Waitangi Day: What Really Happened
2011, English. Directed by Peter Burger.
This docudrama follows an imaginary news reporter who travels back in time to cover the days leading up to the Treaty of Waitangi's signing on 6 February 1840. Dropping the usual solemnity surrounding Aotearoa's founding document, it uses humour and asides to camera to evoke the chaos and motives behind the treaty. This clip features a confrontation between Hone Heke and representatives of the Crown.
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- Released
- 6 February 2011
- Written by
- Gavin Strawhan
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Waitangi Day: What Really Happened isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 February 2011. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Waitangi Day: What Really Happened?
Waitangi Day: What Really Happened (2011) was directed by Peter Burger and stars George Henare, Rawiri Paratene, Calvin Tuteao.