Kete Aronui - Merata Mita

This episode of the Māori arts show follows Māori screen pioneer Merata Mita, who produced vital work anchored in culture and community. This extract looks at the day in May 1978 police arrested 200+ protesters at Bastion Point. Mita and protest leader Joe Hawke talk about the importance of documentary Bastion Point: Day 507, which Mita directed with Gerd Pohlmann and Leon Narbey. Alongside footage from the film, there's talk of Springbok tour doco Patu!, plus Mauri and Utu, and Mita runs a lab for indigenous filmmakers. The closing credits feature a beloved scene from Mauri.