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NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka (2017)
The Stories of Ruapekapeka is a documentary highlighting Northland's most infamous armed conflict. The battle of Ruapekapeka, fought in January 1846, was the final engagement in the war that Britain lost, as James Belich famously described it. But whether that means Ngāpuhi won the Northern War that had begun nine months earlier is in some ways a moot point. After 1846 the Crown turned its back on the north, which was left to become a backwater as the rest of the New Zealand economy boomed. Arguably, it has never really recovered. This documentary is hosted by RNZ's Māori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes, and was made alongside Great Southern Television with funding from NZ on Air. -
NZ Wars - The Stories of Tainui 1 (2021)
Presented by Mihingaarangi Forbes and featuring Dr Vincent O’Malley alongside esteemed iwi historians Rahui Papa, Brad Totorewa, Tom Roa, Mamae Takerei and Kawhia Muraahi, NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui examines the events that continue to influence contemporary Aotearoa. The 1863 invasion of the Waikato was the defining conflict of New Zealand, reinforcing the Crown’s power, entrenching one of Aotearoa’s oldest political institutions (the Kiingitanga) and resulting in land confiscations that continue to shape New Zealand today. -
NZ Wars - The Stories of Waitara (2019)
Created and presented by award-winning journalist Mihingarangi Forbes NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara combines oral histories, state of the art animations and powerful dramatic re-enactments to bring to life the narratives of Te Ātiawa in their epic battle against the military might of the British Empire.The Taranaki pā site of Pukerangiora holds a significant place in New Zealand’s military history as a lasting symbol of Māori resistance and resilience. Shared through the eyes of Te Ātiawa descendants, including Dr Ruakere Hond with insights from acclaimed historian Dr Vincent O’Malley, this digital documentary project focuses on the beginning of the Taranaki wars which started in Waitara and raged across the region for over two decades. -
NZ Wars - The Stories of Tainui 2
Governor George Grey launches his invasion of Waikato. Kiingitanga forces are heavily outnumbered and outgunned, but the invasion doesn't go smoothly for the British. Mihingaarangi Forbes and William Ray tell the story of the most famous, and infamous conflicts of the war: Rangiriri and Rangiaaowhia.