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Steven Wallace

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Steven Wallace
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In the early hours of 30 April 2000, Steven Wallace was shot by police in Waitara's main street after a window-smashing spree. His death rocked Aotearoa and the government of the day. A Police Complaints Authority report concluded the constable acted in self-defence. This te reo documentary (with subtitles) examines the tragedy from both sides. For local kaumātua the injustice of Wallace's death harks back to the 1880 Parihaka raid, and land seizures by the Crown. Superintendent Pieri Munro f...

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Date created
2001
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/steven-wallace-2001
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