Libby Hakaraia
Iconic ogre minds his language
Shrek is making a comeback next year, dubbed in te reo - thanks to Māoriland Film Festival. Audio
Libby Hakaraia honoured with the Merata Mita Fellowship
The Robert Redford-founded Sundance Film Festival is one of the biggest annual film events on the calendar. Earlier this week our own Libby Hakaraia was announced as the recipient of this years Merata… Audio
Mediawatch for 17 December 2023 - Horowhenua special
Covering news all over the country is a struggle for media companies dealing with rising costs and falling incomes. But some local outlets are surviving - and even thriving. Mediawatch’s Hayden…
Maoriland film festival kicks off today in Kapiti
The largest indigneous film festival in the world kicks off today in its tenth year on the Kapiti Coast.
Libby Hakaraia established the festival in 2014 and is stepping down after this year handing… Audio
Māoriland Film Festival beginning next month
One of the biggest international Indigenous film festivals is set to begin in Aotearoa next month.
The ninth Māoriland Film Festival will feature 106 films over five days during Matariki.
The… Audio
Two major grants to Māori arts organisations
The independent Maori theatre and dance sectors are overflowing with people wanting to create work. But what's often holding them back is a lack of experienced producers, and somewhere to go for… Audio
Bookmarks: Libby Hakaraia
Today's Bookmarks guest is the talented Libby Hakaraia, a filmmaker, tumu whakarae* of Māoriland, and director of the Māoriland film festival in Ōtaki. Audio
More funding for Festivals, but what's expected in return
Four Maori and Pasifika Festivals are the first to receive up to $100,000 from the new Creative and Cultural Events Incubator fund. The government says the incubator fund provides seed and development… Audio
Māori film director on Taika Waititi's Oscar win
Māori film director Libby Hakaraia says Taika Waititi's Oscar win shows the world that indigenous film maker should be at the table.
Yesterday Taika Waititi won Best Adapted Screenplay for his movie… Audio
Young Māori filmmakers head to Taiwan
Nine young Māori filmmakers are to get an opportunity of a life time on Thursday, when they travel overseas to study other Indigenous communities across the world. Audio
Indigenous filmmakers gather at Māoriland
New Zealand's international indigenous film festival Māoriland is running now until Sunday in the town of Ōtaki. Earlier this week, festival organisers launched a new indigenous filmmakers residency –… Video, Audio
Sure to Rise
Mathematics, science and English might be what we consider the core elements of a good education today, but back when women won the right to vote, learning to bake the perfect scone was considered an… Audio
The Grave Digger of Kapu: a Kiwi short film about 'spiritual heavy lifting'
A short film about two Ōtaki gravediggers has its premiere at the imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto next week. The Grave Digger of Kapu is a companion piece to Libby Hakaraia's award-winning 2012… Video, Audio
Indigenous film festival kicks off in Otaki
The Maoriland indigenous film festival has opened in Otaki and will screen over 120 films from shorts of a few minutes through to full length features over the next week. Te Manu Korihi's Aaron Smale… Audio
The Maoriland Film Festival
There are the famous A-List Festivals of Europe - Cannes, Berlin and Venice. There's the equally prestigious Sundance Festival of Utah, the champion of smaller, independent films. Now there's growing… Audio
Hautoa Ma: The Rise of Māori Cinema
Maori TV's Hautoa Ma: The Rise of Māori Cinema places recent major films like The Dark Horse, Whale Rider, Eagle vs Shark, Boy, The Dead Lands, and the soon to be released Mahana in the wider… Audio
Road Map - Otaki
Today, three towns in one. Well, it started out as three distinct settlements either on, or just off, state Highway one. We are almost exactly halfway on the road between Wellington and Palmerston… Audio
Libby Hakaraia - Maori Film in Berlin
Libby Hakaraia is a journalist, filmmaker and the director of the Maoriland Film Festival. She's currently in Berlin at the European Film Market showcasing a collection of Maori short films. Audio
Nga tāonga kōrero Merata Mita (1942 - 2010)
Whenua programme producer Libby Hakaraia interviewed film maker Merata Mita about māori stories portrayed in film. Audio
Libby Hakaraia
Blue Bach productions director and producer Libby Hakaraia talks about the Inaugural Maoriland Film Festival set to held in Otaki from March 26th - March 30th. Audio
