Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Episode 3: Tukuna Kia Rere
Heritage organisations like galleries, libraries, archives and museums (sometimes abbreviated to the GLAM sector) hold enormous amounts of mātauranga Māori
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Documentary
Early footage of the timeless natural scenery of Aotearoa
In 1909, Mr. W. Franklyn Barrett of the renowned French film-making firm Pathé Frères was entrusted to travel through New Zealand and capture scenic sights that the world would otherwise not know existed. Barrett did exactly that, and the fruits of his labour were later featured in two short films from Pathé Frères – Across the Mountain Passes of New Zealand, and Coasts of New Zealand.
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Mahi Raranga
Ramarihi MacDougall, a Kaiatawhai Taonga – Collections Archivist at Ngā Taonga, describes her journey of mahi raranga (Māori weaving) and
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Ko Whae Carmen tēnei
Kia takahia te Rori o Cuba ka kite koe i te tāne kākāriki, moroiti hoki i ngā rama whitinga rori,
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Introducing Madam Carmen
Walk down Cuba Street in Wellington and you’ll see the little green man at the pedestrian crossing is actually a
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‘We Wouldn’t be a People’: Kaumātuatanga and Tangata Whenua (1974)
University of Leeds PhD student Emily Kate Timms, visited Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision in Wellington to delve into stories about Māori elders. She reflects on some of the rich and powerful material she discovered, as well as the importance of the presence of “cinematographic kaumātua” in our film and television history.
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