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Māpuna for Saturday 12 February 2022

 

12.13  Alf Filipaina remembering his brother, Olsen Filipaina

Alf Filipaina is being recognised for his services to the New Zealand Police and the community.

[Alf Filipaina] Photo: Auckland Council

Aotearoa is saying farewell to one of its great rugby league players. Olsen Filipaina died in Sydney on Thursday at the age of 64. His brother, Alf Filipaina, talks to Mapuna.

 

12.25 Howie Tamati & Fred Ah Kuoi

New Zealand Kiwis player Olsen Filipaina in action with Howie Tamati behind. www.photosport.nz

New Zealand Kiwis player Olsen Filipaina in action with Howie Tamati behind. www.photosport.nz Photo: © Photosport Ltd www.photosport.nz

Olsen Filipaina was at his peak in the mid 1980s against Great Britain and Australia. Two of his team mates from that era, Howie Tamati and Fred Ah Kuoi, discuss his impact on the game and his legacy for the Maori and Pasifika players who followed him.

12.40 Grammy award winning Jerome Kavanagh on Taonga Puoro

Producer/Director/Writer: Komako Silver, Jerome Kavanagh, taonga puoro, Someday Stories,

Photo: Supplied

Taonga Puoro are traditional Maori instruments such as the Koauau, a cross blown flute. Jerome Kavanagh is one of its leading practitioners. His musical journey has scaled the heights with a Grammy Award and performances at New York's Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House. Now he's a composer in residence at Victoria University in Wellington.