Mai Time - Series 12, Episode 18

Mai Time was an influential magazine show for Māori youth. This arts-focused episode begins with an examination of tā moko (tattoo), including an interview with student (and future musician) Rob Ruha, who talks about his full face moko. The Mai Time crew then visit Ōtara Music Arts Centre and a Matariki exhibition at Whaingaroa (Raglan), before artist and guest reporter Lisa Reihana finds "more mean art by the sea": Brett Graham and Rachel Rakena’s Aniwaniwa exhibition, at the Venice Biennale in Italy. Aptly, the artwork explores the 1947 flooding of the northern village of Horahora for a hydroelectric scheme.

The basic idea was making a waka huia — you know, something that contained precious things ... in a contemporary context. In this case the precious objects are the memories of Horahora, the town that was flooded, and all those memories were lost...

– Artist Brett Graham describes artwork Aniwaniwha

Key Cast & Crew

Lillian Panapa

Director

Josie McNaught

Director

Maria Kuiti

Studio Director, Associate Producer

Oliver Tukino Coddington (Olly Coddington)

Presenter

Gabrielle Paringatai-Lemisio

Presenter

Heremaia Rudkin

Director