culture. We once built waka/canoes from giant trees and sailed the vast Pacific by the stars. These arts were lost to us for 600 years. Then the stars re-aligned and three men from far flung islands met by chance to revive our place as the greatest navigators on the planet, a Hawaiian, a Micronesian and Hek Busby, “The Chief” from Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Maori
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Busby, Hekenukumai, 1932-2019
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Boats
- Canoes and canoeing--New Zealand--History
- Canoes and canoeing--Oceania--History
- Whakatere waka hourua
- Tohunga kōkōrangi
- Documentary films--New Zealand
Genres
- Biography
- Boat
- Community
- Documentary
- Travel
Contributors
- Hekenukumai Busby (Subject)
- Toby Mills (Director)
- Toby Mills (Producer)
- Aileen O'Sullivan (Director)
- Aileen O'Sullivan (Producer)
- Jacko Thatcher (Interviewee)
- Nainoa Thompson (Interviewee)
- Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr (Interviewee)
- Titewhai Harawira (Interviewee)
- Hemi Eruera (Interviewee)
- Ema Siope (Interviewee)
- Alun Bollinger (Director of Photography)
- Ken Sparks (Editor)
- Seannachie Productions (Production Unit)
- Tawera Productions (Production Unit)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
Subjects
- Busby, Hekenukumai, 1932-2019
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Boats
- Canoes and canoeing--New Zealand--History
- Canoes and canoeing--Oceania--History
- Whakatere waka hourua
- Tohunga kōkōrangi
- Documentary films--New Zealand