NZ Wars

Journalist Mihingarangi Forbes co-wrote and presents these online documentaries about the New Zealand Wars. NZ Wars uses animation and dramatic reenactments to recreate battles fought between Māori and British armed forces in the late 1800s. Made by Great Southern for Radio New Zealand, the award-winning series began in 2017 with The Stories of Ruapekapeka, about fighting at Northland's state of the art Ruapekapeka Pā. Stories of Waitara, set in Taranaki, followed in 2019.