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The first of four parts of this full length episode of Journeys in National Parks.
The second of four parts of this full length episode of Journeys in National Parks.
The third of four parts of this full length episode of Journeys in National Parks.
The fourth of four parts of this full length episode of Journeys in National Parks.
The credits from this episode.
Journeys in National Parks: Te Urewera
Television (Full Length) – 1987
In this series celebrating New Zealand's national parks, Peter Hayden travels through some of Aotearoa's most awe-inspiring environments. This episode — looking at the unique spiritual relationship between the Tūhoe people, and the birds and bush of Te Urewera National Park — was directed by Barry Barclay (Ngati). Barclay used his fourth cinema philosophy of indigenous filmmaking, "to tell the contemporary story of the park through their [Tūhoe] eyes". The film attracted controversy for its then exceptional use of te reo. Catherine Bisley writes about the Journeys series here.
Key Cast & Crew
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Acknowledgements
Co-produced by Television New Zealand and the National Parks Centenary Commission, in association with the Bank of New Zealand
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