Loose Enz - The Protesters
The Protesters explores issues surrounding race and land ownership in NZ in the aftermath of the Springbok Tour and occupation of Bastion Point. A group of Māori and Pākehā protestors occupy ancestral land that the government is trying to sell. As they wait for the police to turn up they debate whether to go quietly or respond with violence. Though some wounds are healed, The Protesters ends on a note of division and uncertainly, gauging the contemporary climate.
A series looking back at past television programmes.
Primary Title
- Loose Enz - The Protesters
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 22 June 2004
Start Time
- 21 : 00
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A series looking back at past television programmes.
Episode Description
- The Protesters explores issues surrounding race and land ownership in NZ in the aftermath of the Springbok Tour and occupation of Bastion Point. A group of Māori and Pākehā protestors occupy ancestral land that the government is trying to sell. As they wait for the police to turn up they debate whether to go quietly or respond with violence. Though some wounds are healed, The Protesters ends on a note of division and uncertainly, gauging the contemporary climate.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Contributors
- He Taonga Films (Production Unit)
- Maori Television (Production Unit)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)
- Billy T James (Actor)
- Merata Mita (Actor)
- Jim Moriarty (Actor)
- Joanna Paul (Actor)
- Robert Rakete (Actor)
- Don Selwyn (Actor)
- Anzac Wallace (Actor)
- Rowley Habib (Rore Hapipi) (Writer)
- Tony Isaac (Producer)
- Peter Muxlow (Director)
- Mereana Pitman (Composer)
- Tama Poata (Writer)