Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

Name: Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
Genre: History
Released: 2011
Duration: 68 min
Cast: George Henare, Rawiri Paratene, Calvin Tuteao, Jarod Rawiri, Stephen Lovatt

2011

1h 8min

History

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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.