1974

S1.E1 ∙ The Spirits and the Times Will Teach

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

"The Spirits and Times will Teach", is the first episode in the ground-breaking 1974 documentary series. Prior to the establishment of an urban marae in Porirua, Maori people recollect the past reality of life in the rural communities of Tokomaru Bay and Waima Valley. The concept of marae as traditionally understood is discussed by young Maori from groups like Nga Tama Toa in terms of the new and emergent urban present. As diverse Pakeha and Pacific Island community networks attempt to form links with the marae, real questions are raised about the nature of identity and the possibility of a "multicultural" future. The importance of having a sense of belonging and forming a sense of identity is explored as the documentary moves down to Porirua to follow the establishment of a new marae.

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S1.E2 ∙ Waikato

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The name of the Turangawaewae marae was taken from a 19th-century prophesy by King Tawhiao, that in his grandson's time Ngaruawahia would become the turangawaewae (standing place) of the Kingitanga. His granddaughter Te Puea dedicated her life to fulfilling his prophesy and 'Waikato' explores the Waikato people's relationship with and support for the King movement. The visual and emotional climax of this episode is the poukai or annual loyalty hui held at Turangawaewae marae, on the bank of the Waikato River.

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S1.E3 ∙ The Prophets: Tuhoe Ringatu

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The Tuhoe people of the Urewera country have maintained the Ringatu religion founded in the 19th century by Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki. Tribal leader John Rangihau takes a group to visit the deserted marae at Maungapohatu from where the prophet Rua Kenana was taken prisoner, and speaks of his Tuhoetanga.

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S1.E4 ∙ Turangawaewae, A Place to Stand

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Turangawaewae, A Place to Stand (1974) is an episode from the ground-breaking series Tangata Whenua, in this episode the concept of marae is discussed, and we hear from young Maori groups such as NgaTamatoa.

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S1.E5 ∙ The Great Trees

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

This episode looks at Putauaki, the sacred mountain near Whakatane and the burial place of the chiefs of the Ngati Awa tribes, and Hikurangi, Ngati Porou's mountain, and the lives of those that live in the shelter of those mountains. There is a saying about the old leaders 'He Totara Whakaruruhau' (they are the great trees giving shelter from the wind).

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S1.E6 ∙ The Carving Cries

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In The Carving Cries, Maori Battalion members remembering their lost comrades, a Kotahitanga meeting discussing the politics of Maori nationalism and Witi Ihimaera returns to Waituhi and contrasts Maori and Pakeha ways of life. In a Tokomaru Bay meeting house, there is a carving which the people say will weep when something in the Maori world is lost.

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