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MEDIA RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Kids Kapa Haka Show Starting Soon on Maori Television
Kiwi kids will be able to learn all there is to know about kapa haka in KIA MAU! an exciting new series starting at 5pm on October 11 on Maori Television.
Aimed at beginners aged between five and nine years old, the high energy series takes viewers to a different school each week to enjoy their kapa haka performances.
And because it is a show for tamariki, it’s only fitting that KIA MAU! is hosted by young people.
Leading kapa haka performers Kaharau Keogh and Moana-Roa Callaghan, both 19, present the series with the help of Hawaiki James Morrison (7) Ngawairere Pihama (11) Te Ahu Paenga (6) and Waikahutia Tamati-Tupa’i (10).
During the 13-part series, they find out about everything from powhiri and poi making to traditional costume and carving.
Callaghan says she loves sharing her enjoyment of kapa haka with kids.
“I grew up in a really big family and I have introduced the joy of kapa haka to many beginners, young and old,” she says.
Producer Kay Ellmers, from Tumanako Productions in Auckland, says KIA MAU! also includes fun lessons teaching basic te reo Maori and specific aspects of kapa haka performance techniques.
“It’s a kids’ TV show, but it is also a teaching resource ideal for home and school.
“Because it is mainly in English, it is accessible to everyone and introduces language learners to te reo and tikanga Maori.”
All episodes will be available on demand at www.maoritelevision.com.
ENDS
Presenters/Performers:
Kaharau Keogh (19) Ngapuhi, Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Tara
Moana-Roa Callaghan (19) Te Whanau a Apanui, Tainui
Hawaiki James Morrison
(7) Te Arawa, Ngai Tahu
School: Westmere Primary
School.
Ngawairere Herena Kyra Kaipara
Pihama (11) Tuhoe and Waikato
School: Te Kura
Kaupapa Maori o Hoani Waititi Marae
Te Ahu
Paenga (6) Ngati Hine
School: Te Kura Kaupapa
Maori o te Kotuku.
Waikahutia Jason Nofoasa
Macfarlane Tamati-Tupa’i 10 Kaitahu, Ngati
Porou, Ngapuhi.
School: Te Kura Kapupapa Maori o Te
Kotuku.
Episodes:
Episode 1: October
11
Today our warriors give us a demonstration of
Mau Rakau, we listen to a beautiful waiata from Finlayson
Park School and Te Ahu and Moana-Roa show you how to make
your very own tititorea.
Episode 2: October 18
Moana-Roa and Te Ahu have been practising their
tititorea moves, we head to the sunny north to meet Te Kura
Kaupapa o Te Rawhitiroa and we take a tour around a
traditional Maori village in Te Hana
Episode 3:
October 25
Today Hawaiki is learning how to
play a Maori instrument called the Hue. We head to West
Auckland to visit Hoani Waititi Marae for a beautiful
waiata-a-ringa and we have more fun and exciting lessons for
you.
Episode 4: November 1
Waikahutia
is off to mau rakau class today. We have a fierce haka from
the boys at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Koutu and Moana-Roa
teaches us some basic but beautiful poi
moves.
Episode 5: November 8
Today
Ngawairere teaches us about making traditional Maori
clothing. The tamariki at Koromatua School sing us a
beautiful waiata and we want you to join in with us for more
fun.
Episode 6: November 15
Today Te
Ahu is weaving a tipare. Kaharau is on the search for a new
instrument to play and we check out the manu tioriori at Te
Kura Kaupapa o Te Rawhitiroa.
Episode 7: November
22
Waikahutia is learning about maro. We’re
heading to Te Hana to learn about a Maori tradition, the
powhiri. Finlayson Park School will be blessing us with a
beautiful waiata tira.
Episode 8: November 29
Hawaiki shows us his skills in the workshop
carving a patu, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Koutu are
warming up to share another waiata with us and we have more
tamariki from around the motu sharing their love for kapa
haka.
Episode 9: December 6
Today
Ngawairere is making a special poi, but not just any poi, a
raupo poi. The fierce boys from Koromatua School are gearing
up for their haka and Moana-Roa is off to watch some
professional kapa haka performers at the Auckland
Museum.
Episode 10: December
13
Hawaiki has a moko drawn on him today and we
listen to a wonderful waiata from the tamariki at Te Kura
Kaupapa Maori o Te Koutu. Moana-Roa meets up with a friend
who shows us her impressive poi skills!
Episode
11: December 20
The Kia Mau warriors are back
with another Mau Rakau lesson. Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o
Hoani Waititi Marae are performing their poi and we take a
look behind the scenes at a kapa haka group in Te
Hana.
Episode 12: December 27
Today
Ngawairere is teaching us about a traditional Maori weaving
technique called taniko. The manutioriori at Koromatua
School have another beautiful waiata for us and we head out
to learn more about taonga puoro.
Episode 13:
January 3
Te Ahu teaches us about a special
taonga today, the moko. The boys at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o
te Rahiwhitiroa display their haka and we use kapa haka
moves in an exercise
routine.
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