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Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 February 1840. Dropping the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa's founding document, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind the treaty. This clip features a confrontation between Hone Heke and representatives of the Crown.

Top Cast

  • George Henare

    George Henare

    Kawiti

  • Rawiri Paratene

    Rawiri Paratene

    Kaiteke

  • Calvin Tuteao

    Calvin Tuteao

    Nene

  • Jarod Rawiri

    Jarod Rawiri

    Hone Heke

  • Stephen Lovatt

    Stephen Lovatt

    Busby

  • Craig Parker

    Craig Parker

    Freeman

  • Miriama McDowell

    Miriama McDowell

    Hariata

  • Te Kohe Tuhaka

    Te Kohe Tuhaka

    Te Manawa

Overview

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 February 1840. Dropping the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa's founding document, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind the treaty. This clip features a confrontation between Hone Heke and representatives of the Crown.

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