Mana Waka

Location:New Zealand / Aotearoa
Subject:Feature documentary; Maori history; canoes
Length:85 minutes
Format:35mm
Hue:B&W
Year Released:1937-40/1990
Series:
Director:Merata Mita
Producer:Kaitiaki-Te Puea Estate
Distributor:NZFA
Library Code:
Description:Feature-length reconstruction of footage shot in the late thirties that documents the building of the great canoes (waka) for the 1940 centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi under Maori leader Te Puea Herangi.
Record No:1139
Resources: Distributors's List

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