Koha - Māori Musicians

The artists profiled in this edition of the TVNZ Māori show share a heritage and the vicissitudes of life as professional musicians, but their fields and approaches to making music differ markedly. Entertainer Bunny Walters is rebuilding a career that became derailed after initial success with his hit 'Brandy'. Opera singer Richard Haeata is looking to make his way in a largely Pākehā world which he finds alienating in its individuality. And singer-songwriter Mahinārangi Tocker celebrates her gender and Māori identity but has little use for the music industry.

These hands weren’t made for lifting bricks.

– Bunny Walters

Key Cast & Crew

Ernie Leonard

Producer, Director

Rangikawhiua Chadwick

Research

Mahinārangi Tocker

Subject

Hinewehi Mohi

Research

Debra Rewiti

Reporter

Margaret O'Shea

Editor