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Mihingarangi Forbes examines the armed conflicts of the late 1800s between Māori and the military might of the British Empire in this documentary series on the bloody birth of modern Aotearoa.
Season 1
N/A/100 votesStories of Ruapekapeka
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2017
The Stories of Ruapekapeka, a documentary highlighting Northland's most infamous armed conflict, is hosted by RNZ's Māori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes, and was made alongside Great Southern Television with funding from NZ on Air.
Director: Cameron Bennett, Simon Bennett
Writer: Mihingarangi Forbes
- N/A/100 votes
Stories of Waitara
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2019
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Stories of Tainui
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/12/2021
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 and resulting in land confiscations that continue to shape New Zealand today.
Director: Cameron Bennett, Mahanga Pihama
Writer: Cameron Bennett
- N/A/100 votes
Stories of Wairau
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2023
The fourth chapter in RNZ’s NZ Wars series examines the events that led to the first armed conflict between Ngāti Toa, the New Zealand Company and Nelson settlers just three years after the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown