Maori Tradition Movies
- 1994
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors7.41994HD
A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family...
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- 2003
Whale Rider
Whale Rider7.12003HD
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea,...
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- 1951
Aroha: A Story of the Māori People
Aroha: A Story of the Māori People01951HD
Aroha depicts a young Māori chief's daughter who embraces the modernity of the Pākehā world (attending university in Wellington) while...
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- 2014
The Pā Boys
The Pā Boys6.52014HD
The Pa Boys is an energetic, uplifting road movie capturing the best of New Zealand's culture, beauty, talent and music, whilst exploring themes of...
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- 2022
No Māori Allowed
No Māori Allowed82022HD
When an academic unearths a forgotten history, residents of the small township of Pukekohe, including kaumātua who have never told their...
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- 1921
Scenes of Maori Life on the Whanganui River
Scenes of Maori Life on the Whanganui River01921HD
In March and April 1921 several weeks were spent by Elsdon Best, Johannes Anderson and James McDonald, of the Dominion Museum, at Koriniti,...
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- 1972
Into Antiquity: A Memory of the Māori Moko
Into Antiquity: A Memory of the Māori Moko01972HD
This 1972 documentary explores the world of a dying generation of Māori female elders or kuia — “the last of the Māori women...
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- 1914
Hinemoa
Hinemoa01914HD
The film told the Māori legend of Hinemoa and Tutanekai. It is the first dramatic feature film produced in New Zealand.
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