Māori Television | Programmes

Documentaries

KIA ORA NI HAO
Sunday at 5.30 PM

Six part series documenting the experiences of six kura kuapapa students from around the country on a three-week field trip to Beijing.

THE CALL OF AFRICA: VOICE OF A CONTINENT
Monday at 10.00 PM

A fascinating look at Africa. Exposes the contrasts between tradition and modernity, rural and urban worlds, as well as the roles of women, weapons and the impact of westerners.

KA TIPU TE WHAIHANGA E HIKA
Wednesday August 27 at 8.30 PM

A documentary that unravels the story of Māori art in Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and tells the story of one of the Tā Moko series artists Mark Kopua.

GANG GIRLS - TARNZ'S STORY
Thursday August 28 at 9.30 PM

Teenage girl gangs are a recent trend in New Zealand. This is the story of Tarnz, the leader of a girl gang trying to go straight after 13 convictions and three spells behind bars. She tells the story of her turbulent upbringing, losing her mother and baby brother, turning to a life of crime and coming out the other side.

BROKEN BORDER
Tuesday September 2 at 8.30 PM

A story of how human smuggling has become a thriving industry in one Mexican town. A staggering number, estimated to be about one million, are sneaking across the U.S.-Mexico border every year.

NESIAN MYSTIC…FOR THE PEOPLE
Wednesday September 3 at
8.30 PM

Historically Pacific and Māori people are over represented in crime, unemployment, lower skilled work and low income earners. So how did these Māori and Pacific Island teenagers make it to the tops of the New Zealand muisc charts?

MOB DAUGHTERS
Thursday September 4 at 9.30 PM

This documentary is about twin sisters Selina and Alexia, whose father is a life member of the notorious Mongrel Mob. The story has a interesting ‘nature versus nurture’ twist, as Selina was brought up by her parents whilst Alexia was sent to live with her grandparents.