# Television and Radio

**Source**: https://collections.library.auckland.ac.nz/tv-radio/playlist/maori-language-week
**Parent**: https://www.news.library.auckland.ac.nz/2022/09/09/bruce-biggs-and-the-revitalisation-of-te-reo-maori/

##### Primary Title

- Waka Huia

##### Episode Title

- Māori Language Week

##### Date Broadcast

- Sunday 10 July 2016

##### Start Time

- 10 : 30

##### Finish Time

- 11 : 00

##### Duration

- 30:00

##### Series

- 2016

##### 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

- To commemorate Māori Language Week we pay tribute to the legacy of pioneering Māori broadcaster Whairiri Tanara (Whai) Ngata.

##### Classification

- G

##### Owning Collection

- Chapman Archive

##### Broadcast Platform

- Television

##### Languages

- 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
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand

##### Genres

- Biography
- Documentary
- Interview

##### Contributors

- **Scotty Morrison** (Narrator)
- **Tina Wickliffe** (Director)
- **Ngahuia Wade** (Producer)
- **Megan Douglas** (Executive Producer)
- **Scottie Productions** (Production Unit)
- **Te Māngai Pāho** (Funder)
- **Whai Ngata** (Subject)