Nga Kotiro O Taranaki
Wai finds her cousin Nuku with his girlfriend, a Pākehā girl. Wai and Nuku argue and Nuku lets a secret slip. His girlfriend is pregnant. Wai is angry and sends Nuku back to the feast.
A stunning colourful, 2D animated short series set in 1870's Taranaki, Aotearoa. The Land Wars in Aotearoa are over. A Taranaki hapū is planning a feast with Pākehā former soldiers to mark the start of more peaceful times. Not all is what it seems.
Primary Title
- Nga Kotiro O Taranaki
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 6 July 2025
Start Time
- 16 : 10
Finish Time
- 16 : 20
Duration
- 10:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 5
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- A stunning colourful, 2D animated short series set in 1870's Taranaki, Aotearoa. The Land Wars in Aotearoa are over. A Taranaki hapū is planning a feast with Pākehā former soldiers to mark the start of more peaceful times. Not all is what it seems.
Episode Description
- Wai finds her cousin Nuku with his girlfriend, a Pākehā girl. Wai and Nuku argue and Nuku lets a secret slip. His girlfriend is pregnant. Wai is angry and sends Nuku back to the feast.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Maori
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Pūrākau
- Ngāti Haupoto (New Zealand people)
- War crimes--New Zealand
- New Zealand--History--19th century
- Animated television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Animation
- Historical drama
Contributors
- Rautini O'Brien (Director)
- Rautini O'Brien (Lead Animator)
- Libby Hakaraia (Producer)
- Tainui Stephens (Executive Producer)
- Māoriland Productions (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Te Ingo Ngaia (Voiceover Artist)
- Bonnie Maxwell (Voiceover Artist)
- Te Waiora Bailey (Voiceover Artist)
- Taihuri Rite (Voiceover Artist)
- Kura Ranginiwa (Voiceover Artist)
- Marama Sionetama (Voiceover Artist)
- Te Rau Oriwa Davis (Voiceover Artist)
- Tamaitipiripi Anderson (Voiceover Artist)
- Mara TK (Composer)
- Leonardo Coghini (Composer)
- Richard Taylor (Composer)
- Fern Te Mihi Miharo (Composer)
Subjects
- Pūrākau
- Ngāti Haupoto (New Zealand people)
- War crimes--New Zealand
- New Zealand--History--19th century
- Animated television programs--New Zealand