Nga Kotiro O Taranaki
Wai is grief-stricken in the wharekai before she remembers Mihi and Ngaru. Wai, Mihi and Ngaru are ushered by the spirits into the forest. From there they will never forget their home, and as their people have always done, they too will carry on.
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 20 July 2025
Start Time
- 16 : 20
Finish Time
- 16 : 30
Duration
- 10:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 10
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 is grief-stricken in the wharekai before she remembers Mihi and Ngaru. Wai, Mihi and Ngaru are ushered by the spirits into the forest. From there they will never forget their home, and as their people have always done, they too will carry on.
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