Te Rerenga Wairua
An animated film about the journey of a young man's wairua or spirit, after his death in a motorway accident. The story begins in Auckland and follows the wairua through the forests and beaches of Northland, passing other wairua and tourist parties en route to Cape Reinga. After an encounter with the under-sea goddess Hine-Nui-Te-Po, the wairua reaches the spirit world Te Rerenga.
Primary Title
- Te Rerenga Wairua
Date Broadcast
- Monday 28 October 1985
Start Time
- 21 : 40
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 20:00
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- An animated film about the journey of a young man's wairua or spirit, after his death in a motorway accident. The story begins in Auckland and follows the wairua through the forests and beaches of Northland, passing other wairua and tourist parties en route to Cape Reinga. After an encounter with the under-sea goddess Hine-Nui-Te-Po, the wairua reaches the spirit world Te Rerenga.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
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.
Genres
- Animation
Hosts
- Joe Wylie (Director)
- Susan Wilson (Producer)
- Magic Films (Production Unit)
- Tim Cornelius (Animator)
- Alistair Kay (Animator)
- Alan Moyes (Animator)
- John Robertson (Animator)
- Bridget Sutherland (Animator)
- Adriana Tuscia (Animator)
Contributors
- Joe Wylie (Director)
- Susan Wilson (Producer)
- Magic Films (Production Unit)
- Tim Cornelius (Animator)
- Alistair Kay (Animator)
- Alan Moyes (Animator)
- John Robertson (Animator)
- Bridget Sutherland (Animator)
- Adriana Tuscia (Animator)