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Aroha is the story of a young woman caught between the traditional and contemporary worlds. This NFU dramatisation depicts a Māori chief’s daughter who embraces the modernity of the Pākeha world while maintaining her place with her own people and traditions. Listen out for some musical treats in this short film including an instrumental version of classic NZ song, ‘Blue Smoke’ and a performance of the action song ‘Me He Manu Rere’.
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far that footage wicked... Dances @ Tama mataia & erus father stud guy.. ole tahu
I enjoyed watching this film, because I got to learn alot about the maori culture and even though i'm samoan, i love to learn about the polynesians and the history..its a wonderful experience(:
awsum film, great to see our history and people rec'd for maori of today to view it, dont no why it hasnt been widely exposed in the theaters, and schools, libraries, marae's. these films need to be seen by our rangatahi, and to revise our pakeke. TU MEKE!!
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Mark Hampton
Posted at 11.30PM - 10.11.2011
Well made propaganda. It helps understand how the soft revolution happened.