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It appears in the 1976 (re-released in 1979) single "The Lone Ranger" by British band Quantum Jump, which featured in the title sequence of the second series of The Kenny Everett Video Show. [citation needed] It is featured in a Mountain Dew jingle and a SEEK Learning TV ad in Australia. [12]
The show follows events around the latest in a mysterious chain of deaths which have occurred on a one-lane bridge near the town of Queenstown. [1] The series is also notable for its inclusion of aspects of Māori spirituality as a core part of the plot, such as the notion of matakite , roughly equivalent to divination.
By the start of the 20th century, a greater awareness had emerged of a unified Māori identity, particularly in comparison to Pākehā, who now overwhelmingly outnumbered the Māori as a whole. Māori and Pākehā societies remained largely separate—socially, culturally, economically and geographically—for much of the 19th and early 20th ...
All your favorite shows are returning — or premiering — on streaming in 2025 and some release dates have already been announced. Season 3 features Tom Sandoval, Chrishell Stause, Ciara Miller ...
In the early days of television in New Zealand, Māori-language programming was scarce. Suggestions were made as far back as 1976 by the New Zealand Māori Council to create a Māori and Polynesian current affairs programme, followed by a second petition in 1978 to create a Māori production unit within the BCNZ, with the aim of adding "a Māori dimension to regular viewing".
There are now a record 33 legislators of Maori heritage, or 27% of New Zealand's parliament. That's up from 21% in the 2020 election and more than the 17% in the national population.
New Zealand is located near the centre of the water hemisphere and is made up of two main islands and more than 700 smaller islands. [88] The two main islands (the North Island , or Te Ika-a-Māui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu ) are separated by Cook Strait , 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide at its narrowest point. [ 89 ]
A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori tribal representatives started doing a traditional Haka dance. Verdict ...