Kuia Betty Hunia
Irihapeti (Betty) Hunia Talking from her home in Te Teko, 91 year old Irihapeti chats with MTS Kaikorerero Te Wanihi Edwards about being beaten at school for speaking Māori, how teachers renamed Māori students with pākeha names, and how she had to marry her husband twice.
Kuia will take us back to their younger days, they will tell of a time when electricity was a rarity, there will be tales of transition, from candlelight to electric light, from horseback to horsepower, they will talk of dark times, and reflect on things that impacted greatly on them like Christianity, Pākehā Law, the Great Depression and other issues of the time.
Primary Title
- Kuia
Episode Title
- Betty Hunia
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 29 June 2016
Start Time
- 22 : 00
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Kuia will take us back to their younger days, they will tell of a time when electricity was a rarity, there will be tales of transition, from candlelight to electric light, from horseback to horsepower, they will talk of dark times, and reflect on things that impacted greatly on them like Christianity, Pākehā Law, the Great Depression and other issues of the time.
Episode Description
- Irihapeti (Betty) Hunia Talking from her home in Te Teko, 91 year old Irihapeti chats with MTS Kaikorerero Te Wanihi Edwards about being beaten at school for speaking Māori, how teachers renamed Māori students with pākeha names, and how she had to marry her husband twice.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
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.
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
- Interview
Hosts
- Yvonne Te Wanihi Edwards (Host)
- Joy Ngaropo-Hau (Host)
Contributors
- Te Hira Henderson (Producer)
- Mere Johnston (Producer)
- White Gloves Television Productions (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Irihapeti Hunia (Interviewee)