Mata Hou Tuhoe, a History of Resistance
Today a film by Robert Pouwhare and Tuhoe, the Tuhoe people of the Urewera region have suffered since a Crown invasion and persecution from the 1860s. It is a Sunday in January of 2005 in the Ruatoki valley. A Waitangi Tribunal hearing has been called. Tuhoe are waiting to meet the visitors many are on horseback. Determined to remind the Crown of these many wrongdoings, Tuhoe have come out in force. Robert Pouwhare’s film documents and records that day.
Mata Hou is a series based on a collection of various stories, funny and old that have been handed down and maintained through the generations. The first six of a series of documentaries offering updated analysis of the basic elements which make up the Maori identity.
Primary Title
- Mata Hou
Secondary Title
- Tuhoe, a History of Resistance
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 18 May 2011
Start Time
- 22 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 3
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Mata Hou is a series based on a collection of various stories, funny and old that have been handed down and maintained through the generations. The first six of a series of documentaries offering updated analysis of the basic elements which make up the Maori identity.
Episode Description
- Today a film by Robert Pouwhare and Tuhoe, the Tuhoe people of the Urewera region have suffered since a Crown invasion and persecution from the 1860s. It is a Sunday in January of 2005 in the Ruatoki valley. A Waitangi Tribunal hearing has been called. Tuhoe are waiting to meet the visitors many are on horseback. Determined to remind the Crown of these many wrongdoings, Tuhoe have come out in force. Robert Pouwhare’s film documents and records that day.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Ngai Tuhoe (New Zealand people)
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Gary Tatham (Producer)
- Robert Pouwhare (Director)
- Tangata Whenua Television Ltd (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Ngai Tuhoe (New Zealand people)