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| Te Karere | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | TK, The Messenger |
| Māori | Te Karere o Nui Tireni |
| Genre | News |
| Created by | Derek Fox |
| Starring | Scotty Morrison
Harata Brown (Reporter, Northland) Oriini Kaipara (Reporter, 2013–2016) Te Rina Kowhai (Reporter, 2018–2022) Te Okiwa Mclean (Reporter, Wellington) Moana Makapelu Lee (Reporter, Rotorua - Bay of Plenty) Rapaera Tawhai (Reporter, Tauranga - Bay of Plenty) |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | Māori |
| No. of seasons | 41 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Roihana Nuri |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | 1News |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVNZ 1 |
| Release | 1982 – present |
| Related | |
| Breakfast (New Zealand TV programme) | |
Te Karere (The Messenger) 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 4:00 pm on weekdays after Tipping Point 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.[2]
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.[3][4][5]
The following year, Te Karere got a regular slot of four minutes.[3] 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 TV One.[6]
The show later expanded to 15, and then to 30 minutes in 2009, where it started airing live.[3]
Identity
Since its conversion to a half-hour programme in 2009, the bulletin incorporates a whakaaraara chant at the beginning (Kia hiwa rā). In editions presented by Scotty Morrison, his sign-off phrase is "Turou Hawaiki", which is comparable to "may the force be with you". Scotty's cousin Temuera Morrison starred in the Star Wars prequel trilogy; derived from the concept of metaphysical energy also present in Polynesian mythology, he selected the phrase to resonate with young Māori viewers. The idea came from a paper Scotty found in a Te Arawa elder which said "Turou parea, turou Hawaiki".[7]
The colour palette for Te Karere differs from the other 1 News bulletins, emphasising more on brown and red, which are typically found on the exteriors of Wharenui meeting houses. The theme music, composed by Jim Hall, is derived from 1 News, adapted for Māori cultural codes, with heavy emphasis on vocals, important in Māori culture, and the utterance "hī", understood as a call to action.[8]
Reporters
The award-winning Māori broadcaster Tini Molyneux began her broadcasting career on Te Karere in the 1980s.[9]
- Harata Brown (Reporter, Northland)[10]
- Oriini Kaipara (Reporter, 2013–2016)[3]
- Te Rina Kowhai (Reporter, 2018–2022)
- Te Okiwa Mclean (Reporter, Wellington)[10]
- Moana Makapelu Lee (Reporter, Rotorua - Bay of Plenty)
- Scotty Morrison (News Anchor, 2003–)[3]
- Rapaera Tawhai (Reporter, Tauranga - Bay of Plenty)[11]
- Aroha Treacher (Reporter, Hawke's Bay)[12]
- Victor Waters (Reporter, Sports)[10]
Producers
- Roihana Nuri (Executive Producer)
- Paora Maxwell (Executive Producer, 2008–2013)[3]
- Arana Taumata (Executive Producer)[3]
- Shane Taurima (Executive Producer, 2006–2012)[3]
References
- ^ Higgins, Rawinia (9 September 2019). "Remembering the battle to get recognition for te reo Māori". Stuff. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Te Karere". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Screen, NZ On. "Te Karere | Series | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ A look at back at 40 years of Te Karere with Scotty Morrison, 19 February 2022, retrieved 9 September 2022
- ^ Te Tai Whakaea. "1978–1985 Māori initiatives for language revitalisation". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Stephens, Tainui (22 October 2014). "Growing capacity: 1980s and 1990s". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ ""Kia hiwa rā!" How Māori-language journalists adapt elements of whaikōrero for newswork". Te Kaharoa. 14 (1). 2021. ISSN 1178-6035.
- ^ "Sound and vision in the opening titles of Māori-language television news: A multimodal analysis of cultural hybridity". 15 (1). 2020. ISSN 1178-6035.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Fusitu'a, Eden (25 October 2018). "Legend of television: Tini Molyneux". RNZ. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Te Karere. "TVNZ+". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Eruera Rerekura (Reporter, Wellington)". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Tamati Rimene-Sproat (Reporter)". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.