The Waimate Conspiracy
2006, English. Directed by Stefen Harris.
It's all about the cannon ball.
The 2005 discovery of a cannonball, buried for 138 years in a paddock, throws Waimate into turmoil. It is all the Maori locals need to confirm their long-held belief that they were forcibly removed from their tribal lands, in a bloody 1866 battle. The hotly contested claim eventually ends up in the District Court and on the lens of cameraman Dave who captures all the arguments, frauds and forgeries of the townspeople, in a cinema verité mockumentary style.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 15 August 2006
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- Stefen Lewis
- Budget
- $20K
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The Waimate Conspiracy isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Waimate Conspiracy?
The Waimate Conspiracy (2006) was directed by Stefen Harris and stars David McPhail, Jim Moriarty, Helen Pearse Otene.