Testimony (2022)
Tongan-born New Zealander admits the painful truth behind what really happened to his family during the Dawn Raids. Tesimoni Fuavao came to Aotearoa with his family in 1975 for medical treatment. On a day out with a friend, Tesimoni had an unexpected run-in with the police that led to the wrongful arrests of both of his parents. Now Tesimoni shares the story that saddled him and his family with decades of shame and regret and exposes the deep wounds his community suffered at the hands of New Zealand Police.
Primary Title
- Testimony
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 3 March 2024
Release Year
- 2022
Start Time
- 10 : 10
Finish Time
- 10 : 20
Duration
- 10:00
Series
- 9
Episode
- 5
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- Tongan-born New Zealander admits the painful truth behind what really happened to his family during the Dawn Raids. Tesimoni Fuavao came to Aotearoa with his family in 1975 for medical treatment. On a day out with a friend, Tesimoni had an unexpected run-in with the police that led to the wrongful arrests of both of his parents. Now Tesimoni shares the story that saddled him and his family with decades of shame and regret and exposes the deep wounds his community suffered at the hands of New Zealand Police.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand
- Polynesians--New Zealand
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
- History
Contributors
- Julia Parnell (Executive Producer)
- Loading Docs (Production Unit)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
- Te Māngai Pāho (Funder)
- Alice Lolohea (Director)
- Sandra Kailahi (Producer)
- Tesimoni Fuavao (Subject)
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand
- Polynesians--New Zealand