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.
Director: Peter Burger
https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/waitangi-what-really-happened-2011
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George Henare as Kawiti |
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Rawiri Paratene as Kaiteke |
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Calvin Tuteao as Nene |
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Jarod Rawiri as Hone Heke |
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Stephen Lovatt as Busby |
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Craig Parker as Freeman |
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Miriama McDowell as Hariata |
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Te Kohe Tuhaka as Te Manawa |
| Production | Robin Scholes | Producer |
| Writing | Gavin Strawhan | Writer |
| Directing | Peter Burger | Director |
