TWO CHANNELS, TWO SHOWS, TWO LANGUAGES – ONE PRESENTER!

29 April 2008

One of Māori Television’s leading bilingual sports broadcasters is fronting two separate sports shows on two different channels – in two languages!

Te Arahi Maipi (Waikato – Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Whawhakia, Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Ngāti Tipa) is the anchor of sports review-preview shows BOIL UP REHEATED (Wednesday at 8.00 PM on Māori Television) and TE PAE HIHIIRI (Thursday at 9.30 PM on Te Reo).

The 27-year-old ‘statman’ has notched up an impressive list of presenting credits including Māori Television’s coverage of the Tri-Nations and ANZAC rugby league tests; New Zealand’s national rugby league premiership; NZ Māori versus Cook Island league series in 2005 and 2006; and last year’s rugby league review-preview show BOIL UP.

Previously a sports reporter for Māori Television’s daily news programme TE KĀEA, Maipi also presented the channel’s recent free-to-air coverage of the Harvey Norman NZ Breakers home games in Australia ’s National Basketball League as well as David Tua’s comeback campaign in the USA.

While both new sports shows are studio-based panels, BOIL UP REHEATED is presented in the English language on Māori Television while TE PAE HIHIIRI screens on Te Reo in 100 per cent Māori language with no subtitles or advertising breaks.

Maipi – who grew up playing rugby league for Taniwharau in the Waikato throughout the age grades – says the two weekly programmes will review and preview all the action from the major sporting events with a particular focus on rugby and rugby league.

Fellow sports broadcaster Dale Husband is the co-host on BOIL UP REHEATED while the guest presenter is Joline Henry of the Waikato Magic and the reporter is rugby league great Stacey Daniels. Maipi is also joined by top Māori sports broadcasters on TE PAE HIHIIRI.

Keep up with the play with sports review-preview shows BOIL UP REHEATED – Wednesday at 8.00 PM on Māori Television in English – and TE PAE HIHIIRI –Thursday at 9.30 PM on Te Reo in Māori.

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Merilee Andrews
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Māori Television
DDI +64 9 539 7092
MOB 021 274 0495
EML: merilee.andrews@maoritelevision.com