The Killing of Kane

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The Killing of Kane

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This 1971 teleplay marks the first time the controversial topic of colonial conflict was portrayed on Kiwi TV screens. Taranaki writer Warren Dibble called on many sources — including Māori oral histories — to dramatise what followed after two Pākehā deserters (played by Peter Vere-Jones and Alan Jervis) joined Māori resistance leader Tītokowaru during the New Zealand Wars of the 1860s. Real life Reverend Napi Waaka (Ngāti Pikiao) plays Tītokowaru. The acting won praise. Shot on location in t...

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Video

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1971

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-killing-of-kane-1971

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slavery / haka / traitors / prisoners of war / european settlement / colonisation / musketry / cannibalism / army deserters / treaty of waitangi / chief titokowaru / new zealand wars / betrayal / loyalty / kimball bent / kimble bent / hāwera / taranaki / turuturumōkai / māori pākehā conflict / turuturu mokai / te ngutu o te manu

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