NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui

Name: NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui
Director: Mahanga Pihama
Released: 2021-02-12

E hoa, ka whawhai tonu mātou, Āke! Āke! Āke! Friend, we will fight on forever, forever and forever!

2021 · 47 min

The 1863 invasion of the Waikato was the defining conflict of New Zealand, reinforcing the Crown’s power, entrenching one of Aotearoa’s oldest political institutions (the Kiingitanga) and resulting in land confiscations that continue to shape New Zealand today.

Directed by Mahanga Pihama · Written by Cameron Bennett

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