Te Ao with Moana, Māori Television, OnDemand & Māori+ App
STREAMING ARTS + CULTURE GUIDE
SPRINGING INTO LOCKDOWN STREAMING Keeping the lockdown streaming options fresh is easy with the variety of different streaming platforms there are to choose from. Even better, our local ones are completely free to enjoy. If you haven’t already, check out the slick new Māori+ App. It’s full of provocative docos, edgy drama and hard hitting current affairs. Plus TVNZ onDemand continues to showcase some of our best homegrown shows - The NYT just cited local drama Good Grief in its latest streaming recommendations (reviewed in Ponsonby News Feb 2020).
Te Ao with Moana Described by critics as the country’s best current affairs show, this multi award winning news program streams live on Māori TV every Monday night and is then available instantly to stream on Māori+. The stories are insightful, timely, provocative and well researched. Furthermore, the host Moana Maniapoto (often seen out of lockdown enjoying many favourite Ponsonby establishments) is a masterful interviewer. She balances probing questions and a decisive line of questioning with tension relieving humour, ensuring her guests are both at ease and willing to share. The Te Ao with Moana team are deserving of their award winning status and if you haven’t already, check out past episodes before you watch the latest. Ahikāroa This is an edgy, gritty drama that provides an intimate glimpse into the complex lives of an ensemble of richly developed characters. On the one hand these are unmistakably Māori characters with reo Māori seamlessly normalised with the narrative, on the other hand they are contemporary voices that all youth can relate to. Their personal dramas and concerns resonate across ethnic boundaries, their struggles are both timeless yet utterly current. Over the last four years this series has gone from strength to strength and it would be no surprise to see it amongst the NYT streaming recommendations in the future.
86 PONSONBY NEWS+ October 2021
It’s a drama series that instantly resonates with its steadily growing audience and social media engagement skyrockets after each new episode batch drops. There’s nothing like the thrill of anticipation and being part of something special.
Ahikāroa, Māori Television, OnDemand & Māori+ App
MĀORI TELEVISION - Māori+ App
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