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 Synopsis

“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.

 Credits

 Geoff Steven
 Leon Narbey
 Philip Dadson
 Gil Scrine
 
 

 Produced by

  • Seehear
  • TV2
 
 

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