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A weekly Maori perspective on people, news, arts, and language from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).

  • 1A look at the place traditional Maori plant-based medicines and Tohunga have in today's modern society.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 31
    • Finish 0 : 14 : 01
    • Duration 13 : 30
    Reporters
    • Lawrence Wharerau (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Dr David Tipene-Leach (Maori Medicine Expert, Department of Health)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
    Notes
    • A tohunga is an expert practitioner of any skill or art, either religious or otherwise. Tohunga include expert priests, healers, navigators, carvers, builders, teachers and advisors.
Primary Title
  • Koha
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 29 May 1988
Start Time
  • 19 : 45
Finish Time
  • 20 : 00
Duration
  • 15:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A weekly Maori perspective on people, news, arts, and language from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
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.
Genres
  • Community
Reporters
  • Lawrence Wharerau (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Dr David Tipene-Leach (Maori Medicine Expert, Department of Health)