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Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle Without End is a 2024 New Zealand historical drama film directed by Michael Jonathan, based on a screenplay by Tim Worrall. [2] [4] Presented in the Māori language, it tells the story of the siege of Ōrākau in 1864 during the New Zealand Wars from the perspective of two Māori teenagers.
The film premiered on 11 September 2017, during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. [7] It was screened for free in thirty cinemas around the country, with no English subtitles. [ 8 ] The soundtrack was released in November 2017, [ 9 ] and the film launched on the Disney+ streaming service on 26 June 2020.
Te Ao Mārama translates to "world of light" in Māori, which is both a reference to the title of Solar Power, and "mai te pō ki te ao mārama", which is a Māori phrase as part of the creation narrative that symbolises the transformation from night to enlightened world. [1] [2] Tīmoti Kāretu (pictured) helped in the creation of Te Ao Mārama.
There was a tōtara tree called Te Whare-o-hua-raratahi on the Pā-kōkō stream near Te Wharauroa which Te Pūhara, son of Tū-irirangi and his uncle Pai-ariki wished to cut down. At first Tonga-nui prevented this, but later they succeeded in chopping it down, so Tonga-nui pursued them, capturing and killing Te Pūhara at Te Kawaroa.
Muru is the first film to receive funding through Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga, a New Zealand Film Commission fund intended to develop feature films in te reo Māori. [1] The film was shot in on location in the Waimana Valley and Rūātoki, where the raids took place in 2007. [ 2 ]
This is a list of films and television programs dubbed into indigenous languages.Indigenous language dubs are often made to promote language revitalisation and usage of the language.
Supported by the most extensive touring by the band to date, with Te Kupu fronting the band on electric guitar and MC Wiya on bass (a significant revamp), performing with a fluid lineup of live musicians. In November 2018 Upper Hutt Posse were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame | Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa.
According to the New Zealand Film Commission, the film deals with the themes of "religious discrimination, revenge for past wrongs", and "explores the nature of justice and mercy" as well as "the effect of heritage on an individual’s life decisions and the strength, wit and wisdom of women": "The Maori take on Shakespeare's 'pound of flesh' drama is a story of deep seated social and ...