George Henare

Three of the younger rangatira leave to join the Maori Warrior Chiefs performing at the Alhambra theatre. Paratene and Horomona go to watch and are upset by the show. Audio

Mr Ridgway reveals that Jenkins plans for the group to perform like the touring Maori Warrior Chiefs, making money by providing a spectacle for the British public. They are angry but then are invited… Audio

The party of rangatira enjoys great social success in London, including visiting the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House. Not everything is rosy though. Audio

Paratene and his fellow rangatira arrive in London, staying in the Strangers' Home in Limehouse. They meet supporters Mrs Colenso and Mr Ridgway. One of their group, Haumu, is taken to a lunatic… Audio

Ngati Wai chief Paratene Te Manu begins to recount the time he and a group of high-born North Island Maori spent in England. In a trip organised by Wesleyan Jenkins, 14 Rangatira set sail from… Audio

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Read George Henare. Music details: Dowland: Fortune (Glossa GCD 920 109) Audio

Read by George Henare. Music details: Tobias Hume: Death (AliaVox AV 9837) Audio

Read by George Henare. Music details: Dowland: Pavana Doulant (Naxos 8.570449) Audio

Read by George Henare. Music details: John Dowland: Mrs Nichols' Almain (Glossa GCD 920 109) [Topics] music, arts [Tags] Shakespeare, poetry Audio

Read by George Henare. Music details: John Johnson: The Marigold Pavan(Naxos 8.550776) Audio

Read George Henare. Music details: Dowland: A Fancy (Fantasie No 6) (Naxos 8.557586) Audio

Read by George Henare. Music details: Dowland-Sir Robert Sidney, his Galliard (Naxos 8.570449) Audio

Including Bruce Mason on maori playwriting, Mercury Theatre, 'Mr King Hong'i, Catherine Styles-McLeod, Maori stereotyping, The Depot, 'Michael James Manaia', Taki Rua, 'Waiora', Briar Grace Smith… Audio

Including New Zealand Opera Company's 'Porgy and Bess', Inia Te Wiata, Maori Theatre Trust, formation of regional theatres - Four Seasons in Wanganui, Gateway in Tauranga, Court in Christchurch… Audio

Accusations of financial impropriety at the Kohanga Reo National Trust forces minister Hekia 'u-turn' Parata to send in the Serious Fraud Office. Audio

Star of Stuart Hoar's Pasefika which is being presented as part of the New Zealand International Arts Festival. Audio

Alison and Adrian, Labour party supporters and ex-librarians, are sharing their overseas trip of a lifetime with wealthy National-supporting couple Harry and Judy. The couples have taken an eventful… Audio

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Melu the mule has always been a bit out of step with the herd. He decides to follow his dream and with the help of a goat and a bull, leaves the hilltop to go to the glittering… Audio

George Henare is revisiting a Bruce Mason play he acted in when it premiered in 1968, Awatea. Then he was the prodigal son, now he plays the blind father. Audio