This NFU documentary reviews Māori in New Zealand in 1960 through the lens of Pakeha boosterism. It depicts Māori cultural revival and Māori being channeled into the cities into schools, housing, trades and labouring work. The Maori Today is of it's time: the narration advocates that Māori land to be consolidated into a single title (an anachronistic policy today considered responsible for alienation of Māori by The Crown). However it contains some classic footage, such as artist E Mervyn Taylor working on prints inspired by Māori myth.
māori, mokai, waipapa, urbanisation, rotokawa school, urban māori, maori affairs department, matakana island, national film unit, nfu, e mervyn taylor
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Qantas Media Awards 2009
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