Mana Waka (1990)
1h 25m
Running Time
May 5, 1990Release Date
Plot.
Fifty years in the making, this extraordinary reconstruction of a never-completed 1940 documentary captures the construction of seven massive traditional war canoes by Maori tribespeople in anticipation of New Zealand's centenary celebrations.
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Cast & Crew.
Tukuroirangi Morgan
Narrator
Merata Mita
Director
Michael Hedges
Sound Mixer
David Madigan
Sound Recordist
Chris Verbung
Sound Mixer
Annie Collins
Editor
Details.
Release DateMay 5, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
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Wiki.
Mana Waka is a 1990 New Zealand film documenting the construction of waka for the 1940 centenary of the Treaty of Waitangi. It uses footage shot between 1937 and 1940 by R.G.H Manley, and edited 50 years later by Annie Collins and director Merata Mita.