Quinton Hita

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Ko Quinton Hita (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Ueoneone, Ngāti Tautahi) te kaihautū o Kura Productions, mai i te tau 2004, tae noa ki te tau 2021 (Mt Zion, Ahikāroa, Maui’s Hook, Kōwhao Rau, Pūkoro). Nāna hoki te kamupene i taua wā. Ko ana mahi pāpāho, ka nui te tini. He kaikōrero reo irirangi, he kaituhi, he kaiwhakaari, he kaihautū hōtaka hoki. Nā tana mōhio ki te kōrero Māori i whiwhi ai ia ki ana mahi, tīmata mai i te reo irirangi, mea rawa atu, ko Mai Time i runga i te pouaka whakaata. I ōna wā, he kaiwhakaari. Ko Crooked Earth tērā. Ko Shortland Street hoki tērā. He mahi anō wāna i Shortland Street, he kaituhi, he kaiwhakatikatika tuhinga anō hoki. I ngā tau tata ake nei, he maha ngā taumata reo, taumata mātauranga, whānau, whare wānanga, pāpāho hoki i noho ai ia. He reo tautoko i te reo o Ngāpuhi, mai rānō, koia anō tērā ko te kaupapa o tana mahi hou i ēnei rā, ko Māori Minute.

Quinton Hita (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Ueoneone, Ngāti Tautahi) was the owner and CEO of Kura Productions from 2004 to 2021 (Mt Zion, Ahikāroa, Maui’s Hook, Kōwhao Rau, Pūkoro). His broadcasting career has included stints as DJ, writer, actor, and producer. His abilities in te reo first took Hita to radio, then a gig co-presenting the television series Mai Time. He went on to act in Crooked Earth and Shortland Street, where he also worked as a writer and Māori script editor. He now sits on a number of language, education, whānau, and broadcasting boards. A long-time stalwart of the Ngāpuhi dialect, Quinton is also behind the whānau-focused language resources, Māori Minute.

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Quinton Hita

Quinton Hita

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