Tātarakihi The Children of Parihaka

In 1881 after being met by the pas children holding white feathers of peace invading constabulary ended Te Whiti and Tohus passive resistance at Parihaka in Taranaki One of the darkest episodes of the NZ Wars it is revisited in this documentary made by Paora Joseph which follows another group of Taranaki children undertaking an emotional modern day pilgrimage to the South Island jails where their ancestors were exiled and forced to labour Footage of their hikoi is interwoven with their poetry song art and narration