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Whina

A biopic of the trailblazing Maori leader, Dame Whina Cooper, whose extraordinary life saw her break gender boundaries, champion the rights of Maori, and fight for the land - all the while staying true to her heart and her beliefs.

Director

James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Box Office

N/A

Production

GFC Films,Ingenious Media,Rakija Films,WestMark Productions,Te Māngai Pāho

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Homepage

https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/whina

Older Whina Cooper

William Cooper

Mira Szászy

Teenage Whina Cooper

Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne

Gabriel

James Rolleston

Father Mulder

Heremia Te Wake

Younger Whina Cooper

Miriama McDowell

Elaine

Sarah Valentine

Cyril

Richard Gilbert

Nina

Pattie

Stacey

Heretute Te Wake

Kasina Campbell

Awhina

Awhina-Rose Ashby

Pita Te Wake

Apirana Ngata

Kare

Marshayla Christie

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This is Maori land!
Get out of here! - Whina

This is Maori land! Get out of here!

Whina! Whina Te Wake!
Where is she? - Whina

Whina! Whina Te Wake! Where is she?

I wish you bloody natives - Whina

I wish you bloody natives

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

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

Sabotage my drainage, - Whina

Sabotage my drainage,

This chief built
the church that you pray in, - Whina

This chief built the church that you pray in,

Given the circumstances,
the officers decided - Whina

Given the circumstances, the officers decided

If I catch her on my land again, - Whina

If I catch her on my land again,

A hundred and thirty-five years - Whina

A hundred and thirty-five years

If we alienate
the Pakeha people, - Whina

If we alienate the Pakeha people,

In 1840... - Whina

Maori owned 66 million
acres of land - Whina

Maori owned 66 million acres of land

Then our ancestors signed
the Treaty of Waitangi... - Whina

Then our ancestors signed the Treaty of Waitangi...

And today... we barely
have two million acres left. - Whina

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

Even if you're down
to your last penny." - Whina

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

I do worry... - Whina

We may lose our land altogether. - Whina

We may lose our land altogether.

In the gumfields today, - Whina

In the gumfields today,

It would put our land
in their debt, - Whina

It would put our land in their debt,

Apirana Ngata is holding - Whina

Apirana Ngata is holding

This land scheme
means machinery and equipment. - Whina

This land scheme means machinery and equipment.

It will give you
the ability to farm your land - Whina

It will give you the ability to farm your land

This is an opportunity
for Maori to run their farms - Whina

This is an opportunity for Maori to run their farms

You look at these - Whina

You look at these

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

I've heard about the North's embrace of the Cathol...

And yet
your maraehave no carvings. - Whina

And yet your maraehave no carvings.

All aboard! - Whina

We want government - Whina

We want government

We want to have it back! - Whina

We want to have it back!

We want to be equal. - Whina

We want to be equal.

Good. Good. - Whina

We have joined together, - Whina

We have joined together,

We are one! - Whina

And we'll stay
until the government recognizes - Whina

And we'll stay until the government recognizes

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

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

We need answers to our demands,
and we will stay - Whina

We need answers to our demands, and we will stay

This cannot
be a violent protest. - Whina

This cannot be a violent protest.

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

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

Communities are rising up
all around the world, - Whina

Communities are rising up all around the world,

Everyone here loves you
for your guidance - Whina

Everyone here loves you for your guidance

Endless recitals - Whina

Endless recitals

I must say - Whina

As Apirana Ngata would say, - Whina

As Apirana Ngata would say,

God bless us - Whina

Wouldn't we, Whina? - Whina

Wouldn't we, Whina?

- Goodnight.
- Goodnight. - Whina

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

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

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

Your father
used to sit right there - Whina

Your father used to sit right there

"I will life up
mine eyes unto the hills, - Whina

"I will life up mine eyes unto the hills,

Whina, I need to speak to you. - Whina

Whina, I need to speak to you.

Here. Let me help. - Whina

Here. Let me help.

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

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

We have united - Whina

To see what is right
in front of them... - Whina

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

The loss of our land. - Whina

The loss of our land.

We will march
the length of this island, - Whina

We will march the length of this island,

A sacred hikoi... - Whina

A sacred hikoi...

To bring us all together. - Whina

To bring us all together.

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

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

We will encounter opposition
of every kind. - Whina

We will encounter opposition of every kind.

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

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

Even our Maori chiefs
have said this march is wrong, - Whina

Even our Maori chiefs have said this march is wrong,

We march to be seen.
We march to be heard. - Whina

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

We march to wake the conscience
of the Pakeha, - Whina

We march to wake the conscience of the Pakeha,

Good morning - Whina

Sir Apirana Ngata
has begun preparations - Whina

Sir Apirana Ngata has begun preparations

This momentous occasion
marks 100 years - Whina

This momentous occasion marks 100 years

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

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

I need people I can trust
in positions of responsibility. - Whina

I need people I can trust in positions of responsibility.

You should be
welcoming the dignitaries, - Whina

You should be welcoming the dignitaries,

Whina Te Wake. - Whina

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

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

I'm surprised she's even here - Whina

I'm surprised she's even here

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

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

We come together in unity
with the past... - Whina

We come together in unity with the past...

...present and future. - Whina

...present and future.

We come together in unity - Whina

We come together in unity

I should've known asking you - Whina

I should've known asking you

- Api...
- I cannot dispute - Whina

- Api... - I cannot dispute

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

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

How are we to bring
our people together - Whina

How are we to bring our people together

Every day, I navigate
not only tribal differences - Whina

Every day, I navigate not only tribal differences

Looks like you could do - Whina

Looks like you could do

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

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

We need to go back to Panguru. - Whina

We need to go back to Panguru.

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

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

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

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

Oh, hello, family. - Whina

Oh, hello, family.

- Hello. Hello
-WOMAN: Hello, family. - Whina

- Hello. Hello -WOMAN: Hello, family.

This Memorial of Rights... - Whina

This Memorial of Rights...

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A biopic of the trailblazing Maori leader, Dame Whina Cooper, whose extraordinary life saw her break gender boundaries, champion the rights of Maori, and fight for the land - all the while staying true to her heart and her beliefs.

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Director: James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones

Writer: James Lucas, James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones

Production: GFC Films,Ingenious Media,Rakija Films,WestMark Productions,Te Māngai Pāho

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Jun 2022

Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations

Homepage: https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/whina