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Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere

Film (Full Length) – 2007

Christian Huriwai
Christian Huriwai
4 Mar 2016 - 02.34pm
I had to shed a tear watching this. Hearing about the dead seals being thrown into the harbour and it being a catalyst to Hone Heke makes me proud to be Ngapuhi.
concerened
concerened
17 Sep 2014 - 05.59pm
lake omapare should not be raised
Shannon Anahera White
Shannon Anahera White
22 Sep 2011 - 12.02pm
kia ora thank you for adding me nzonsreen...much appreciated and looking forward to seing the stories of Lake Omapere unfolding and more
Shannon Anahera White
Shannon Anahera White
22 Sep 2011 - 09.11am
please keep me informed of our awa, its sad to watch that over the years how quickly it has become polluted again and even worse, its effecting our beautiful harbour now...please keep me informed
wahine
wahine
21 Sep 2011 - 08.59pm
Lovely Documentary, Watch it over and over again, Inspires me to be a bloody Environmental scientist or something, Thankyou for the whakaaro, Whakapapa and Manaakitanga, Kia ora to all my whanau on here :)
Isabel Blundell
Isabel Blundell
24 Apr 2011 - 06.35pm
I sooo loved this documentary. It reminded of all the trips back North when my dad would reminisce back to his childhood and how they swum, fished and played on the lake. How all the marae depended on the water from the lake. He talked about how the farming and the removing of all the trees around the lake has contributed to it's demise. We would look out at the lake from the fast moving car and think nothing of it until I saw the documentary. I just wept for my people, for this beautiful natural resource so damaged and I would like to thank the people of home for not forgetting and would like to help in some way. Please contact me on facebook. Isabel J Blundell nee Koroi
Nikora Irimana
Nikora Irimana
25 Sep 2010 - 09.30pm
some great work here guys very cool
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