“James Belich presents a five-part documentary series about the armed conflicts between Maori and Pakeha in the last century.
(3) The Invasion of the Waikato: The Taranaki War of 1860-61 cost the imperial British government millions of dollars. But, with the sacking of Governor Gore Browne and the return of George Grey, the Queen’s soldiers invaded the Waikato in 1863 in an attempt to crush the King movement once and for all.” from the New Zealand Listener
He hōtaka e pā ana ki ngā pakanga o Niu Tirani
THE NZ WARS
Kua whakatārewahia tēnei hōtaka.
Ka huraina mai e THE NEW ZEALAND WARS ngā pakanga i waenga o Ngāi Māori me Pākehā i te rautau 19, te wā i tū kaha tētahi iwi iti ki tētahi iwi takahi tikanga ā-iwi kē.
He kōrero tēnei mō te wehenga iwi me ngā mahi toa, te pōuritanga me te ekenga taumata, ngā pakiwaitara i pupū ake me ngā kōrero āhua tika.
Koinei ngā pakanga tuatahi ki rāwahi kua tonoa ngā hōia o Ahiterieria.
I toa tēnei hōtaka wāhanga rima i ngā Qantas Media Awards mo te Pakipūmeka Whaitake, me te Media Peace Award a te NZ Peace Foundation.
Ko Ahorangi James Belich te kaiwhakataki, nāna hoki i tuhi, koia te mātanga o ngā korero tuku iho mo ngā pakanga o Aotearoa.
Kōrero Tāpiri
E toru tau te roa ki te mahi i te hōtaka THE NEW ZEALAND WARS, ā, mārehe ana te whakahaere i ngā kōrero, te rapu hoki i ngā whakaahua tawhito pērā i ngā pikitia peita me ngā tuhinga whakaahua. I kitea ēnei i Aotearoa, Ahitereiria me Piritana. I whakaahuahia ngā rākau o te riri me ngā manatunga mai i ngā pakanga. I whakaahuahia ia wāhanga i runga i ngā kauhanga riri nui katoa. I mua o tēnei i āta rūnanga rātau me ngā iwi o ērā rohe. I uiuihia ngā kaumātua o ngā iwi nui i roto i ērā pakanga.
Ka whakamahia ngā pakiwaituhi kounga nui o ngā maioro tino whai hua a te Māori. Koinei ētahi o ngā kaupapa whakaata tuatahi i hangaia e Animation Research Limited o Ōtepoti, ā, he rongonui mo ā rātau mahi i runga i te America’s Cup, he wāhanga nui anō e pā ana ki KAITANGATA TWITCH, te hōtaka rongonui i whakaatuhia i runga i Whakaata Māori.
Ko Wiremu Karaitiana te kaihautū o ngā pūoro, ko Whirimako Black te kaitito/kaiwaiata.
Mo ngā tau 20, koinei tonu te pakipūmeka ā-hītori o Atearoa ka tino mātakihia.
THE NZ WARS
This show is currently off air.
THE NEW ZEALAND WARS uncovers the conflicts between Māori and Pakeha in the 19th century, when a small tribal group of people clashed with the world’s largest empire.
The struggle for British sovereignty over mana Māori is a story of racism and heroism, grief and triumph, flowering myths and stunted truths. These were the first overseas wars to which Australia committed troops.
For most New Zealanders and Australians, the story has not been told until now.
THE NEW ZEALAND WARS, this acclaimed five part television series, won both the Qantas Media Award for Best Documentary and the N Z Peace Foundation’s Media Peace Award. It was written and presented by Professor James Belich, New Zealand’s pre-eminent historian of the New Zealand wars.
Background
THE NEW ZEALAND WARS was three years in the making with meticulous care being given not only to the narrative but to the sourcing of the many historic images, including paintings, sketches and photographs. These were unearthed in New Zealand, Australia and Britain. Actual weapons and mementos from the wars were also filmed. Filming for each episode was conducted on all the major battlefields. This followed a period of thorough consultation with all relevant iwi. Kaumatua from all major iwi involved in the wars were interviewed for the series.
The series is also distinguished by the use of high-end animations of the spectacular and militarily effective and revolutionary Māori fortifications.
These were among the very first television projects produced by the internationally acclaimed, Dunedin based, Animation Research Limited which these days is famous for its work on, among other things, America's Cup yachting and played a major part in the post production of the recent MTS hit-series 'KAITANGATA TWITCH.'