A documentary on Maori offending covering the issues facing them and covering movement to the cities, crime, housing, jobs and discrimination. it interviews offenders and the people involved in helping them as well as officials. Featured speakers are Manu Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa; Tom Potai, Trade Union leader; Steve Wadney, Welfare Officer; Mr. H. B. Holst, Maori Education officer, Education Department; Maori Wardens; John Booth; Colin Urquhart, Commissioner of Police; Kingi Ihaka, Auckland Maori Missioner; Mrs MacIntyre, Wellington District President, Maori Women's Welfare League.

Primary Title
  • From Pa to Prison
Secondary Title
  • The Maori and Crime
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 5 August 1969
Duration
  • 24:06
Channel
  • 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • 1YA
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • A documentary on Maori offending covering the issues facing them and covering movement to the cities, crime, housing, jobs and discrimination. it interviews offenders and the people involved in helping them as well as officials. Featured speakers are Manu Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa; Tom Potai, Trade Union leader; Steve Wadney, Welfare Officer; Mr. H. B. Holst, Maori Education officer, Education Department; Maori Wardens; John Booth; Colin Urquhart, Commissioner of Police; Kingi Ihaka, Auckland Maori Missioner; Mrs MacIntyre, Wellington District President, Maori Women's Welfare League.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
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
  • Current affairs
  • Educational
  • Politics
Hosts
  • Rufus Wallingford (Narrator)
  • H. B. Holst (Speaker)
Contributors
  • Jeremy Lowe NZBC (Reporter)
  • Rufus Wallingford NZBC (Reporter)
  • Alwyn Owen (Producer)
  • Radio Documentary Unit (Production Unit)
  • Manu Bennett (Speaker)
  • Vox Pops
  • Tom Potai (Speaker)
  • Steve Wadney (Speaker)
  • Unidentified Maori Wardens (Speakers)
  • John Booth (Speaker)
  • Colin Urquhart (Speaker)
  • Kingi Ihaka (Speaker)
  • Mrs MacIntyre (Speaker)
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