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This TV drama follows a whānau taking a claim to the Waitangi tribunal, over plans their Pākehā neighbour has to build a resort on disputed land. Signatures jumps between present day and 1839/40, when Māori chiefs were canvassed to support the Treaty of Waitangi. There a settler made an equivocal land deal with the family's tūpuna, Chief Tohu. The exploration of the Treaty's evolving kaupapa is effectively humanised by an age-old love story, and it scooped the drama gongs at 2000's TV Awards. Director Andrew Bancroft wrote the teleplay with playwright Hone Kouka.
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Manukau Films
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Television, 1975 (Full Length)
An iconic land rights hikoi
Television, 1987 (Full Length)
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2000 TV Guide NZ TV Awards
Best Director - Drama: Andrew Bancroft
Best Actress: Nancy Brunning
Best Actor: George Henare
Best Supporting Actor: Ross Duncan
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Neely morar
Posted at 06.17PM - 26.03.2013
Auntie promises ken that she will not tell anyone that ken has found Arthur's copy of the deed. Why do you think she makes this promise to ken?
At hearing why does ken decide to say land belongs to hapu. What's the relationship between aunty and ken as a guide for relations between tangata whenua and tauiwi. Please discuss in detail