Whare Taonga Ranginui
Tonight: Ranginui. When a fire destroyed the original whare that stood at Hairini marae in 1935, Ngai Te Ahi, with the support of surrounding iwi, embarked on a long labour of love to collectively fundraise, carve, create tukutuku and mill timber to build a new one. After more than 20 years of hard work, Ranginui whare was opened in 1965 with more than 3000 attendees.
A documentary series that celebrates Maori architecture while exploring the amazing stories of iwi and hapu through some of our most significant whare.
Primary Title
- Whare Taonga
Episode Title
- Ranginui
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 19 August 2015
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 4
Episode
- 11
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A documentary series that celebrates Maori architecture while exploring the amazing stories of iwi and hapu through some of our most significant whare.
Episode Description
- Tonight: Ranginui. When a fire destroyed the original whare that stood at Hairini marae in 1935, Ngai Te Ahi, with the support of surrounding iwi, embarked on a long labour of love to collectively fundraise, carve, create tukutuku and mill timber to build a new one. After more than 20 years of hard work, Ranginui whare was opened in 1965 with more than 3000 attendees.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
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
- Architecture, Maori
- Whare whakairo
Genres
- Community
- Documentary
- Interview
Contributors
- Scottie Productions (Production Unit)
- Tomika Whiu (Interviewee)
- Huikakahu Kawe (Interviewee)
- Marama Furlong (Interviewee)
- Eramiha Koro Robert Te Pere (Interviewee)
- Summer Wharekawa (Producer)
Subjects
- Architecture, Maori
- Whare whakairo