Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
2011
68 minutes
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.
Top Cast
George Henare
Kawiti
Rawiri Paratene
Kaiteke
Calvin Tuteao
Nene
Jarod Rawiri
Hone Heke
Stephen Lovatt
Busby
Craig Parker
Freeman
Miriama McDowell
Hariata
Te Kohe Tuhaka
Te Manawa