Waitangi Day: What Really Happened

Plot Summary

This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 February 1840. Dropping the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa's founding document, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind the treaty. This clip features a confrontation between Hone Heke and representatives of the Crown.

Top Cast

George Henare Kawiti

Rawiri Paratene Kaiteke

Calvin Tuteao Nene

Jarod Rawiri Hone Heke

Stephen Lovatt Busby