Primary Title

• Ngā Taonga Whitiāhua: Treasures from The Film Archive

Secondary Title

Date Broadcast

• Monday 21 February 2011

Start Time

• 20 : 00

Finish Time

• 20 : 30

Duration

• 30:00

Series

• 2011

Channel

• Maori Television

Broadcaster

• Maori Television Service

Programme Description

• An elegant new series based on the New Zealand Film Archive's Te Kohinga Taonga Maori moving image collection, exploring old and treasured pieces of New Zealand film as never before.

Episode Description

• A month before the declaration of war by New Zealand on 3 September 1939 Sir Apirana Ngata advocated the formation of a Maori military unit, following the precedent of the Maori Pioneer Battalion of 1914. The film shows their training in 1941.

Classification

• G

Owning Collection

• Chapman Archive

Broadcast Platform

• Television

Languages

• English
• Maori

Captioning Languages

• English

Captions

• Open Captions

Live Broadcast

• No

Rights Statement

• Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.

Subjects

• Documentary television programs--New Zealand

Genres

• Documentary
• History

Hosts

• Lawrence Wharerau (Host)

Contributors

• Dr Monte Souter (Interviewee)
• Michele Bristow (Producer)
• Ira Heyder (Executive Producer)
• Craig Mullis (Director)
• Maori Television (Production Unit)