Te Karere

Te Karere is a news and current affairs show that was New Zealand's first Māori language television programme.[1] Te Karere is broadcast on Television New Zealand's TVNZ 1 at 3:55 pm on weekdays and repeated 1:05 am and 5:35 am the following day. The focus of the programme is content which is of national significance to the targeted Māori audience.

Te Karere
StarringScotty Morrison
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageMāori
Production
Executive producerRoihana Nuri
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkTVNZ 1
Original release1982 (1982) –
present

The programme is funded in its entirety by Te Māngai Pāho.

History

Te Karere first went to air during Māori Language Week, with a two minute bulletin celebrating the week in 1982. The original presenters and producers were Derek Fox and Whai Ngata.[2][3][4]

The following year, Te Karere got a regular slot of four minutes.[2] With a modest, shoestring budget, Fox and Ngata produced a professional news show. The show was originally broadcast on TV2, but as that channel had poor coverage on the East Coast, with its large Māori population, Te Karere was moved to TV1.[5]

The show later expanded to 15, and then to 30 minutes in 2009.[2]

Reporters

The award-winning Māori broadcaster Tini Molyneux began her broadcasting career on Te Karere in the 1980s.[6]

  • Harata Brown (Reporter, Northland)[7]
  • Oriini Kaipara (Reporter, 2013-2016)[2]
  • Te Rina Kowhai (Reporter, 2018-2022)
  • Te Okiwa Mclean (Reporter, Wellington)[7]
  • Moana Makapelu Lee (Reporter, Rotorua - Bay of Plenty)
  • Scotty Morrison (News Anchor, 2003-)[2]
  • Rapaera Tawhai (Reporter, Tauranga - Bay of Plenty)[8]
  • Aroha Treacher (Reporter, Hawke's Bay)[9]
  • Victor Waters (Reporter, Sports)[7]

Producers
  • Roihana Nuri (Executive Producer)
  • Paora Maxwell (Executive Producer, 2008-2013)[2]
  • Arana Taumata (Executive Producer)[2]
  • Shane Taurima (Executive Producer, 2006-2012)[2]

References
  1. Higgins, Rawinia (9 September 2019). "Remembering the battle to get recognition for te reo Māori". Stuff. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. Screen, NZ On. "Te Karere | Series | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. A look at back at 40 years of Te Karere with Scotty Morrison, retrieved 9 September 2022
  4. Te Tai Whakaea. "1978–1985 Māori initiatives for language revitalisation". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. Stephens, Tainui (22 October 2014). "Growing capacity: 1980s and 1990s". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. Fusitu'a, Eden (25 October 2018). "Legend of television: Tini Molyneux". RNZ. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. Te Karere. "TVNZ+". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. "Eruera Rerekura (Reporter, Wellington)". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. "Tamati Rimene-Sproat (Reporter)". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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