Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Owning Collection
- Archive of Maori and Pacific Media
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- This documentary is Bastion Point: day 507 (1980) Second copy on AM00053_01
‘BASTION POINT - DAY 507’
1980 / MITA, NARBEY, POHLMAN PRODUCTION /026:00 mins / DOCUMENTARY
The film documents the occupation of Bastion Point in the struggle for Maori
land rights. The protest began in 1977 when the government proposed to
subdivide Maori land in the centre of Auckland city. Ngati Whatua people
occupied the land, built living areas, and planted crops. The film concentrates
on the 507th day of occupation when the protesters were forcibly removed.
This was the only film crew permitted in the occupied area.
Merata Mita writes: "This film is the total opposite of how a television
documentary is made. It has a partisan viewpoint, is short on commentary, and
emphasizes the overkill aspect of the combined police/military operation. It is a
style of documentary that I have never deviated from because it best expresses
a Maori approach to film.
Directors & Producers: Merata Mita, Leon Narbey, Gerd Pohlmann
Editor & Camera: Leon Narbey
