Te Reo (TV)
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| Te Reo | |
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| Launched | 28 March 2008 |
| Owned by | New Zealand Government Te Putahi Paoho |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Website | tereo.co.nz |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Freeview | Channel 24 |
| SKY Network Television | Channel 59 |
Te Reo is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes exclusively in te reo Māori with no advertising or subtitles. There is also be special tribal programming and a particular focus on new programming for the fluent audience.
The channel is initially broadcasting three hours a day, seven days a week, during the prime time hours of 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM from Friday March 28 on Freeview channel 24 and also on SKY Digital channel 59.[1]
[edit] Programming
- WHARE TAPERE – Sunday at 8.00 PM from March 30: Studio-based show – fronted by kapa haka enthusiast Tamati Waaka – that explores the dynamics of kapa haka through discussion with special guests. Learn and appreciate the stories behind the moves, the songs and the people.
- TE WAO TŪTURU – Sunday at 8.30 PM from March 30: Natural history documentaries from throughout the world – reversioned into the Māori language.
- TE TĒPU – Monday at 9.30 PM from March 31; repeats Thursday at 9.30 PM from April 3: Current affairs show where prominent kaumātua as well as the country’s best practitioners of te reo Māori share their views on local, national and international issues with presenter Waihoroi Shortland.
- TE PĀTAKA KŌRERO – Wednesday at 9.30 PM from April 2; repeats Thursday at 9.00 PM from April 3: Haare Williams presents this inspirational history series that uses sound and visual archival material to bring the past back to the present. Kaumātua and well-known Māori reflect on significant milestones in time.
- TE PAE HIHIRI – Thursday at 9.30 PM from April 3: Māori Television’s leading bilingual sports commentator Te Arahi Maipi presents this studio-based sports show that reviews and previews all the action from the major sporting events.
- KARAWHIUA – Friday at 8.30 PM from April 4: A war of wit and cunning! Tihini Grant presents this game show that combines tikanga Māori and traditional techniques with contemporary practices.
- RUAHINE – Friday at 9.30 PM from April 4: Studio interviews with well-known Māori women who speak about their tikanga from their own tribal perspective.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Maori Televison. "Maori Television launches second channel", Maori Television, 9 March 2008.
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