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Waka Huia - First Episode

Waka Huia - First Episode
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Waka Huia - First Episode
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Winner of many awards across the decades, Waka Huia records Māori culture, language and people. This first episode explores the state of te reo Māori in 1987, and includes a gathering of teachers at Tūrangawaewae Marae. Featured is an extensive interview with ex Māori Women's Welfare League President Mira Szászy, and an appearance by James Hēnare. The episode ends with a kapa haka performance by 1986 national champions Te Waka Huia. Tainui Stephens writes here in more detail about this first ...

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1987
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/waka-huia-episode-one-1987
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language / history / archive / te reo / māori / exemplar / ancestors / tūpuna / iwi / hapū / tapu / te reo maori / james henare / mira szaszy / maori language / kapa haka / te waka huia / 1980s / 1982 / eighties / miraka szászy / mira szászy / james hēnare / māori language / māori women's welfare league / waitangi / te reo māori / teachers / teacher

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