He Raranga Korero Whina: Te Whaea O Te Motu (1992)
Includes an interview with Ella Henry.
Documents the life and achievements of Māori land activist and founder of the Māori Women's Welfare League, Dame Whina Cooper, who while bringing the issues of Māori land rights to the attention of the pakeha has alienated much of the Māori world. This is an intimate documentary about Dame Whina Cooper who would become known as Te Whaea O Te Motu, Mother of the Nation. Uses dramatised sequences, archival footage and interviews with historians, family members, welfare league colleagues and former prime minister Robert Muldoon.
Primary Title
- He Raranga Korero
Secondary Title
- Whina: Te Whaea O Te Motu
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 14 June 2005
Release Year
- 1992
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Documents the life and achievements of Māori land activist and founder of the Māori Women's Welfare League, Dame Whina Cooper, who while bringing the issues of Māori land rights to the attention of the pakeha has alienated much of the Māori world. This is an intimate documentary about Dame Whina Cooper who would become known as Te Whaea O Te Motu, Mother of the Nation. Uses dramatised sequences, archival footage and interviews with historians, family members, welfare league colleagues and former prime minister Robert Muldoon.
Episode Description
- Includes an interview with Ella Henry.
Classification
- G
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.
Subjects
- Documentary films--New Zealand
- Women, Maori--Biography
- Women civic leaders--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Land tenure
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
Hosts
- Tainui Stephens (Presenter)
- John Bach (Narrator)
Contributors
- Adrianne Rikihana (Producer)
- Maori Television (Production Unit)
- Dame Whina Cooper (Speaker)
- Ella Henry (Interviewee)
- Tainui Stephens (Interviewer)
- Michael King (Interviewer)
- Bryan Bruce (Producer)
- Bryan Bruce Productions Ltd (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Documentary films--New Zealand
- Women, Maori--Biography
- Women civic leaders--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Land tenure