History · 2011 · 1h 8m

Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

Waitangi Day: What Really Happened poster
Director
Peter Burger
Cast
George Henare as Kawiti Rawiri Paratene as Kaiteke Calvin Tuteao as Nene Jarod Rawiri as Hone Heke Stephen Lovatt as Busby Craig Parker as Freeman
Crew
Gavin Strawhan — Writer Robin Scholes — Producer
Synopsis

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 February 1840. Dropping the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa's founding document, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind the treaty. This clip features a confrontation between Hone Heke and representatives of the Crown.

Mood & Themes
new zealandmaoricolonisationwaitangi
Key Collaborators
Peter Burger Director Gavin Strawhan Writer Robin Scholes Producer
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