Eating Pork'n'Puha with Chopsticks

This documentary follows four generations of the Lee family, whose whakapapa includes Ngāti Mahuta and Chinese.  Academic and te reo speaker Jenny Lee-Morgan explores the forging of the two cultures via the marriage of her Chinese grandfather and Māori grandmother. Lee-Morgan's family talk about facing racism, fitting into a Pākehā world and being a Chinese-Māori New Zealander. Family members return to Southern China to experience a world where they suddenly "blend in". Lee-Morgan's brother Peter worked on the documentary. English subtitles can be found via the 'CC' symbol at the bottom of the screen.

Don't marry your daughter to a gold mountain boy, he will not be in bed one full year out of 10, spiders spin webs on top of her bed, whilst dust covers fully one side...

– Old Chinese proverb warning of the often lonely life of marrying prospective gold miners

Key Cast & Crew

Paul Samuels

Cinematographer

Peter Lee

Editor, Assistant Director, Camera Operator

Larry Parr

Executive Producer

Joanna Paul-Robie

Producer

Brent Iremonga

Sound Recordist

Frank Phipps

Sound Operator