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To Love a Māori

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To Love a Māori
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To Love a Māori was the last feature from legendary filmmaking couple Rudall and Ramai Hayward (Rewi's Last Stand). The romance explores racist attitudes in the early 1970s to relationships between Māori and Pākehā — and the challenges experienced by young Māori moving to the city. Tama (played by trainee teacher Val Irwin) heads to Auckland from the East Coast, with his brother Riki. Tama meets Penny (Marie Searell), a Pakehā dance student, and romance blooms after they dance. Penny's rich p...

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Date created
1972
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/to-love-a-maori-1972
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