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Tawera loves her mahi as a Māori midwife in Taranaki. She's been encouraging her māmā to incorporate traditional Māori birthing practises into their journeys. Tawera puts these traditions into practice herself with her own baby due before Christmas.

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 23 December 2021
Start Time
  • 22 : 00
Finish Time
  • 22 : 20
Duration
  • 20:00
Series
  • 2
Episode
  • 8
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
  • Tawera loves her mahi as a Māori midwife in Taranaki. She's been encouraging her māmā to incorporate traditional Māori birthing practises into their journeys. Tawera puts these traditions into practice herself with her own baby due before Christmas.
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)
  • Tawera Trinder (Subject)
Subjects
  • Midwives--New Zealand
  • Childbirth--New Zealand
  • Maori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand