28 Oct 2019

Te Pūtake o te Riri

From Labour Day, 11:55 am on 28 October 2019

New Zealand Land Wars commemorations are getting underway with Te Pūtake o te Riri, He Rā Maumahara in Waitara to commemorate the wars that took place in Taranaki. 

RNZ is releasing a documentary this afternoon at 5pm titled NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara which combines oral histories, state of the art animations and powerful dramatic re-enactments to bring to life the conflicts around Waitara. 

RNZ Kurahautū Māori - Māori Strategy Manager Shannon Haunui-Thompson joins me now from the preparations for this afternoon's events. 

NZ Wars: Stories Of Waitara

NZ Wars: Stories Of Waitara Photo: GSTV