MAORI VALUES ON DISPLAY AT PORT LEVY
When a Television New Zealand film crew recorded segments for “Sesame Street” recently, its main aim was to show Maori values and their place in the home and community. Whakapiri Maori, the segments which will replace the Spanish and Puerto Rican parts of the programme, were recorded at Port Levy, one of the oldest Maori communities in the South Island. Port Levy, or Koukourata as it is known by the local Maori community, proved an ideal venue, with access to the marae and the sea. Both played an important role in the early Maori community and this importance was captured in the recordings. Marae etiquette, including the roles of people in a traditional welcome on the marae, and the interaction between tangs ta whenua (hosts) and manuhiri (guests) were portrayed in the recordings as seen through the eyes of a child. Other Maori values in the filming- included kaimoana (seafood) gathering and cooking, aspects of aroha, and a demonstration on making a crayfish pot.
Pictures: DAVID ALEXANDER
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Press, 14 October 1985, Page 39
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