Whaikorero Waikato-Tainui
Ko Waikato-Tainui te takiwā, ko te whaikōrero te kaupapa. Whaikōrero masters and practioners examine formal oral traditions from Waikato-Tainui, and scrutinise the evolution of this art form in a contemporary world.
The art of Maori oratory plays a big role in Maori society. This documentary series explores the origin and history of whaikōrero and describes the structure, language and style of delivery of this theatrical speech. This series is based on extensive research from the book ‘Whaikōrero’ written by Poia Rewi and oral information from numerous leading practitioners of whaikōrero.
Primary Title
- Whaikorero
Episode Title
- Waikato-Tainui
Date Broadcast
- Monday 14 May 2018
Start Time
- 22 : 00
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- The art of Maori oratory plays a big role in Maori society. This documentary series explores the origin and history of whaikōrero and describes the structure, language and style of delivery of this theatrical speech. This series is based on extensive research from the book ‘Whaikōrero’ written by Poia Rewi and oral information from numerous leading practitioners of whaikōrero.
Episode Description
- Ko Waikato-Tainui te takiwā, ko te whaikōrero te kaupapa. Whaikōrero masters and practioners examine formal oral traditions from Waikato-Tainui, and scrutinise the evolution of this art form in a contemporary world.
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
- Speeches, addresses, etc., Maori
- Maori language--Rhetoric
- Maori language--Spoken Maori
- Whaikōrero
- Tikanga
- Kawa
- Whakatauki
- Tauparapara
Genres
- Documentary
- Educational
- Speech
Contributors
- Mahanga Pihama (Producer)
- Mahanga Pihama (Director)
- Kereama Wright (Director)
- Viv Wigby-Ngatai (Executive Producer)
- Enter the Dragon Ltd (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Maori Television (Production Unit)
- Rāhui Papa (Interviewee)
- Tom Roa (Interviewee)
- Paraone Gloyne (Interviewee)
- Huirama Matatahi (Interviewee)
Subjects
- Speeches, addresses, etc., Maori
- Maori language--Rhetoric
- Maori language--Spoken Maori
- Whaikōrero
- Tikanga
- Kawa
- Whakatauki
- Tauparapara