Loading Docs 2022 - He Ōhākī - Imparting Words of Wisdom

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care followed on from another big investigation of state abuse in Aotearoa. Kararaina Rangihau (Tūhoe, Te Arawa) is the daughter of John Te Rangiāniwaniwa Rangihau, the chairman of the committee who delivered Puao-te-ata-tu, The Daybreak Report — a damning 1986 look at institutional racism in state care. In her short film, Rangihau reflects on her whakapapa and the integral place of whanau within te ao Māori. In te reo Māori, she echoes her father's call for Māori tamariki to remain with and be nurtured by their own tribal hapu and iwi.

Family is the cornerstone of my world.

– Writer/director Kararaina Rangihau, early in her film

Key Cast & Crew

Ruth Kaupua

Producer

Juliette Veber

Producer

Kararaina Rangihau

Director, Writer, Subject

Vinnie Carter

Editor

Kelly Davis

Producer

Tawahinga Butt

Cinematographer