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Ōpōtiki midwife Lisa Kelly is passionate about passing on traditional Māori birthing techniques to her community. Lisa's been servicing the region for more than 15 years but even she sometimes gets caught out with the unpredictability of births.

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 11 November 2021
Start Time
  • 22 : 00
Finish Time
  • 22 : 15
Duration
  • 15:00
Series
  • 2
Episode
  • 2
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
  • Ōpōtiki midwife Lisa Kelly is passionate about passing on traditional Māori birthing techniques to her community. Lisa's been servicing the region for more than 15 years but even she sometimes gets caught out with the unpredictability of births.
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)
  • Lisa Kelly (Subject)
Subjects
  • Midwives--New Zealand
  • Childbirth--New Zealand
  • Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand