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 Fraction Too Much Friction
 Long Ago
 Room that Echoes
 Footrot Flats
 Hands Of My Heart

Sensitive to a Smile

Herbs

Synopsis

Herbs visited sometimes-troubled town Ruatoria in 1987 bringing music and aroha, and leaving with a mini-documentary and this evocative music video. A beautiful video for a beautiful song (about beautiful people). Lee Tamahori, of Once Were Warriors fame, was co-director, and the clip won Best Music Video at the 1987 New Zealand Music Awards.

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Comments (3)

 Leah

Leah

Posted at 10.04AM - 19.01.2012

I love that song!

 Asher

Asher

Posted at 11.41PM - 03.12.2011

Yeah tuparoa !!!!!

 Nicolai pere

Nicolai pere

Posted at 08.40PM - 21.02.2011

Feel the love...
Our people...our life....Tihei Mauri Ora...

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Credits

 Lee Tamahori

Lee Tamahori
Director

 John Day

John Day
Director

 Mairi Gunn

Mairi Gunn
Camera

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Included in:

 The Horse Collection

The Horse Collection

Curated by NZ On Screen Team
Added 26 January 2011