NGĀ RIPO. TIRAROA

Ka te kaupapa kōrero mō tēnei hōtaka e pā ana ki te kuia a Tiraroa Te Arihi-Toma (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui), he kuia i whānau mai ki te motu o Matakana ki Tauranga Moana. E iwa tekau mā whā tau a ia i te wā i hopukina āna kōrero. Kua hoki anō a Tiraroa ki tuawhenua, heoi e kaikini nei te aroha o te kāinga ki tōna manawa, ki tōna wairua. Ka whai atu ngā kāmera i a Tiraroa, i a ia e hoki atu ana ki tōna ūkaipō ki Matakana anō. Ko Te Rangihouhiri te whare e tū mai nā ki te marae o Ōruarahi.

Kaikōrero:
John Kira Toma (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui)- He tama nā Tiraroa.
Wawahanga Nuku (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui) - He mokopuna.
Whētuki o Te Rangi Te Arihi (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui) - He irāmutu ki a Tiraroa.
Ngāhuia Toma (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui) - He mokopuna.
Ngāwiki Te Kura (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui) - He mokopuna.
Sandy Rangianiwa Eru - Hunaonga ki Tiraroa, arā te hoa a John.
Rameka Farrell He āpotoro mō Rātana nō Tauranga Moana.

''A unique insight into the profound thoughts and contemporary lives of six remarkable kuia – all aged around 90 – is revealed in Māori Television's NGĀ RIPO.
Tauranga-based Dreamfish Productions travelled to Hastings, Mahia Peninsula, Whangārei, Kaikohe, Rotorua, Wanganui and Matakana Island to observe and document the kuia for NGĀ RIPO (deep pools) over the course of a year. The six-part, half-hour series takes you inside the homes of these venerable women – their papakāinga, their marae, their private photo albums, their natural interaction with whānau and the moments they rarely share with outsiders.'' www.maoritelevision.com; 12/12/2007