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Merata Mita introduces FROM SPIRIT TO SPIRIT
“Ko Merata Mita ahau, nau mai, haere mai. I roto i te Whanganui a Tara i Te Upoko O Te Ika A Maui, etahi o nga hapu o nga iwi o Aotearoa i rapu i tetahi kaupapa i tae mai te whakapāoho i to tatou reo Maori i runga i nga teihana Maori whakapāho reo. Kotahi ra i huri ake ai matou ki te titiro i nga mahi o Te Upoko o te Ika.”
“In Wellington a group of Maori crossed tribal lines to begin experiments on broadcasting in the Maori language. This became the radio station Te Upoko o te Ika. We follow one day in the life of this station.”
TE WHANGANUI A TARA, AOTEAROA WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
TE UPOKO O TE IKA - Making Waves
HUIRANGI WAIKEREPURU - Wellington Maori Language Board.
PIRIPI WALKER - Station Manager 1988-1991.
BUTCH BRADLEY - Current Station Manager.
TE KAHUI KOHANGA REO - Maori Language Pre-school.
TUNGIA BAKER - Announcer 1988-1991
Hon. MAURICE WILLIAMSON - Minister of Broadcasting.
Te Upoko o te Ika started full time broadcasting operations in April 1988.