My Maori Midwife
Jas, Jax and Kahlia are working through the challenges of their first year as registered midwives. While Kahlia has a full caseload, the other two are slowly stepping into their new careers and have an incredibly special opportunity to work together at a home birth.
Meet the Māori midwives who work tirelessly caring for families and bringing new life into the world. They aim to empower women and offer traditional cultural practices to assist them on one of the most significant experiences of their life.
Primary Title
- My Maori Midwife
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 4 November 2021
Start Time
- 22 : 00
Finish Time
- 22 : 20
Duration
- 20:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Meet the Māori midwives who work tirelessly caring for families and bringing new life into the world. They aim to empower women and offer traditional cultural practices to assist them on one of the most significant experiences of their life.
Episode Description
- Jas, Jax and Kahlia are working through the challenges of their first year as registered midwives. While Kahlia has a full caseload, the other two are slowly stepping into their new careers and have an incredibly special opportunity to work together at a home birth.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- 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
- Midwives--New Zealand
- Childbirth--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Community
- Documentary
- Health
Contributors
- Ani-Piki Tuari (Narrator)
- Mark Chamberlin (Director of Photography)
- Heloise Le Gros (Editor)
- Rewa Harriman (Director)
- Rewa Harriman (Producer)
- Annabelle Lee-Mather (Executive Producer)
- Philip Smith (Executive Producer)
- Great Southern Film and Television (Production Unit)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)
- Kahlia Mabey (Subject)
- Jax Paki (Subject)
- Jas Gray (Subject)
Subjects
- Midwives--New Zealand
- Childbirth--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand