Original subtitles

HEREMIA:

KARE:

Josephina.

Whina.

-Run! Run!

Run, grandchild, run. That bastard has turned up.

Look after the women.

Whina!

-Where is she?

Whina!

Whina!

Whina Te Wake!

This is Maori land! Get out of here!

Whina! Whina Te Wake! Where is she?

Whina! Whina!

There they are. Get them!

Whina!

I wish you bloody natives

would keep your lot under control.

Make my job easier.

-Thank you.

We appreciate your help with this, Frank.

-What are you doing?

You're gonna let her go?

-She'll get a warning. -A warning?

I want her done for trespass, vandalism.

-I want her off my land. -It's Maori land, not yours.

-Your lease means nothing. -Whina.

This is your doing, isn't it?

Sabotage my drainage,

send your daughter in to do your dirty work.

Oh, some chief.

This chief built the church that you pray in,

Mr. Montgomery.

Given the circumstances, the officers decided

that a warning is an appropriate measure.

So, I do hope that you can agree with him.

If I catch her on my land again,

I won't be responsible for what happens.

Papa.

WHINA:

A hundred and thirty-five years

this has been going on.

-Enough is enough.

If we alienate the Pakeha people,

we will never get our land back. You won't. Never.

-We must work together.

Ah, stuff them.

They don't care about us.

Whaea.

What do we do?

In 1840...

Maori owned 66 million acres of land

in our country, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Then our ancestors signed the Treaty of Waitangi...

and today... we barely have two million acres left.

-Bastards.

My father once said...

"Never sell your land...

even if you're down to your last penny."

He knew that in order to face the challenges

of the Pakeha world...

one needed to be smart...

and learn Pakeha ways.

-I do worry...

that if we do not act now...

we may lose our land altogether.

Carla.

In the gumfields today,

there was talk of a new land scheme.

And why would the government help us?

Banks won't even give us loans.

It would put our land in their debt,

but if we work the land hard enough,

we could pay the debt back.

And if we can't?

They'd be setting us up to fail, you know that.

Apirana Ngata is holding

a meeting in Rotorua, and I would like to go.

They won't want a woman there.

This land scheme means machinery and equipment.

It will give you the ability to farm your land

in a new and modern way,

yielding results that otherwise would be impossible.

I believe this is an opportunity.

This is an opportunity for Maori to run their farms

at the same pace, if not faster, than the Pakeha.

This is a new era...

and we must be ready.

You look at these

as if you'd never seen anything like them before.

I haven't.

We don't have carvings in our houses in the North.

No?

I've heard about the North's embrace of the Catholic Church.

The Church has nothing to do with it.

The Church encourages our culture.

And yet your maraehave no carvings.

-All aboard!

Oh...

All aboard!

Go well...

Whina Te Wake.

Sister! Telegram!

-Oi! Oi! -A notice.

A notice.

We want government

to acknowledge what is happening to Maori land.

-We want to have it back!

-We want to be equal.

-Good. Good.

We have joined together,

not just Maori

but Pakeha and Maori, all of us together.

-We are one!

And we'll stay until the government recognizes

our grievances and returns our land.

And we're prepared to fight if we have to.

-I beg your pardon? -Whaea, you must realize

we can't just march all this way,

build this momentum and then disperse.

We need answers to our demands, and we will stay

-until we get them. -That's right, we will.

I don't know where you're getting this from, girl.

This cannot be a violent protest.

How will it look if you... stay there fighting?

Communities are rising up all around the world,

indigenous people,

workers, down-trodden people abused by a system

that doesn't give a damn about them.

Now is the time to fight back...

-...collectively.

Whaea...we love you.

Everyone here loves you for your guidance

and everything you've done for us.

But things are changing.

We are changing. This isn't just your mission.

This is for all of Maori to decide.

I see.

I see.

Why?

Whina.

Why?

-You agree. -But there are still the rules.

-Endless recitals

or getting on with the business that needs to be done?

-Stop arguing with me, woman!

I help you with the farms...

and with the fundraising for the church.

-Richard.

If our people are not ready, when they come to inspect--

All those fellas...

knowing I can't control you.

Richard.

-Richard.

-Richard.

Whina.

Yes.

Hello, Whina.

William Cooper.

So, you're who they sent to audit us.

Native land consolidation officer.

Is your husband in?

You want to see the land, right?

-Uh, yes. -I'll just get ready.

-I must say

your progress is most encouraging.

Ngati Kuri are only just clearing their unit.

As Apirana Ngata would say,

"competition increases productivity."

But you already know that, right?

Hello.

What's that, 120 yards?

I saw you only put in for 50 yards of ditch.

Well, we can do more if we want to. It's our land.

-Do you disagree? -Not at all.

So, we'll keep going all the way up here...

and then along there as far as we want to.

With the slope of the bank for self-sustaining drainage.

Just making the land work, like everyone else.

If only more people thought like that.

God bless us

and this food you have given us

through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Amen.

I hear things went well out there today.

Oh.

It's some very impressive work you've done.

Working every hour God gives us.

-Yes.

-You know,

there are a number of...

other development schemes that can learn a lot from you.

-People you could help. -We'd like that.

We'd enjoy sharing our knowledge of the land.

Wouldn't we, Whina?

I think I might turn in early.

-Goodnight. -Goodnight.

Oh, no. No.

What are you doing?

-Oh, I-- -I didn't ask you to clean up.

Oh, it was no trouble. I wanted to help.

We don't need your help. Do you understand? We're fine.

Carla, go to bed.

-Take your brother. -Okay.

Perhaps, I'll turn in as well.

What time would you like

-to continue-- -Sunrise.

I'll wake you.

Goodnight, then.

...and on that hill is the most incredible view.

I used to come here when I was a child.

The family that lived here were friends of my father.

They owned all the land around here.

As far as you could see.

They miss one piece of paperwork, and...

it's taken from them.

I'm sorry, Whina.

I am.

I know things are difficult for you right now.

If there's anything I can do to help...

Your father used to sit right there

when he needed time with God.

Go be with Richard now.

You know, he is lucky to have you as his wife.

And he is a good Catholic.

He'll soon be sitting next to God.

Thank you, Father.

"I will life up mine eyes unto the hills,

from whence cometh my help."

"My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth."

"Behold, he that keepeth Israel

shall neither slumber nor sleep."

"The Lord is thy keeper."

"The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand."

"The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor moon by night."

"The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil."

"He shall preserve thy soul."

"The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in,

from this time forth and even for evermore."

Farewell, my friend.

Whina!

Keep going.

-Whina. -William...

...no.

-I have to go back to Rotorua. -Then go.

Can we not at least talk?

I said no.

-Whina!

-Whina, I need to speak to you.

We need to talk.

I'm busy!

Okay, then, well... I'll help you.

Don't be ridiculous.

What are we looking for?

-Here. Let me help.

No, I don't need your help.

-Please. Please let me help. -I don't need--

-Thank you.

-Hey.

-I'm glad you think it's funny.

Here. Let me help you.

I'm sorry about Richard, Whina.

I truly am.

I submitted my report to the commission.

They were just as pleased as I was.

You did it, Whina. You...

...succeeded.

What?

Uh--

Are you... Are you sure? How many months?

You should know the answer to that.

I think I can feel him.

You don't know it's a him.

I know... that I love you...

and that...

I want to be with you.

WHINA:

PITA:

HERETUTE:

PITA:

PITA:

Go, go! Get in the car!

There he is!

Go! Go! Go, Whina! Get out of here!

Don't come back!

Don't come back!

Whaea.

Are you ready?

We have united

to open the eyes of those who refuse to see...

to see what is right in front of them...

-the loss of our land.

We will march the length of this island,

Te Ika-a-Maui,

from the top, all the way down to Parliament House.

-A sacred hikoi...

-to bring us all together.

Te Roopu o te Matakite.

Those with foresight.

That is what we are, that is what we must be.

We will encounter opposition of every kind.

Be prepared for abuse.

This is what people do when they are afraid of you.

They will try to provoke you.

Do not be violent.

Rise above it.

Be proud.

Only then will they know we are serious.

Even our Maori chiefs have said this march is wrong,

that Maori only march to war, never peace.

Well, I say we march for both.

Yes!

War and peace.

-We march.

We march to be seen. We march to be heard.

We march to wake the conscience of the Pakeha,

to make the people of our country know

not one more acre of Maori land will be stolen.

-Not one more acre.

Not one more acre.

Good morning

from the New Zealand Broadcasting Service.

Sir Apirana Ngata has begun preparations

for the Waitangi centennial celebrations

to be held at Waitangi on the sixth of February, 1940.

This momentous occasion marks 100 years

since the British and Maori people

signed New Zealand's founding document,

the Treaty of Waitangi.

So, that's all you do. You line it up...

...and you breathe out slowly, and you squeeze.

You'd better listen to her, son.

Hey, Dad.

Your mother's Panguru's sharp-shooting champion.

Not anymore.

I doubt they'd find anyone better.

Doesn't get it from me.

Have you given more thought to what we talked about?

It's been seven years since we left Panguru, Whina.

WILLIAM: The land's no good anymore.

Kauri gum gone.

No logging.

It's gonna be harder and harder to make a living.

The best thing we can do for the children now

is get them an education.

Use their heads... not their hands.

And the schools in Auckland will allow them to do that.

What's the talk around the Waitangi centennial?

I wouldn't know.

The committee will have their hands full.

Well, if they're organized, they'll be fine.

We used to do that sort of thing all the time.

Not with the numbers they're talking about.

-Well, that's their problem,

then, isn't it?

Mum. We'll take them.

Thank you.

I agree.

The land is no good.

They must use their heads now.

Good job.

Good girl.

Whina.

You would've heard about the Treaty centennial coming up.

Sometimes I wonder what we're celebrating.

Our land sold from under us.

The power of our chiefs in the dust.

Our culture...

scattered.

But if things are to change...

we must change them.

I need people I can trust in positions of responsibility.

I am hoping...

you will be one of those people.

I'm not sure I am one of those people, Api.

Whatever you have been, through...

Whina...

I know how capable you are.

What is it you'd like me to do?

Catering?

He's not serious?

It's an important job.

WILLIAM: It's beneath you, Whina.

-Well, someone has to do it. -That someone is not you.

You should be welcoming the dignitaries,

not cooking for them.

Well, perhaps he's right, Wiri.

All our choices have consequences.

Stand up.

-Whina Te Wake.

Here.

Ah, there she is. The great Whina Te Wake.

Miss Ngapuna.

MAHINA: I'm surprised she's even here

after all that sordid business back in Panguru.

Always nice to see you, Mahina.

It's a big day for me today, Whina,

to have my mana recognized this way,

to be the one to lift the tapufrom the marae.

You must be very proud.

We come together in unity with the past...

...present and future.

We come together in unity

with the past, present...

-And future. -...and future.

I should've known asking you

to cater was dangerous.

-Api-- -I cannot dispute

your right to do what you have done.

But it is the way you have done it that is the problem.

How are we to bring our people together

when they are constantly leaving in anger?

Every day, I navigate not only tribal differences

but Maori and Pakeha worlds.

I do it...

because I believe in a future...

where we are closer together...

not further apart.

Now, I'm sure you have enough to do in the kitchen.

There's nobody left.

What?

Ngati Kuri won't work for me anymore.

Argh!

Looks like you could do

with some help there, Auntie.

Gabriel?

Are my eyes deceiving me?

Since when does Panguru send its angels to war?

Well, I guess even angels

have to fight when they're called.

These your friends?

Hello.

Your friends now, Whaea. Orders of Api.

Let's get to work now, boys.

So, how are things back home?

Kind of happy to leave, to be honest.

Why's that?

The place feels like it's dying. There's no jobs.

Nobody's working the land anymore.

A lot of whanau are moving away to Auckland.

Isn't someone doing something about it?

Who?

We need to go home, William.

-We need to go back to Panguru.

It's my home.

If we go back to Panguru...

we will never be at peace.

They'll make sure of that.

-Aww.

-Wiri.

Heretute.

Gosh. Kids, how quickly you've grown up.

Here...

we will build a meeting hall...

where women can speak alongside men.

We will have carvings that carry the stories of our ancestors.

This is how we will bring hope back to our people.

This is how you ruffle feathers, Whina.

WHINA: Well, let them be ruffled.

Who will do the carvings?

I've already sent word out to Te Arawa.

I've asked them to send their master carvers.

They will teach us.

Let me get this straight.

You want to build a marae where women can speak...

with carvings made by another iwi?

A meeting hall, not a marae.

And yes.

I only hope Te Arawa agree.

Mum. Mum!

Te Arawa... they're here.

They've come to join us.

Oh, hello, family.

-Be quick. Oh! -Hello, Whaea.

We've been waiting for you.

Word of your march is spreading, Whaea.

And there's more on their way.

We're coming with you.

We're coming the whole way, Whaea.

-Hello. Hello -Hello, family.

This Memorial of Rights...

lists the grievances of the Maori people

regarding our land.

Rangatira...

pick up the pen...

and join us.

You will see...

that it has been signed by leaders

from nearly every tribe in the North.

This...

will bind us together.

All Maori together.

-All Maori together...

...to show government that we are here...

we are united...

and we will not allow one more acre of our land to be stolen.

So, rangatira...

join our sacred quest.

Do what is right for your people.

Thank you.

I know many of you are suffering.

I too am suffering with chronic arthritis.

You know, not long ago...

I could not even get out of bed.

I lay there, and I thought, "Well...

this is it."

"I can do no more."

"It's time for me to die."

Then that night...

I had a dream.

I was in heaven.

And I saw all of my old relations.

And then I saw Jesus. Oh! Oh!

I could barely look at him.

And I said, "Oh... please, Lord...

I want to be here with you and my husband now."

-And he said, "No."

He said, "You have much more to do."

And, oh, well, now I know why the dear Lord left me here.

To lead this sacred march.

So, I'd better not let him down, eh?

Hey! What is going on out here?

Just getting some fresh air, Whaea.

Sit down.

You know...

people have been sent home already

for this sort of behavior.

We're just relaxing, Whaea. What's the big deal?

It helps us get through the march.

Helps you get through the march.

Is getting our land back not enough motivation for you?

What do you think people are going to make of this--

The ones that are watching us,

waiting for any reason to shut us down?

Then we just won't get caught,

-Whaea. -Too late.

Get your stuff.

What?

-You are not needed, so leave. -You can't be serious.

-I am deadly serious, girl. -Whaea!

Far out.

Now...

you two... came to me...

and asked me to lead.

So, now you need to decide...

if you stand with us...

or leave with her.

Sorry, Whaea.

Gabriel.

Let's work together as one.

Whina!

Whina, there's a lot of talk

in the community.

You're building your own marae, why?

Not a marae, a meeting house.

A home where our young men from war can return to.

You insult our maraeby building this.

-You insult Te Rarawa

and the people of Waipuna, and you cause further insult

by bringing in carvers from Te Arawa.

I know we haven't always seen eye to eye,

but this isn't about our past anymore, Whina.

You need to stop what you're doing.

You need to send the Te Arawa carvers home.

-Or this will all end badly.

If I had consulted...

do you really think that they would've let me do it?

That's the first time I've seen him smile

since he came home.

Gabriel.

-How're you? -Good.

Father Mulder.

I'm so pleased you could join us.

I hear you are leaving us soon for Auckland.

Yes.

That's correct.

Please...

let me show you some of what we have been doing.

These are our taniwha.

Araiteuru...

Niniwa.

They are the guardians of the Hokianga harbor...

the protectors of our land.

They will help to heal our people.

And God, Whina?

How have you healed things with him?

William and I are married now.

We intend to live the rest of our lives

in accordance with the church.

I believe that God has forgiven us.

I would hope you feel the same.

That's between yourself and God.

Thank you for the tour.

With my work here coming to an end...

I've had a lot on my mind.

So, wondering what I've achieved...

and worrying

about what the future might hold for Panguru.

I would like to express... my immediate concerns,

and I hope you hear the urgency of my words.

"Thou shalt have no other gods... before me."

"And thou shalt not make...

for yourself...

an image...

in the form of anything...

in the heaven above, or on the earth beneath

or in the waters below."

So, yesterday, I bore witness...

to wooden carvings...

that were perhaps...

the most offensive...

and grotesque idols one could possibly imagine.

Reproductive organs-- They were on full display.

There were idols giving birth.

Do you know, it was disturbing.

Disgusting imagery that no Christian

-should ever be exposed to. -Excuse me, Father...

-but you are wrong. -Oh, how dare you.

You should not preach

about things you do not understand.

Trying to threaten us with damnation?

We here are the Lord's most loyal servants.

And who are you to speak to me

-in my church like this? -My father built this church!

And I'm not going to sit here

and listen to you preach ignorance.

Come on.

And anyone else who agrees with me.

People are quick to be angry.

They'll come round.

You'll see.

The problem with people is that they can't see what they need

until you put it right in front of them.

What?

Nice to hear the old you again.

I don't know who the old me is.

I remember when I first heard you play this.

No, no, no, no, no!

-Wiri! -Come here!

No!

Wiri!

Wiri, no!

Somebody get the carvings out of there!

Wiri!

Wiri, no!

Wiri!

-Wiri!

-My chest. -Help! Help, please!

-Whina. -What's the matter?

-Help! -Whaea!

-Wiri! I can't hear you.

I can't hear you. Don't do this to me, please.

Can I help you?

Hello. My name is Josephine Cooper.

You're Josephine Cooper?

I rented this house.

I'm sorry, but it seems we no longer have availability.

-But... I'd already arranged-- -I'm sorry.

-I can't help you. -Excuse me.

WHINA: What are we supposed to do?

Yes?

-I'm looking for Father Mulder. -Bishop Mulder?

-Not here. -Well, where is he?

I'm sorry. You'll have to come back tomorrow.

No, please.

We need help.

We have nowhere to stay.

-This is not a halfway house. -No, it is a house of God.

"He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their maker...

but whoever is kind to the needy honors God."

Brought my family here for work.

-But there isn't any.

Couldn't find anywhere to live, so...

...my... my wife, she...

she left.

Took my two... two baby girls with her.

What about marae?

-Where do our people gather?

I don't know.

The pub.

It's the only place we're welcome.

And you? Do you have whanauhere?

I have none here.

My husband died.

I couldn't pay rent...

so they put us out on the street.

Hasn't anybody reached out to you to help?

Some ladies invited me to some meeting.

Well, what meeting is this?

Maori Women's Welfare League.

Sounds like a waste of time to me.

-Please.

Please, ladies, listen up.

Please.

Please!

Listen up!

Please!

Whina.

There is serious overcrowding

and risk of infectious disease spread.

-There's no jobs.

-There's no houses.

Our people are arriving in the city,

and there's nothing for them to do.

They can't feed their families.

I've got a word--

Our people have taken to the drink.

They don't even know what's important anymore.

Can you blame them?

People drink when they are feeling hopeless,

and their situation is hopeless. -Get organized.

-Get organized!

What did she say?

Uh...

Well, if you wanna stay here arguing in this hall,

then keep going.

But if you want to do something about it,

-you must get organized.

Strength comes from numbers... from being united.

If we can get enough of us together,

we have a real chance of solving our problems

instead of sitting here, fighting amongst ourselves.

Well, you say there aren't enough jobs.

-Look around. -There aren't any houses.

Nobody cares.

Not the church...

not the government.

-That's the problem.

The only thing that will make them care is numbers.

Real numbers.

Statistics...

that we get from getting out there and surveying Maori.

You know, the government,

it doesn't listen to angry voices.

The government listens to paperwork.

Huh? So, we give them so much damn paperwork,

they'll do anything they can to get rid of us.

And most importantly...

we must look at ourselves.

We must educate our women...

teach them how to cook...

how to sew... how to run a home...

sanitation, nutrition,

gardening, looking after our babies.

We must...

take care of our children...

...take care of what they hear...

take care of how they feel.

For how the children grow...

so will be the shape...

of Aotearoa.

Well, that's all I have to say.

-You were wonderful.

Let's get to work.

Let's get to work.

Good morning from Radio New Zealand.

The headlines.

The Maori Land March led by Whina Cooper

continues to make its way down the country from the Far North.

Starting with only 50 people,

the march has continued to gain numbers and momentum

as it travels the 675 miles to Parliament in Wellington.

Crowds are reported to be gathering on the roadside

to support the movement.

-Are you doing okay, grandchild? -Yes.

-I'm all right. -Ah! Come on.

That's good, my granddaughter.

Hello.

We're from the Maori Women's

-Welfare League.

-Hello. -Hello.

So, how many of you live here

-in your home? -Just four of us.

-Four of you. -Yeah.

WHINA: So, you have three children?

Three children.

So, you all sleep in the same room?

-Yes. -Mm.

And how are you earning

a living to support your family?

Uh, we've been down here a few months--

-Odd jobs here and there. -Mm-hm.

Anything I could find, but it's hard to find work.

Do you have running water in your home?

-Yeah. Yes, we do. -You do.

What about electricity?

Sometimes, yeah.

Hello.

Hi. My name is Whina.

Is this where you're living?

Why don't you come with us, and we'll get you a meal, eh?

-What's your name? -Toiahukura.

Ah, beautiful.

Whina Cooper.

I see you were elected president

of the Maori Women's Welfare League.

Sometimes positions of power

weigh heavily on the holder, do they not?

Part of my job, Father,

is to ascertain the needs of my people.

And this includes their spiritual well-being.

Maori are not welcome in your churches,

that is very clear.

As a result, they're not attending...

and you are losing some of your most devout members.

There's many problems that we are facing,

but I don't wish for this to be one of them.

Very well.

You consider it done.

Whina.

Look, there are things in my life that I regret...

and some more than others.

My days are spent converting people

and forgiving them for the most heinous sins.

But who will forgive mine?

Who will forgive me, Whina?

That is between yourself and God.

Thank you for your time.

Now, did you remember to organize

the housing application for the Haweas?

-Yes. Whina-- -And what about the food parcels

for the Onehunga preschool group?

Whina, listen to me.

You need to think about what we're walking into.

The fact that you've only been to three meetings

in the last five years has not been well received.

A committee has not helped me make decisions in the past.

I'm not about to start now.

That's all I have time to think about.

Whina.

So glad you made it today.

Yes, yes, thank you, Frances.

-Now...

...shall we begin with a review of the year's activities?

There is a more... important matter to discuss.

In the time you've been president,

your persistence and energy

have been a major asset to the League.

In recent years... it seems things have slipped.

You don't attend meetings.

You make decisions with no consultation.

Your way of doing things

is what was needed in the past, Whina...

...but it's not the past anymore.

We are looking to the future.

A future where your way of doing things...

no longer works.

Now, are you all in agreement with this?

Yes.

Well...

thank you all for your time.

Good morning from Radio New Zealand.

This is Joe Cote with Monday's Morning Report.

The headlines. The Maori Land March

ends near Parliament today. The Maori Land Marchers

will reach their final destination,

Parliament, today. Two thousand marchers

spent the weekend at themarae in Porirua

and are just beginning to leave there for Wellington.

They're expected to be joined by supporters...

It's okay. It's okay.

Come on, Whina.

I don't know what to do.

Come on, Whina.

When did she last get out of bed?

You can do this.

Three weeks ago, maybe.

Come on, Whina.

Well, you need to get her up, get her moving somehow.

She's in pain. When I lift her, she cries.

Well, then you need to keep trying.

I can't help her.

-You need your walking stick.

One more step.

-All right.

Good.

Take your time.

Mmm.

Mum, you have visitors.

Hello, Whaea.

Hello.

We've come to talk about the land.

CYRIL: The return of stolen land.

Maori land.

-Lead us. -No one hears us, Whaea.

And no one cares when we speak, but when you speak,

people listen-- All people.

You could make our voices heard.

I've been fighting my whole life, boy.

My fight is over.

Come on, Whina.

You can do this.

Come on, Whina.

Looking good, Auntie.

Oh! Oh, Gabriel! My angel.

Come on.

I wanna show you something.

Dad saved them.

Got them out of there before the fire.

Oh!

The people need a leader, Auntie.

Unite us.

We're ready.

...got heaps of land. Why do you need any more?

You're not welcome here. Get out of here.

-Get back. Get back.

-No violence!

Ah!

Somebody get the carvings out of there!

-Help!

Oh... yes, yes.

Are you okay?

Oh, dear.

Pull this old lady up, eh?

Give me a hand.

Ooh, dear.

Power indeed.

And the news,

as the head of the Maori Land March

nears Wellington, our reporters say the column now seems

to number in excess of 4000 people.

It's been joined since earlier this morning

by young and old, and in spite of rain,

which set in late in the morning,

the marchers' spirits are still high.

Mr. Speaker...

through you to the Honorable Prime Minister...

...I wish you to receive...

this Memorial of Right...

signed by the various tribal elders of New Zealand.

Greetings to you, in whose assembly is vested...

all the powers to amend and adjust all laws

which inflict injustice and hardship

upon the Maori people

and in whom is vested...

the power to confirm all promises

which were made to give relief

to the indigenous people of New Zealand...

under Her Majesty's Magna Carta Long live the Queen.

Your Maori people pray...

Wiri.

Oh...

I'll be there soon.

Yes.

I'll be there soon. Mmm.

Let us all put our hands together in unity.

Maori and Pakeha together. The upper house-- Upper house.

Let us all remember that the Treaty was signed

so that we can live together as one nation in Aotearoa.