As a Norwegian man living in New Zealand 17 years i know all about Maori culture and their ability to outsmart British with trenches on several occasions during battle. I know of VC recipient Ngarimu and Haane Manahi's courageous efforts in WW2. Or VC recipient Willy Apiata's bravery against heavy gunfire or the legendary feats of the 28th Maori battalion at the battle of 42nd Street. Please don't ever think all white people are ignorant to your contributions to both this country and the world because there's alot of us who see you, for you and never the statistic for which you are continuously judged by. Your contribution to the game of rugby is also over a century old with an impressive record over tier 1 teams. Let no one say your people never did anything worthy of praise because you have shown time and again that you punch above your weight. Just thought I'd say this looking from the outside in.

i am a Catalan, from a town near Barcelona. i have never been anywhere near Aotearoa, yet i am in love with this country and its people.

Much respect and lofas to Maori from 🇼🇸

I’m a Samoan born in New Zealand when I was growing up we were never taught this kind of history never learnt of the atrocities that the Maori people were put through or what New Zealand put Samoa through always sweeping shit under The carpet and trying to keep everything a secret but like they say everything thrown in the dark will one day come to light 💯 my alofa goes out to the real owners of the land the tangata whenua The Maori people never forget the oast

Finally something on KZread created by my culture for me to learn from. Kiaora kiaora whanau...x

As a direct descendant of Irish blood from the first convicts of Port Arthur..the British Emperor still have a lot to answer for. This documentary made my stomach churn with anger at the British and mourn for your people.

As a Samoan who now lives and call Aotearoa home. This documentary touched me deeply. I wish I was taught this in my history class. Rest in love to all souls who were lost and may they find true peace one day.

Great to see this. A Tongan who appreciates this land and its people.

I’m Australian but did my first 5 years of schooling in Auckland NZ . We were never taught this history. Thanks for the truth.

This should be on TV1 or TV3 for all Kiwis to watch...Great insight Doco.Ka pai...Much aroha to our Tainui cuzzies.Kia kaha

From a Fijian who now calls Aotearoa home...im greatful for this series on the nz land wars. All non-Maori need to learn the true history of this country and not live in ignorance. I was so touched by this presentation 😭 and my heart goes out to all tangata whenua. I will teach my kids this history and not to be ignorant citizens of this beautiful country. Kia kaha to my Maori brothers and sisters...and thankyou for fighting for what is right...you are a great example to your indigenous whanau of Moana nui akiva. 🙏🌺

This is not taught in the UK, a good kiwi friend put me into this and as a Brit I'm shocked.

I was born in Hamilton. I am indian and I use to be in the kapahaka at frankton primary school but we were always taught james cook discovered NZ and that was literally it. Never once was real history like this ever taught. I have been driving between Hamilton and Auckland all my life 100"s of times and only now do I truly know what happened in this stretch of land and the bloodshed it holds. I can never look at this route the same .

This is the history than needs to be taught in our schools. WW2 and WW1 was shoved down our throats at school, why wasn’t our own history above a countrys oceans away. I’m saddened and disappointed I never had the opportunity to learn our Own history. I hope this changes in the future

As a Hawaiian/Tahitian guy, I respect the Maori for there fight against the British Empire.

God bless the all the New Zealanders who died in that war and god bless you for making these documentary 🙏🙏🙏🙏

What an eye-opening and sobering documentary, brilliantly executed. Bravo! As an Australian, I can only dream of the day when the stories of the colonial invasion and dispossession of Aboriginals are portrayed in a similar way. We're still way behind in coming to terms with our own dark history and how that affects Aboriginal people, and in fact our whole society, today.

Alofa atu my polynesian family from Hamoa. Respect!.

I am of Dutch decent born in NZ. Tainui are amongst those loving people who gave me so much love and care sharing their rich and honourable culture and language with me. when I called "Koro" I was his mokopuna. . Kei te mihi.

Hats off to the Moari from Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot people) You guys have respect from us from a Warrior People

As Maori from Tainui and Mgati Maniapoto but not having an in depth knowledge of my own past, this was a confronting yet informative doco. I would like to thank all involved in the making of this doco. You have helped me understand and connect with not only my stance of indigenous rights, but my family, culture and educated me a bit more to be able to pass onto future generations of my family. May the funding for things like this continue. Thank you. Arohamai

Much n Respect From Papua New Guinea.

I am weeping with so much mamae for my people, especially our wahine and our tamariki of this time.

Watching this documentary brings me memories of how elders in our village used to tell us stories on how our ancestors here in the West of Fiji never agree to British rule or even Christianity. They fought many wars here in the Western Fiji highlands in return we were wacked with that Measles pandemic which almost kill us all...

As a teacher, I am honored to share and teach these truthful stories of what happened to our people.

Much love and aloha from Hawai’i.

We still have a lot to fix in this country. Maori never relinquished sovereignty. Tino rangatiratanga, ake ake ake!

this hits deep , honestly thats why i respect maori people regardless, the land, sea, culture and everything that surrounds this beautiful Aotearoa, as a Cook island i thank you so much for letting me live on this land and being mindful of what i actually ground my feet on💜

This needs to be a movie or a series

Balling my eyes out right now 😭😭😭 can feel the mamae (pain) I can only imagine Mahinerangi forbes crying alot throughout making this documentary 😢 💔 ka arohanui whanau. ❤💙

The sad realitiy of NZ history with the effects still being felt today. Extremely annoying I didn't get to learn the true history of NZ in school, heres hoping they make the new NZ curriculum better than it was when I was at school. This was sad but an enlightening watch.

Rangariri cemetery so shocking how my people are buried there with no acknowledgement but the soldiers have

Big praise to this Tainui princess 🌹 Mihi Forbes🌹, your a true Taonga,for sharing our historical battles of our ancestors all over Aotearoa. Much love from a proud Native.

Heart touching i was told all these stories as a young boy! Good to see them being told to everyone🙂

I am a pakeha I am from Onerahi I am only 42 years old and when you say that pakeha commemorate Anzac Day and such things you do not speak for me I am in agreeance with you the Maori in that it was wrong what happened and I am inspired by your courage and have never agreed with colonialism or whatever it is called

This is such a powerful documentary. I have goosebumps and tears. So painful to see the rich Maori heritage being destroyed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating this and sharing it on a free online platform so that everyone can know how Maori’s have suffered. And feel at-least 1% of the pain in the heart of today’s indigenous people. Todays polished and happy NZ doesn’t seem happy anymore.

These videos are absolutely fascinating. What I earlier thought about the land war period has been completely changed. How wrong we were. I am so sorry. Lest We Forget 🇳🇿🇳🇿

So good to be educated in our true history, Thankyou .I was married at Saint Paul’s in March 1970.Have always felt very connected.

This is eye opening. I shed tears. I now understand. Greatest respect.

What is most remarkable and amazing is the sophistication of the entrenchments. It's as if they were made by trained engineers 40 years later!

I will forever be proud to be maori , and nothing anyone can do will change that .

Profoundly sad watching this - respect.

Daamn face tattoos with a brawler hat is swaggy not gonna lie 🔥

I suspect those in power of NZs government today hold the same sentiments as those who had invaded Aotearoa just over 100yrs ago.

Outstanding portrayal of history, sobering and enlightening, don’t ever forget the past that cannot be changed but don’t hold current New Zealanders for the sins of the past, draw courage and experiences from the past and continue to move to a harmonious future.

Powerful and informative. No matter what side of this terrible conflict our ancestors were on, or if you're a more recent migrant or one of their descendants, this is one of many important lessons for all who call New Zealand home.

I just learned my grandfathers great grandmother was from tainui. I'm mindblown. Amazing ❤🖤

War never ends. Ka whawhai tonu matau.

Wow... what a documentary. I’m samoan who was born and raised in NZ and never knew any of this.. I got goosebumps. The Maori troops were warriors!! We need more Documentaries like this! Smh. The whites just taking everything! How have they not been punished for all the war atrocities they’ve committed ffs.

This is amazing, we need a full on movie :)

Ngā mihi tino nui Radio Nz and Mihingarangi Forbes, absolutely loved the Taranaki land wars coverage and now this one in the Waikato 😁

My daughter is just starting high school, knowing they are still teaching a government curriculum who's intent hasn't changed since it was first written, deeply concerns me. Perhaps documentaries like this will help her to find balance and her own way through a modern World with it's own challenges.

This is really well made. Great way to learn history.

Ataahua 🙏 Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua ('I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past') - the past present and future are intertwined, we carry it with us. Whakapono Tumanako me te Aroha tangata whenua✌️

Makes me solemnly think about my heritage, being brought up with strong ties to areas and people of Maori culture of which I hold huge respect.

My heart is breaking and I’m only a quarter of the way through it. And this is only Waikato...

You will never be forgotten. God bless my Maori people for we are the people of the land Amene

as a human, i'm really touch by the fact that a country has choose to encourage the origin of the land, with no shadow of a doubt, this country will thrive beautifuly..

I hate it when pakeha today say to me “ cmon bro it’s the past” like it didn’t kill all them innocent women and children , we need to bring this up on everyday tv so all kiwis today see and know the history of this land and the unjustified murder of its people (Maori) today nz is filled with immigrants from all over the world who have no idea about the history of this land and quite frankly a lot of them don’t care! So put this up on tv so they can see the cruelty this land witnessed, the blonde host of this documentary said it best! “We live with the consequences of that war to this very day”

What an amazing doco. Im Waikato and my iwi is Ngati Maniapoto. Thank you so much for sharing the history of our rohe of Waikato as tangata whenua to the whole world.

Like thousands upon thousands of foreigners who are either brought here by their families or born in this country, most of us were brought up here without the knowledge or understanding the Maori people, language, culture, traditions, customs, values, practices, beliefs and most importantly their connection with the history of Aotearoa. I started school here making friends with many Maoris mostly Ngapuhi as well as Samoans, Tongans, Nuiens and Europeans. At a time when I was still learning about my Cook Island culture which was a bit of a difficult time for me to comprehend, as my parents didn't believe that it was necessary to teach us Maori, their language, their culture and our history. They were convinced that the European way of living and education through the influence of the Missionaries was the correct way into the future. We have gotten to know our Maori friends without the thoughts and ideas of being prejudice of race, colour, creed, gender and religions. I never even considered the differences except for the most obvious being colour because I found it very fascinating to see Europeans and eventually watch movies with Asians (Bruce Lee) and africans (Roots). Observing the series Roots without proper educational guidance, I very quickly become a very upsetting angry little racists towards all Europeans. It didn't help when pockets of groups were KKK, Nazism and Skinheads (white supremacist) well after WW2 but thankfully having made friends who are white and nothing like their radical brothers and sisters, saved everyone like myself to be who we are today. Over time we learn to get over the racial differences and accept it without issues, as we learn to make fun of one another's culture in a very friendly context without being offended or making it an issue. Throughout my childhood and teenage years, the majority of the Maoris I met through their families convinced me that were related, not as close relations but distant cousins. So as time goes by we learn alot about ourselves and our history, as I start to accept the idea which I eventually got comfortable with the concept. Suddenly I'm confronted with some who staunchly denies any claims of sharing any history of such theories. My Maori friends and families have reassured me not to worry about it, I was neither upset or angry but confused because it is Maori who has planted the seed in my head instead of my own family, as it is Maori who strongly opposed to it but at the same time never raising the subject with my family whatsoever. I was born 1970 on the island of Rarotonga, the Capital of the 15 islands of the Cook Islands. Yes we were named after Captain James Cook but not by him or anyone else from Britain but by the Russians, because Captain James Cook may have discovered it but definitely mapped out the uncharted territories, once believed to be the end of the World although he mapped and named each island, he never set foot on or sailed close enough believing it to be uninhabitable. Neither of my parents and grandparents were born on Rarontonga, my mother was born and raised on Aitutaki, my father was born and raised in Manahiki, they got married in Rarotonga and gave birth to me there to settle any dispute over their own birthplace, the same reason why they decided to get married there. I'm proud of my culture and I'm very proud of Aotearoa, although I was born on Rarotonga, I have been brought up and raised here. Throughout my life I've been disappointed with my Maori brothers and sisters becoming more and more like those who invaded these lands not that long ago, with their prejudiced beliefs and racial discrimination. Which has been adopted by Maoris, although not all of them. I wouldn't have hesitated to defend and protect Aotearoa, even though I don't have the same history and connection as Tangata-Whenua. I will always be proud of this place of 2 large islands, a tiny place on Earth that I've called home my whole life, where the World knows it as New Zealand but locals call it Aotearoa. Ko wai to ingoa e koutou katoa? Ko wai to mama raua ko papa e koutou katoa? Ko wai to enua e koutou katoa? Ko ariki taku ingoa e koutou enei ra katoa, Ko Ranginui taku mama raua ko Papatuanuku taku papa e koutou enei ra katoa, ko Aotearoa toku enua koutou tenei ra katoa

my whanau comes from tainui, my mum has told me stories about their land being taken living in aus has made it hard to learn more about my family's history, thank you for this

Thank you Mihinarangi 🙏🌿

Proud to be Maori, Much Aroha for Aotearoa and My Tipuna Who ensured We Would to be treated Like Other indigenous Cultures Who Got Walked Over With No Resistance and No Treaty.

I’m English, but lived in NZ in the past. I learnt a lot about NZ, and what an amazing country and fantastic people live in it. I’m 100% embarrassed about the British empire’s past, not just in NZ, but all around the world. Sorry NZ.

Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua (I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on the past). it is up to us to ensure unjust events like this will never happen again in Aotearoa. Dan, Ngati Taiwan

So greatfull for this as Auckland was my old stomping grounds city/south . For 25 years I knew little about my ancestors , Till i moved to Australia were I found more about my culture proud to be Moari NGA POI . NORTH ISLAND will always be home wish i had spent more time learning the history /culture . When i was there learnt to respect my Alders / Ancestors and cultural ways of living off the land with respect for it .Continue to miss all the elements of NEW ZEALAND 👃😘🤗 .Thank you for the in lightning history RNZ KEA KAHA E MOARI ORA ,AMENIA

As 1/3rd African American I wish I knew my history. I am deeply searching.

Very Well Made and Presented Doco, the CGI Really Helps Visualise the Land Scape and Pa Sites and How Genius they Were Built.

I hope someone makes a documentary like this one but about Turanganui a kiwa

I just cry and cry because I have been to rangiowhia and hearing my great great great grandmother Te maemae escaping and what happen there and other places in waikato and Aotearoa the pain will never go away and will will always be remembered for generations

When I went to Rangiriri you just feel the pain and sorrow.

we will never give up 🖤

Good job of making this RNZ and well fronted. You can sense the restraint shown by the guest speakers / storytellers who felt every word they spoke but did the mahi of getting the message across. My mother always showed signs of hurt whenever we would go past Rangiriri which I didnt fully understand until later in life. As a descendent of those who went to exile in the King Country, I very much look forward to the next installment (if there is to be one), detailing that chapter of the story. Kia ora

Great documentary. Rare to see documentary about NZ

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There's plenty around bro - check out the NZ Wars series by James Belich or the extended interviews connected to this RNZ doco here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/on6fusxrlbzXYbQ.html

We fear no man if he bleeds too!!! WAIKATO TE AWA HE PIKO HE TANIWHA!!! Straight from Enderley poverty corner

Got me in tears I'm waikato and I didnt even no this heartbroken

Watched this for revision for an exam. Glad to say it helps.

It never ends really, the consequence of stealing other peoples countries, ours was the first, I am Irish. but you can see that plenty of Irish and Scots served the Empire in the wars against the Maori, hard to watch. I live in Canada, my grandchildren are part Ojibwe, Cree, and French ancestry which makes me happy for their future in this land.

Watching true I was very sad bat am from Vanuatu 🇻🇺 nz 😢moarii u a the people of this land I respect u all and naw the bas has gone we a going on let's be together ❤ love nz

Holy shit I didn't know things were that ruthless 😳

Kia Ora from across the ditch. 🙏💜💪🌏✅🇭🇲🇳🇿

as a student in highschool i watched this video like 20 times.

can we please see more about Maori History, like stories of iwi and hapu, myths and legends. Would be awesome to see. Nga Mihi

awesome Documentary..insightful and emotional and educational..Good work RNZ !! and Will always wait for this kind of Documentary. !!

They knew when they first came to Aotearoa what they were looking for, truth be told Britain is a small country and the English language is a minor language compared to the like or Chinese or Spanish etc.. Even Lieutenant James Cook ( because he wasnt actually a captain at the time of discovery ) mentioned it in his journal that he thought the Maori were very intelligent for a warrior race of color. If Jacinda could do anything right it would be to apologize to all of the Maori of NZ for what the British did. I was present at the pitiful excuse of an apology from the British Government in Gisborne ( The first place Lt. Cook discovered when they found NZ), it should have been done that day but they never will close the book on this issue. Just deny the people forever.

Awesome mahi u fullas as a tainui descendant the stories resonated deeply. Arohanui.

Surrender is not an option such powerful words

At 25 mark it is poignant for Maori that were buried unnamed and forgotten for decades. You can feel that lose.

We will never give up

My tipuna Te Mamaku was asked to be the first kingitanga...he turned it down as he believe that one man should hold so much power

Wow this brought tears to my eyes.

So sad - colonialism and invasion. Thank God that the Maori culture survived and lives on - don't let this precious history die. Great video.

Respect to Maori Culture from TongaHa'amoa 🙏

Thank you

Fantastic doco , thanks.

Mean ill show my dad his iwi waikato tainui that was awesome to watch

The biggest tragedy is the true magnificent history of our country is NOT taught at school?

What powerful documentaries. This happens in the pacific as well.

This is why the colonizers of nz will never have respect from us Maori, so much important history swept under the rug by NZ govt itself, they robbed us of our history....