Tainui Stephens
Posted on 17 May 2009
Tainui Stephens (Te Rarawa) is one of our foremost Māori broadcasters. He has worked as a reporter, writer, director, producer and executive producer. His credits include
Maori Battalion March to Victory and
The New Zealand Wars.
Stephens was a stalwart of TVNZ’s Māori Programmes department in the 1980s and 90s, working on the regular series
Koha,
Waka Huia,
Marae and
Mai Time.
In this interview Tainui Stephens discusses:
- being raised by his Pākehā mother, and his own personal journey “into my Māoridom”
- beginning work at TVNZ Māori Programmes in 1984, and how much he enjoyed his work there
- how he loves all the programmes he has worked on over the years
- the good that Māori broadcasting can do
- the Maori Television Service, its success, and the important role it plays in New Zealand life.
This interview is
available on YouTube for distribution via a
Creative Commons licence.
Credits: Interview by Monika Ahuriri, camera and direction by Clare O'Leary. Editing by Leo Guerchmann.
Comments
by Donald on 03 June 2009 at 10:11 am
This interview is shocking. It's significantly lacking in context and substance. What are the projects he speaks about? How about a bit of detail and example? \n \nIt also ends very abruptly. I'd like to know more about the Pakeha racism, what Pakehas are envious of, and why.
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