Ohinga - James Morrison (First Episode)

In this series produced by Mahi Tahi Media, 14-year-old Hawaiki James Morrison (Ngāi Tahu/Ngāti Whakaue) shares his thoughts — in te reo Māori — about how one of his ancestors helped create the Treaty of Waitangi, whilst another protested against it. The eldest son of prominent te reo Māori advocates and broadcasters, Stacey and Scotty Morrison, is interviewed at his home in Tāmaki Makaurau. Morrison shares his opinion on his unique family history, the two different versions of the treaty and how Te Tiriti o Waitangi is taught in schools. Ohinga is a current affairs web series made for and by rangitahi Māori. 

I enei rā ka whakamana au te Tiriti mai te kōrero Māori i te kainga te noho ki te ao Māori. / In today's day and age, I uphold the Treaty by speaking te reo Māori, and viewing the world through a Māori lens.

– Hawaiki James Morrison on how the treaty impacts his everyday life

Key Cast & Crew

Te Rauhiringa Brown

Ringa Tohutohu

Jade Maipi

Kaihautū

Kelly Davis

Kaiwhakarite Hōtaka

Jordan Cherrington

Ringatohu Auaha

India Fremaux

Kaiārahi Wāwāhi Pikitia

Te Arahi Maipi

Kaihautū Matua