Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

2011· 68 min★ 8.0· History

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 February 1840. Dropping the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa's founding document, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind the treaty. This clip features a confrontation between Hone Heke and representatives of the Crown.

Cast: George Henare, Rawiri Paratene, Calvin Tuteao

Director: Peter Burger