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2024 Documentary 1h 30m

The Haka Party Incident

"The last New Zealand war took place in 1979. It lasted three minutes."

In 1979, a group of young Māori and Pasifika activists sought to stop Pākehā students at the University of Auckland performing a parody of haka each capping week. Unfortunately, the consequences for those activists were severe – many were convicted of crimes. Director Katie Wolfe uncovers this largely forgotten event in New Zealand's history with interviews from both in this resonant and thought-provoking documentary.

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Hone Harawira

Brian LePou

Wiki Tawhara

Zena Tamanui

Hilda Halkyard-Harawira

Veronica Leef

Georgina Walker-Grace

Ben Dalton

Miriama Rauhihi-Ness

James Pasene

David Merritt

Brent Meekan

Simon Faire

Simon Woodward

Ian Gibson