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Mangaia
Community Television Pilot Project 2003 Mangaia, Cook Islands
In
a new Small Islands Voice initiative the island of Mangaia (population
700) in the Cook Islands has begun broadcast of a locally produced
community television programmes.
The
Mangaia community TV initiative started in early March 2003. The
15-20 minute news programmes are produced by Mangaia School students
and are broadcast on a fortnightly basis. On alternate fortnights
Mangaia's Tanga'eo Environmental Rangers produce and broadcast
an environmental programme featuring local issues and development.
The
community news and environment programmes are sponsored by Small
Islands Voice, REAP, Anchor Milk and Mobil Oil.
PRODUCTIONS
BY MANGAIA SCHOOL
First
Production:
- Our first
TV production was the filming of a farewell function that the
students put on for one the teachers who was retiring. Mr. Raumea
Koroa had been teaching for more than 41 years and we thought
it would be a final tribute to him to put on a concert and have
it filmed so that all the people on the island could see the
items and hear songs some of which were written especially for
Mr. Koroa. Raumea Koroa is known as the poet laureate of Mangaia
for his moving poetry written in both English and Cook Island
Maori including the unique Mangaian dialect.
Second
Production:
- Our second
TV programme was in the form of news. We decided to collect
the news for the week and present it on TV on a Friday evening.
We had two news readers, a boy and a girl. They read the same
news items but one read it in English and the other in Maori.
We also had some video footage of events around the school so
people in the community could see what the students are doing
at school these days. It went well and we will continue to put
together Mangaia School News once a fortnight. Since our school
is made up of Primary and Secondary students we will share the
news between the two sections of the school. The first news
was presented by secondary students and the next news will be
presented by the primary students. We will also make sure that
we have different news readers each time so that more students
get the opportunity to read the news. Eventually the students
will organize the whole thing, with teacher support. For the
first few programmes the teachers are organizing the production.
PRODUCTIONS
BY MANGAIA TANGA'EO ENVIRONMENTAL RANGERS
During
the month of March the environment programmes featured local bio-diversity
and the importance of not littering and what a clean island means
to health and tourism.
Stay
tuned for more!
- In the
works for the students is a special feature on "The Benefits
of Healthy Eating." This will feature the schools Home Economics
students preparing local food.
- Coming
up on the environment programme are special features for Earth
Day, the coral reef eco-system and recycling.
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