06/12/2025
Aotearoa New Zealand TV series highlights story sovereignty at HIFF45
The acknowledgment of the groundbreaking series Tangata Pai by HIFF45, and making its international premiere, is a proud moment for the team, producer Kerry Warkia says.
While of Papua New Guinea/Scottish heritage, Kerry’s writer and director partner Kiel McNaughton has whakapapa to Taranaki iwi and Parihaka, as do the four Māori leads, an intentional and vital component to the series, filmed in Taranaki, she adds.
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By Michelle Curran Strategic Communications, Pasifika TV The resounding success of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi show Chief of War and Te Reo Māori series Tangata Pai, is evidence of the desire for story sovereignty across the Pacific. At the recent Hawai’i International...