Takatāpui - First Episode

Produced by Front of the Box Productions for Māori Television, Takatāpui was the world's first indigenous gay, lesbian and transgender series. Even though it was a magazine-style show, it wasn't afraid to delve into some of the tough issues affecting takatāpui communities in New Zealand.  This first full-length episode looks at the early erosion of takatāpui by colonisation and includes a number of interviews with takatāpui, specifically Waikato University writer and lecturer, Ngahuia Te Awekotuku.

Key Cast & Crew

Lanita Ririnui-Ryan

Director

Petrina Morunga

Director

Moko Tini

Director

Anne Speir

Producer

Claudette Hauiti

Executive Producer

Tania Simon

Presenter