Waka Huia Taka Walker
79 year old Takaputai Mete Walker of Ngati Kahungunu descent is now the last Master Wood Carver of his generation, but what motivated this man to take this path at the age of 27?
Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Maori for all New Zealanders.
Primary Title
- Waka Huia
Episode Title
- Taka Walker
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 5 May 2013
Start Time
- 10 : 30
Finish Time
- 11 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 2013
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Waka Huia is an iconic archival documentary series recording the unique stories and histories of Maori for all New Zealanders.
Episode Description
- 79 year old Takaputai Mete Walker of Ngati Kahungunu descent is now the last Master Wood Carver of his generation, but what motivated this man to take this path at the age of 27?
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- 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.
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Current affairs
- Documentary
Contributors
- Television New Zealand (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Moari Stafford (Reporter)
- Moari Stafford (Director)
- Takaputai Mete Walker (Subject)
- Hineani Melbourne (Producer)
- Shane Taurima (Executive Producer)
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand