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- Title
- Heartland - Ruatāhuna
- Content partner
- NZ On Screen
- Collection
- NZ On Screen
- Description
In this full-length episode Gary McCormick arrives in Ruatahuna, heartland of the Tūhoe people, the so-called ‘children of the mist'. The episode focuses on preparations and staging of the annual Tūhoe Festival. McCormick interviews local and national figures who express their feelings about their Tūhoe heritage. The grievances of the past are highlighted, along with pride and hope for the future. This episode goes beyond the affable romanticism of much of the series to examine the uncomforta...
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 1995
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/heartland-ruatahuna-1995
- Related subjects
- māori culture / tuhoe / urewera / race relations / tūhoe / 1995 / 1990s / 90s / horseback / horse riding / marae / children of the mist / fishing / tuhoe festival / tūhoe festival / piano / piano playing / farmland / agriculture / matiu tahi / teacher / huiarau school / tuhoe festival committee / tūhoe festival committee / remote village / mist maiden / auckland / tira hou / paumure / peter tamiana / tutor / haka / poi / kapa haka / huriau kerekere / wellington / pou temara / chairperson / māori studies / victoria university / tradition / huia tepou / russell tulloch / pat tulloch / countryside / merepeka teka / bob neill / prophet / john tahuri / tuhoe kaumatua / tūhoe kaumatua / pā / history / tai kawa / rou tahi / principle / tere māori / dress rehearsal / pākehā / māori pākehā relations / ruatoki / ruatoki juniors / performance / ruatahuna juniors / netball / mataatua marae / maungapohatu seniors / ruatoki seniors / moko / murupara / ruatahuna / ruatahuna seniors / woki biddle / rugby / rangatahi / poura hare / ani hare / golden oldies match / sports game / community / community event / award ceremony / school bus / activism / māori activism / ngā tamariki o te kohu / maungapohatu / maungapōhatu / turangawaewae / ruatāhuna
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