Warrant of Fitness is an excellent series that has screened on Maori TV over the last 4-5 years. It includes a wide range of personal stories from Maori and whanau who share their unique insights and experiences to “raise awareness of risk factors and recognition of symptoms in the hope that it will empower others to whaka ora i.e circumvent, ill health and related issues”
Given the popularity of the series, Faultine Films and Maori TV have made previous episodes available on You Tube and links to some of these are provided below. Most are split into 3 parts to allow uploading onto You Tube.
Exit Disclaimer: External websites such as You Tube may contain advice and advertising that is not always scientifically based.
Weight loss
(Series 3, episode 1): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
"For 32 years Hine Haig Ngati Porou/Ngäti Kahungunu smoked 30 – 40 cigarettes per day, 12 months ago she kicked her smoking habit and replaced those 30 – 40 fags per day with a high fat, high sugar diet! We challenge Hine to replace all that rubbish food with healthy kai and exercise to shed those extra kilos. Can she do it?"
Schizophrenia
(Series 3, episode 2) Watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 "Arama Ellis Ngaiterangi has a wicked sense of humour, he is thoughtful, and creative. Arama is an artist, carver, writer of children’s stories and a diagnosed schizophrenic. In this episode of Warrant of Fitness Arama and his whanau speak candidly about living with this often misunderstood condition."
Type 2 Diabetes
(Series 3, episode 3) Watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
"Lisa Clayton Kai Tahu/ Rangitane is one of over 200,000 New Zealanders who know they have type 2 diabetes .It’s estimated that another 100,000 have the disease without knowing it. If Lisa is going to avoid some nasty complications she needs to take action now!"
Familial Gastric Cancer
(series 3, episode 4) – Watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
"The McLeod whanau, have a history of familial gastric cancer. They have started on a journey of self determination, by initiating a comprehensive research project into their mate and the search for a cure."
Incontinence
(Series 3, episode 5) Watch episode here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
"Ella Henry Ngäti Kuri ki Whangaroa is goes public on a very private, very common and very embarrassing problem —incontinence."
Gambling Problem - (Series 3, episode 6)- link not available at present
"Tom Te Aho ( Gisborne) is an articulate and clever man with a gambling addiction. Armed with a very clear understanding of the psychology of addiction, Tom recognizes he has a gambling problem and takes action to address it."
Depression
(Series 3, episode 7) Watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
"When Bernard Hotere’s Ngä Puhi/ Te Aupouri wife walked out the same day his mother died, Bernard replaced these lost relationships with food and alcohol. With a new love in his life we follow Bernard as is gets himself into gear and tries to turn his life around."
Tikanga
(Series 3, episode 
Watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. "Chief advisor Tikanga, Naida Glavish Ngati Whatua and her team at He Kamaka Oranga work hard to ensure that Auckland District Health Board deliver one of the most robust tikanga Maori competency polices in the country."
Cerebral Palsy
(Series 3, episode 9) – Watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
"Fleur Mann Ngati Kuri is a determined young woman and once she sets her heart on something there’s no holding her back. Fleur has cerebral palsy and as the result of an accident is in a wheelchair. In spite of this Fleur still manages to maintain her position as number one in NZ for the teams’ event and number 5 as an individual in her Para Olympic sport botcha."
Asthma
(Series 3, episode 10) Watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
"Asthma, or reactive airway disease, is a chronic disorder that results in restricted breathing due to inflammation of the bronchial tubes, the main air passages in the lungs. Waimihi Hotere Te Aupouri, Ngäti Maniapoto, Ngäti Wai is one of nearly 600 thousand New Zealanders with asthma. That’s equivalent to the entire Maori population of Aotearoa .Asthma affects 1 in 5 Maori."
Dioxin
(Series 3, episode 11) Watch episode here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
"Repeated exposure to the deadly chemical dioxin in the course of their daily work has resulted in dire health issues for former mill workers. Even in retirement Jo Harawira Ngati Awa and former workmates from Whakatane share a common bond – their fight for survival."
Wananga Reo
– (Series 3, episode 12) Watch episode here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
"The Pene whanau Ngapuhi, Ngati Haua, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Maniapoto have few reo speakers to draw on but they have plan to tackle this issue head on. Tonight we join them at their first wananga."