Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
8.0
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.
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Cast
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George Henare
Kawiti
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Fisk
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Rawiri Paratene
Kaiteke
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Calvin Tuteao
Nene
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The Shannara Chronicles
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Jarod Rawiri
Hone Heke
Known for
The Brokenwood Mysteries
Stephen Lovatt
Busby
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Spartacus
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Craig Parker
Freeman
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Spartacus
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Miriama McDowell
Hariata
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Te Kohe Tuhaka
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Peter Burger Director · Gavin Strawhan Writer
First release February 6, 2011 · Languages English, Māori
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Māori
Release dates
New Zealand · February 6, 2011
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No release date listed for United States.
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