NZ Wars - The Stories of Ruapekapeka

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NZ Wars - The Stories of Ruapekapeka

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Five years after the Treaty of Waitangi's signing, tension between British and Māori was at boiling point. In the middle of nowhere in Northland, chief Te Ruki Kawiti devised a plan to fight back. His masterpiece was Ruapekapeka, a state of the art pā with underground tunnels, deep trenches and artillery bunkers. Journalist Mihingarangi Forbes visits the site to investigate how Māori — outnumbered four to one — survived a 10 day British bombardment. Produced by Great Southern Television and R...

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2017

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/nz-wars-stories-of-ruapekapeka-2017

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henry despard / new zealand wars / battle of ruapekapeka / ōhaeawai / ngāpuhi / northland / waitangi / te tai tokerau / te ruki kawiti / treaty of waitangi / tāmati wāka nene / russell / kororareka / hemi tai tin / british troops / historian / war / battle / te heke tene / children / governor grey / maihi paraone kawiti / maiki hill / ngāti hine / peeni henare / te warahi hetaraka / arapeta hamilton / ngā puhi / te tiriti o waitangi / nz on air / new zealand on air / animation research / vincent o'malley / hōne heke

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