Rere Ki Uta

A documentary showing the undertaking of a ten hour celebratory canoe voyage by the Tai Tokerau people of Northland. 100 paddlers journey from Waitangi to Whangaroa in a giant war canoe on a voyage of discovery and fulfillment.
New Zealand Production
Short 1988 Documentary 30.00 minutes
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Rere Ki Tai. Without food or water, 100 paddlers cross the ocean in the world's largest war canoe - a gruelling ten-hour non-stop journey. As it was for their ancestors, the trip is a voyage of discovery and fulfilment - an awakening of being Māori.

Directors

Tainui Stephens

Producers

Simon Ambridge
John Miller
John Spurdle

Screenplay Writers

John Spurdle
Tainui Stephens

Crew

Gregg MacPherson | DOP
Chris Gurr | Editor

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