Mihingarangi Forbes
Director
NZ Wars (2017)
Season 1
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.
Released Oct. 28, 2017
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History, War
Production Companies: Radio New Zealand
Network: TVNZ+
Country: New Zealand
Languages:
English,
Maori
S1E1 - Stories of Ruapekapeka
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.
Oct. 28, 2017, midnight
S1E2 - Stories of Waitara
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.
Oct. 27, 2019, midnight
S1E3 - Stories of Tainui
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.
Feb. 12, 2021, midnight
S1E4 - Stories of Wairau
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.
Feb. 4, 2023, midnight
S1E5 - Stories of Tauranga Moana
The fifth chapter of this series, NZ Wars: Stories of Tauranga Moana recounts the events that unfolded in the Bay of Plenty and their far-reaching consequences for future generations.
April 29, 2024, midnight
TVNZ+
45 min/ep
227 min
Oct. 28, 2017
April 29, 2024, midnight
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