The Haka Party Incident
“The last New Zealand war took place in 1979. It lasted three minutes.”
0.020241h 30mMI
Directed by Katie Wolfe
In 1979, a group of young Māori and Pasifika activists sought to stop Pākehā students at the University of Auckland performing a parody of haka each capping week. Unfortunately, the consequences for those activists were severe – many were convicted of crimes. Director Katie Wolfe uncovers this largely forgotten event in New Zealand's history with interviews from both in this resonant and thought-provoking documentary.
