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Aroha: A Story of the Māori People
Short Film (Full Length) – 1951
13 Apr 2018 - 12.43am
Loved this film, i was very inspired. This also lifted me knowing you made this back in 1951, hopefully would see more of these films in future.
1 Jun 2015 - 08.38pm
It was a pleasure to watch this with my 90 year old aunty Bonnie as we watched her mother, my kuia. Aunty was able to name everyone in the video and I was able to put faces to the many names that I've heard growing up.
31 May 2015 - 10.48am
Thank you for sharing this. Loved seeing the old people. Didn't follow the storyline so much but loved the images of the kapa haka, the old people, the tamoko, the language, the old shop out at Rotoiti. It's still there!
29 Apr 2013 - 03.49pm
Enjoyed the film because it is old but I'm with Mark, great propaganda. Were they really expected people to believe the white medicine could cure a brain tumor in 1951 just like that
2 Mar 2013 - 03.25pm
I enjoyed watching this short movie thank you.
10 Nov 2011 - 11.30pm
Well made propaganda. It helps understand how the soft revolution happened.
4 Aug 2011 - 02.24pm
far that footage wicked... Dances @ Tama mataia & erus father stud guy.. ole tahu
19 Sep 2010 - 10.29am
I enjoyed watching this film, because I got to learn alot about the maori culture and even though i'm samoan, i love to learn about the polynesians and the history..its a wonderful experience(:
18 Aug 2010 - 07.14am
awsum film, great to see our history and people rec'd for maori of today to view it, dont no why it hasnt been widely exposed in the theaters, and schools, libraries, marae's. these films need to be seen by our rangatahi, and to revise our pakeke. TU MEKE!!
1 Jul 2010 - 01.12pm
is that how i got my name
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