In this report for weekly Māori programme Koha, pioneering Pasifika reporter Ramona Papali’i profiles her friend and former Koha colleague Merata Mita. Mita shares her arduous journey as the country’s first Māori woman filmmaker, culminating in the making of classic documentaries Bastion Point Day 507 and Patu!. Papali'i is invited to Mita's tribal marae in Maketu, and the home she shares with her five children in Auckland. There are also glimpses into Mita on the set of The Quiet Earth with her partner, director Geoff Murphy. Throughout Mita explains what is behind the creative fire that burns in her belly.