The Great Trees - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

This episode looks at Putauaki, the sacred mountain near Whakatane and the burial place of the chiefs of the Ngati Awa tribes, and Hikurangi, Ngati Porou's mountain, and the lives of those that live in the shelter of those mountains. There...See moreThis episode looks at Putauaki, the sacred mountain near Whakatane and the burial place of the chiefs of the Ngati Awa tribes, and Hikurangi, Ngati Porou's mountain, and the lives of those that live in the shelter of those mountains. There is a saying about the old leaders 'He Totara Whakaruruhau' (they are the great trees giving shelter from the wind). Written by Pacific Films See less