Nga Kotiro O Taranaki
Mihi is worried about missing out on delicious kumara! Wai starts to feel uneasy as if something is wrong. She asks Mihi if she can hear drumming. Suddenly, the farmers appear! The girls hide and watch as they leave the village. It's too early for the feast to be finished.
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 13 July 2025
Start Time
- 16 : 20
Finish Time
- 16 : 30
Duration
- 10:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 8
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
- Mihi is worried about missing out on delicious kumara! Wai starts to feel uneasy as if something is wrong. She asks Mihi if she can hear drumming. Suddenly, the farmers appear! The girls hide and watch as they leave the village. It's too early for the feast to be finished.
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