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Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

1987 31 minutes

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In a Maori settlement, Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha composes the famous chant "Ka Mate", also known as the haka, after evading enemy capture by hiding in a kumara pit.

Released

3rd March 1987

39 years ago

Runtime

31 minutes

Finishes at 4:10am

Directed by

Barry Barclay

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Written by

Tama Poata

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