Waka Huia The Survival of Te Reo Māori
The Māori language has been an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand for 26 years, but it is still in serious decline. Scotty Morrison expresses his thoughts and concern.
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
- The Survival of Te Reo Māori
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 11 August 2013
Start Time
- 10 : 30
Finish Time
- 11 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
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
- The Māori language has been an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand for 26 years, but it is still in serious decline. Scotty Morrison expresses his thoughts and concern.
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
- Reo Māori--Reo
- Whakaora reo--Reo
- Language maintenance--New Zealand
- Maori language--Revival
Genres
- Current affairs
- Documentary
Contributors
- Television New Zealand (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Hineani Melbourne (Producer)
- Shane Taurima (Executive Producer)
- Scotty Morrison (Interviewee)
- Hineani Melbourne (Reporter)
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
- Reo Māori--Reo
- Whakaora reo--Reo
- Language maintenance--New Zealand
- Maori language--Revival