Koroua Thomas Murray Age 87
Koroua Tom (87) remembers the times of his rugby playing days. We learn that he was an effective front row forward of the team who represented Bay of Plenty and travelled to games in Papamoa, Paeroa, Northland and Auckland at the time of the famous Brooke brothers and John Kirwan. He also opposed some famous international players such as Springbok, Jarpa Bekka in 1956 who admired Koroua Tom’s strength as a player.
A series of conversations profiling some of our last remaining male elders, focusing on the transition of Maori to the present day.
Primary Title
- Koroua
Episode Title
- Thomas Murray Age 87
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 11 September 2016
Start Time
- 23 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 18
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A series of conversations profiling some of our last remaining male elders, focusing on the transition of Maori to the present day.
Episode Description
- Koroua Tom (87) remembers the times of his rugby playing days. We learn that he was an effective front row forward of the team who represented Bay of Plenty and travelled to games in Papamoa, Paeroa, Northland and Auckland at the time of the famous Brooke brothers and John Kirwan. He also opposed some famous international players such as Springbok, Jarpa Bekka in 1956 who admired Koroua Tom’s strength as a player.
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.
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--Maori (New Zealand people)
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
- Interview
Hosts
- Hemana Waaka (Host)
Contributors
- Thomas Murray (Interviewee)
- Mira Johnston (Producer)
- Te Hira Henderson (Producer)
- White Gloves Television Productions (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--Maori (New Zealand people)
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand