Origins
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Origins

TV-G
2020
2 seasons
5 episodes
Documentary

Scotty Morrison explores the history of the Maori people.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Search for Hawaiki

    15-09-202044 min

    Scotty Morrison explores the origins of the Māori people, visiting the Wairau Bar site which could be the first community in Aotearoa. Scotty tries to locate his hawaiki, his homel...

  • Ep 2

    2.Birth of Polynesia

    22-09-202044 min

    Scotty learns how early Pākehā researchers got the origins of Māori so wrong. He is surprised to find that several traditional folktales in Samoa are replicated in Māori culture an...

  • Ep 3

    3.Ancient Homelands

    29-09-202045 min

    Series Finale: Scotty travels to Ethiopia to explore the place that is said to be the origin of us all, and he visits the Cook Islands - the stepping off point for waka heading to...

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