Nga Puna Kahu and Maia (1993)
Maia, an attractive, artistic mother of two young children and wife to Tama, is constantly disturbed by dreams of a certain young man. Kahu, a carver in his own right is haunted by the image of Maia, and decides one morning to walk out on his fiance. He hitches a ride to where ever, which happens to be the town where Maia and her family live. Are these two young people destined to re-enact the love story of their ancestors? Maia is caught between past and present when Kahu threatens to come between her and her husband.
Primary Title
- Nga Puna
Secondary Title
- Kahu and Maia
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 2 November 2004
Release Year
- 1993
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Maia, an attractive, artistic mother of two young children and wife to Tama, is constantly disturbed by dreams of a certain young man. Kahu, a carver in his own right is haunted by the image of Maia, and decides one morning to walk out on his fiance. He hitches a ride to where ever, which happens to be the town where Maia and her family live. Are these two young people destined to re-enact the love story of their ancestors? Maia is caught between past and present when Kahu threatens to come between her and her husband.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- David Blyth (Director)
- Ross Jennings (Producer)
- Don Selwyn (Executive Producer)
- Waihoroi Shortland (Writer)
- Karen Sidney (Writer)
- Hine Moeke (Actor)
- Cliff Curtis (Actor)
- Vanessa Rare (Actor)
- Glynnis Paraha (Actor)
- Michelle Shortcliff (Actor)
- Gordon Hatfield (Actor)
- He Taonga Films (Production Unit)