Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
- Release Date
- 2011-02-06
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
- Links
- IMDb
Overview
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.