Maori Television Highlighsts Week 33 6-12 August 2011

New this week
Homai Te Pakipaki semi-final 1 – First of two semi-finals in the lead up to this year’s Grand Final, Friday 12 August at 8.30pm

Season finals this week
Kai Time on the Road – series final, Sunday 7 August at 7pm
Whare Maori – series final, Sunday 7 August at 8pm
Te Tepu – series final, Monday 8 August at 8pm

Coming soon
Bring Your Boots Oz – Sunday 14 August at 7pm
Laughing Samoans – Sunday 14 August at 8pm
Homai Te Pakipaki Grand Final – Friday 26 August
Rugby World Cup 2011 – All 48 games free-to-air, kick off Friday 9 September: http://www.maoritelevision.com/default.aspx?tabid=579&pid=2037&t=f
Boy – Saturday 1 October (free-to-air exclusive)

SATURDAY 6 AUGUST 2011

6.30pm Kaitangata Twitch G
A thrilling drama from Margaret Mahy. The island of Kaitangata is twitching, it’s waking up! Only 13 year old Meredith can stop it. Can she discover what it wants before it is too late?
(REPEAT)

7.00pm Head Start G
New Zealand’s top hair, makeup and fashion experts will be looking for one winner as 13 hopefuls compete for a position in the edgy world of hair and makeup.

8.30 pm Ihimaera
Twelve New Zealand recording artists perform new lyrics written by acclaimed author Witi Ihimaera.

9.30 pm Look at Me AO
Jean-Pierre Bacri plays Étienne - a famous novelist who is monstrously self-centred and indifferent to the unhappiness of his daughter Lolita. A reflection on the corrupting power of fame.
(REPEAT)

SUNDAY 7 AUGUST 2011

5.00 pm Tangaroa with Pio G
Pio talks to a prominent Coromandel whanau who worked hard to help establish a successful mussel farming business. He also catches some yummy fish off the barge, before going for a dive.

7.00 pm Kai Time on the Road G
Join Peter Peeti on his journey around the motu where he cooks up tantalizing feasts that excite the taste buds. We reminisce all the great times as we take a look back at all the highlights from this season.
(SERIES FINAL)

8.00 pm Whare Maori G
This series presented by Rau Hoskins explores and celebrates buildings and histories of the communities they inhabit. As Rau travels the country he explores what underpins Maori architecture.
(SERIES FINAL)

8.30 pm The Grocer’s Son
Thirty-year-old Antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his home town. His father is sick so he must assume his old lifestyle, running the family grocery store in threat of being shut down.

MONDAY 8 AUGUST 2011

8.00 pm Te Tepu
Prominent kaumatua as well as the country’s best practitioners of te reo Maori share their views on local, national and international issues with presenter Hone Kaa.
(SERIES FINAL)

8.30 pm Native Affairs
Julian Wilcox and the team investigate regional and national stories from a Māori perspective as well as international indigenous news.

9.30 pm Manly Monday Night Football
Monday night is Manly night on Māori Television! New Zealand’s second-favourite NRL team returns to our screens, free-to-air, for the 2011 season. Tonight: Sea Eagles v Roosters.

TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2011

8.30pm First Australians PGR
First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians chronicles the collision of two worlds and the genesis of a new nation.
(REPEAT)

9.50 pm Blackstone AO 21-30
A compelling series based on the fictional Blackstone First Nation, suffering as a result of the corruption of its Chief and Council. TONIGHT: Suffer the Children – While the Blackstone band members air their concerns over the new leadership, Leona allows the police to investigate a child abuse case in the community.

10.40 pm Indigenous Insight
An international indigenous news and current affairs programme with stories sourced from members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network.

WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST 2011

8.00 pm Whakatauki G
On tonight’s episode some of the greatest Ngati Whatua orators take the opportunity to explain and discuss some of their tribal proverbs.

8.30 pm Kowhao Rau G
Quinton Hita journeys back to his roots to capture the Ngapuhi dialect through tableside yarns with kaumatua.

9.30 pm Te Kauta PGR
A risqué chat show featuring guests who reminisce about their younger days and some of their most naughty secrets never told or seen on television before. Tonight: Ned Peita.

THURSDAY 11 AUGUST 2011

8.00 pm Rugby World Cup Classic Matches G
The stars come out to play with the most thrilling moments in international rugby from the first Rugby World Cup, 1987, to the grand final in France 20 years later. Tonight: South Africa v Argentina, 2007.

8.30 pm Hyundai Code
Fun-loving sport entertainment show with a star presenter line-up of Jenny-May Coffin, Awen Guttenbeil, Glen Osborne and Ruben Wiki, and an array of illustrious sporting guests.
(LIVE)

9.30 pm Hunting Aotearoa AO 21-30
Howie gets a technical lesson in long distance shooting. Then Howie heads to Geraldine for a deer hunt with Brendan Matthews and his son Caleb Matthews.

10.00 pm Boil Up
A show that takes a bite out of all the latest sporting events. Hosted by Te Arahi Maipi and Melodie Robinson.

FRIDAY 12 AUGUST 2011

8.00 pm Beneath the Maori Moon G
Tonight: A look at the all-time best Maori XV, featuring some of the great forwards such as Buck Shelford, Zinzan Brooke and Waka Nathan.
(REPEAT)

8.30 pm Homai Te Pakipaki
Tune in to see the finest home-grown talent in Aotearoa sing their hearts out and entertain in style. Viewers’ votes decide the weekly winner of $1,000 and who returns to compete for $10,000 in the final.
TONIGHT: Competition is getting tough as the first group of finalists into the semi-final one.

ENDS