8 Aug 2018

Bookmarks with Joe Harawira

From Afternoons, 2:25 pm on 8 August 2018

Joe is a storyteller who's performed in front of audiences around the world for nearly 40 years. He is the Department of Conservation treaty and strategic partnerships director. He is an educator with a background in teaching and a member of the Toi Maori Aotearoa NZ Maori Arts Committee.

Joe tells us about why he loves Wilbur Smith and why he thinks the full-face moko will become commonplace again in Aotearoa.

Treaty and strategic partnerships director Joe Harawira from the Department of Conservation.

Treaty and strategic partnerships director Joe Harawira from the Department of Conservation. Photo: RNZ/Justine Murray

Joe's Bookmark Picks

Books:

the works of Wilbur Smith

Films:

Cowboy films in the younger days.
Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Dirty Dozen - Telly Savalas.
More and more NZ films online now with experiences and storylines that I can relate to as maori. The Dark Horse- Chess player, BOY, a Taika Waititi film, Once were warriors

TV shows
Mr Ed, The Beverly Hillbillies, Gunsmoke, Bonanza

Music:
Hirini Melbourne songs about birds, insects, animals, both terrestrial and marine- whakapapa, connectedness, Rere kau mai I nga maunga ….
Songs are full of metaphor and alliteration.

Hirini Melbourne:
Te Kokako
Waitangi te Tiriti

Maisey Rika- Tangaroa Whakamau Tai