[MĀORI LAND. BASTION POINT - CHILDREN’S SONG, DUN MIHAKA INTERVIEWS COMMUNITY WORK GANGS]

Footage taken as part of Darcy Langes, Maori Land Project. Lange documented the conflict between Māori and the New Zealand government around the Ngāti Hine Block and Bastion Point land cases.

Five young Māori sing a song for a Joanne Hawke, who was killed in a house fire during the occupation of Bastion Point.

Driving into Auckland city from the point to Customs Street and then up Queen St..
Scenes around Huntly and native bush. Live narration describes the ownership issues that surround the land.
Mount Kawerau and its mistaken sale to Fletchers.
Community work gang cutting wood, loading it onto truck. The boys smoking cigarettes.

Dun Mihaka interviews the Māori work gang about their work and political climate that influences the working conditions. Talk about their lack of education and their attitudes to Maori land.