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The strength Tom Poata brings to St Faith’s Church is his humour and the way he connects with whanau who’ve said after being at service at the marae they’d attend karakia regularly just to hear him and have a laugh.

In this series of Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau – Aotearoa, Mere McLean, Stephanie Tibble & Maria Huata unravel wonderful characters, anecdotes and Māori practices.

Primary Title
  • Nga Tangata Taumata Rau
Secondary Title
  • Aotearoa
Episode Title
  • Tom Poata
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 1 October 2017
Start Time
  • 17 : 30
Finish Time
  • 18 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Series
  • 3
Episode
  • 5
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • In this series of Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau – Aotearoa, Mere McLean, Stephanie Tibble & Maria Huata unravel wonderful characters, anecdotes and Māori practices.
Episode Description
  • The strength Tom Poata brings to St Faith’s Church is his humour and the way he connects with whanau who’ve said after being at service at the marae they’d attend karakia regularly just to hear him and have a laugh.
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
  • Maori (New Zealand people)
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
  • Interview
Hosts
  • Mere McLean (Presenter)
Contributors
  • Meihana Te Huia (Director)
  • Mātai Smith (Producer)
  • Reuben Collier (Executive Producer)
  • Māui Productions (Production Unit)
  • Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
  • Tom Poata (Interviewee)
Subjects
  • Maori (New Zealand people)
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand