In over 30 years as a producer and director with TVNZ, Derek Wooster made a huge contribution to both mainstream and Maori broadcasting.

Among his many projects, Wooster created and produced Marae – the country’s longest running Maori current affairs programme. Other notable achievements include producing the tangihanga of Dame Whina Cooper and the Maori Queen.

In this ScreenTalk, Wooster talks about:

• How directing Radio Times gave him an overall understanding of TV production
• Trying to get out of directing Miss Universe NZ
• Learning to be fair to competitors on Mastermind
• Having a strong emotional reaction during the live broadcast of Te Maori
• Being worried about the reaction to the set design
• Setting up long-running Maori current affairs show Marae
• Courting controversy by launching sitcom Radio Wha Waho
• How the tangihanga of the Maori Queen was one of the highlights of his career
• Feeling privileged to have had the opportunity to tell people’s stories

This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence.

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