A five-part series detailing the history of Māori vs Pākehā armed conflict, presented by historian James Belich, who, with his arm-waving zeal for the subject matter is a convincing homegrown Simon Schama. Belich argued that, "[w]e don't need to look overseas for our Robin Hood, our Genghis Khan, Joan of Arc, or Gandhi". This popular series reframed NZ history, and its stories of Hone Heke, Governor Grey, Titokowharu, Te Whiti, Von Tempsky and Te Kooti, easily affirmed Belich's conviction. It won Best Documentary at the Qantas Awards.
Landmark Productions
In June 2008 the soon-to-be Prime Minister, John Key, expressed the surprising view on Newstalk ZB that, "we're not a country that's come about as a result of civil war or where there's been a lot of fighting internally, we're ...
The series is available to purchase in a box set and as individual episodes from Aro Street Video Online.
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2010
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