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“When old and young come together to do this, it shows the strength of their convictions.”
This film is a detailed chronicle of a key moment in the Māori renaissance: the 1975 land march led by then 79-year-old Whina Cooper. A coalition of Māori groups set out from the far north for Wellington, opposed to further loss of their land. This early doco from director Geoff Stevens, shot by Leon Narbey, includes interviews with many of those on the march: Eva Rickard, Tama Poata and Whina Cooper; there is stirring evidence of Cooper’s oratory skills.
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So proud to be able to show this to my children to show them there ancestor Whina and the strength they come from. Thank you
Awesome, simply awesome.
This is the most precious filming where I can see again my late grandmother, to be able to share her (Christina Field) with our new children and re-live with her and Aunty Whina and all those that made that long trek. To the lady who said 'boring' you are a sad person, for us, her decendants, we are truly proud, and thank this television documentary for letting us see her and hear her again. This quiet, peaceful march is what makes it so wonderful, thank you, thank you, thank you.
That's my Dad being interviewed in part 3. No wonder he'd refer to himself as "the voice of reason." He was comparing himself to radicals and saying "you better listen to me, else you'll have to listen to them." I've carried on that tradition with my Blog TVORNZ http://jamesHip.WordPress.com/
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Another contemporary kidult success
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Ana ter huurne
Posted at 08.20AM - 11.11.2011
Ths is great.. an insipiration and something for every NZ classroom