Film
Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
2011Directed by Peter Burger
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
About Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
- History
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Peter Burger
- Writer
- Gavin Strawhan
