Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi - Creative New Zealand
Useful Media teamed up with Tantrum Productions to create 12 videos and photo essays celebrating our Māori artists for Creative NZ.
Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi
Te Waka Toi Awards 2025: A Nationwide Journey
Useful Media, in collaboration with Tantrum Productions, produced a series of 12 short films and photo essays for the 2025 Te Waka Toi Awards—the longest-standing national celebration of ngā toi Māori.
We traveled across Aotearoa to film interviews with recipients in their own marae and creative spaces. These films document the depth and mana of Māori creativity, from lifetime contributors to emerging voices.
Watch: Te Waka Toi 2025 stories.
Credits
Production Company: Useful Media / Tantrum Productions
Director, Producer: Ness Patea
Camera: Mark Tantrum, Mike Potton, Ness Patea
Production: Sophie Hampson
Editor: Tautahanga Rameka
Assistant and Online Editor: Mike Potton
Captions: Mel Nelson
NZSL Interpreters: Rangi Musgrave and Laura Cherrington
Client: Creative NZ