The Haka Party Incident

The last New Zealand war took place in 1979. It lasted three minutes.

In 1979, a group of young Māori and Pasifika activists sought to stop Pākehā students at the University of Auckland performing a parody of haka each capping week. Unfortunately, the consequences for those activists were severe – many were convicted of crimes. Director Katie Wolfe uncovers this largely forgotten event in New Zealand's history with interviews from both in this resonant and thought-provoking documentary.

• Release date
• August 16, 2024
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Katie Wolfe

Cast

H

Hone Harawira

B

Brian LePou

W

Wiki Tawhara

Z

Zena Tamanui

H

Hilda Halkyard-Harawira

V

Veronica Leef

G

Georgina Walker-Grace

B

Ben Dalton