Waitangi Day: What Really Happened (2011)
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.
Videos
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George Henare
as Kawiti
as Kawiti
Rawiri Paratene
as Kaiteke
as Kaiteke
Calvin Tuteao
as Nene
as Nene
Jarod Rawiri
as Hone Heke
as Hone Heke
Stephen Lovatt
as Busby
as Busby
Craig Parker
as Freeman
as Freeman
Miriama McDowell
as Hariata
as Hariata
Te Kohe Tuhaka
as Te Manawa
as Te Manawa
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Robin Scholes
Producer
Producer
Gavin Strawhan
Writer
Writer
Peter Burger
Director
Director
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