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The Gravy - Series One, Episode Four (Tigilau Ness)
Television (Full Length Episode) – 2007
The Polynesian Panthers wasn’t a gang. Our main aim was to help our people.– Tigi Ness
I was sentenced to 12 months. Suddenly these things of mine have been taken away… my family, my music.– Tigi Ness talks about the sentence he was given after protesting against Apartheid during the 1981 Springbok Tour
The music of the ukulele – it’s soul music to me.– Tigi Ness
We were more or less like a lost generation wandering in the city. That’s why I always call myself a ‘traffic islander’ now.– Tigi Ness
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