Four Corners Trick or Treaty?
New Zealand's Maori are on the warpath, and the Pakeha are trembling in their boots. Whenever the issue of land rights or reparations for Australia's aborigional inhabitants comes up the backlash crams meeting halls, excites petitions to parliament, and fills the media with hot air and bold headlines. So shrill has the outcry been that aborigines can't even secure a treaty recognising their rights. The New Zealand Maori have had such a treaty since 1840, though for much of the time since it's only had token force and been largely ignored by Wellington.
Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.
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1Trick or Treaty? On the 150th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of Waitangi, it has found a voice, and it should be getting through loud and clear to Pakeha on both sides of the Tasman.
- Start 0 : 00 : 42
- Finish 0 : 48 : 28
- Duration 47 : 46
Reporters
- Deborah Snow (Reporter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Speakers
- Elizabeth II (Queen of New Zealand)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, New Zealand Labour Party)
- Whakahuihui Vercoe (Bishop of Aotearoa, Anglican Church of New Zealand)
- Paul Reeves (Governor-General, New Zealand)
- Matiu Rata (Spokesman, Muriwhenua Tribes)
- Pat Hohepa (Speaker, The University of Auckland)
- Tipene O'Regan (Spokesman, Ngai Tahu Trust Board)
- David Lange (Attorney General, New Zealand Labour Party)
- Mira Szaszy (Speaker, Anglican Synod)
- Bob Mahuta (Spokesman, Tainui Maori Trust Board)
- David Anderson (Spokesman, New Zealand Fishing Industry Association)
- Atarita Pounana (Ngati Porou)
Contributors
- Amanda Hasler (Director)
- Martin Butler (Producer)
Associated
- Waitangi Tribunal (Organisation)
- Black Power (Gang)
Locations
- Waitangi, New Zealand (Northland)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Notes
- Includes coverage of Waitangi Day 1990 from the Treaty Grounds, featuring Queen of New Zealand, Elizabeth II.
Primary Title
- Four Corners
Episode Title
- Trick or Treaty?
Date Broadcast
- Monday 5 March 1990
Start Time
- 21 : 00
Finish Time
- 21 : 55
Duration
- 55:00
Channel
- ABN-2
Broadcaster
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Network
- ABC Television
Programme Description
- Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.
Episode Description
- New Zealand's Maori are on the warpath, and the Pakeha are trembling in their boots. Whenever the issue of land rights or reparations for Australia's aborigional inhabitants comes up the backlash crams meeting halls, excites petitions to parliament, and fills the media with hot air and bold headlines. So shrill has the outcry been that aborigines can't even secure a treaty recognising their rights. The New Zealand Maori have had such a treaty since 1840, though for much of the time since it's only had token force and been largely ignored by Wellington.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Archive of Maori and Pacific Media
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Subjects
- Treaty of Waitangi (1840)
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Government relations
- New Zealand--Race relations
Genres
- Current affairs
Reporters
- Deborah Snow (Reporter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Speakers
- Atarita Pounana (Ngati Porou)
- Bob Mahuta (Spokesman, Tainui Maori Trust Board)
- David Anderson (Spokesman, New Zealand Fishing Industry Association)
- David Lange (Attorney General, New Zealand Labour Party)
- Elizabeth II (Queen of New Zealand)
- Geoffrey Palmer (Prime Minister, New Zealand Labour Party)
- Matiu Rata (Spokesman, Muriwhenua Tribes)
- Mira Szaszy (Speaker, Anglican Synod)
- Pat Hohepa (Speaker, The University of Auckland)
- Paul Reeves (Governor-General, New Zealand)
- Tipene O'Regan (Spokesman, Ngai Tahu Trust Board)
- Whakahuihui Vercoe (Bishop of Aotearoa, Anglican Church of New Zealand)
Locations
- Waitangi, New Zealand (Northland)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Wellington)
Contributors
- Amanda Hasler (Director)
- Martin Butler (Producer)
Subjects
- Treaty of Waitangi (1840)
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Government relations
- New Zealand--Race relations