Problem Pokies and 35 years of theatre marae with Jim Moriarty

The latest production by Māori theatre company Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu, Unreel tells the story of a community affected by gambling as the Hīnaki Hotel looks set to launch the very first AI pokie machine.    This year Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu celebrate 35 years as Aotearoa New Zealand's longest running independent Māori Theatre Company.  Co-founder and celebrated veteran actor Jim Moriarty has worked as its director for all of that time, and joins us on Culture 101.