Project Matauranga Fungi
Rebekah Fuller has spent years researching matauranga Maori. Today shes using this knowledge and Western science to develop new ways to protect kumara from fungal infections. (FINAL)
Project Mātauranga is a science series presented by Dr Ocean Mercier, a lecturer at Victoria University that celebrates Māori innovation in the science sector. The series investigates Māori worldviews and methodologies within the scientific community and looks at their practical application. Step by step we’ll see the problems resolved, revealing in everyday language how Western Science and Māori knowledge systems are combining to provide solutions.
Primary Title
- Project Matauranga
Episode Title
- Fungi
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 6 November 2012
Start Time
- 20 : 00
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 13
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Project Mātauranga is a science series presented by Dr Ocean Mercier, a lecturer at Victoria University that celebrates Māori innovation in the science sector. The series investigates Māori worldviews and methodologies within the scientific community and looks at their practical application. Step by step we’ll see the problems resolved, revealing in everyday language how Western Science and Māori knowledge systems are combining to provide solutions.
Episode Description
- Rebekah Fuller has spent years researching matauranga Maori. Today shes using this knowledge and Western science to develop new ways to protect kumara from fungal infections. (FINAL)
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- 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)--Science
Genres
- Documentary
- Nature
- Science
Hosts
- Ocean Mercier (Presenter)
Contributors
- Orlando Stewart (Producer)
- Scottie Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Science