Statement. Watch and listen
Black Magic
The 1995 Team New Zealand historic win was marked by a joyous homecoming and packed victory parades.
This video is set to start at 1h07m31s and you will need to watch for about 3m.
VJ Day Celebrations
Watch the public celebrations in windy downtown Wellington and on Auckland’s Queen St, where there are street parties, bagpipes and beer as tensions are released
This video is set to begin at 3:25s. Watch for 1 min.
Te Matakite o Aotearoa
Watch the 1975 land march led by then 79-year-old Whina Cooper make it to Auckland, eventually walking down Queen Street.
This video is set to start at 18m 18s, watch for 1min
Pull back to the 2m 55s mark to hear a member of the land march speak of her experience. Listen until 4m 10s.
Story 2: Watch and listen
The pen that was used to highlight police racism
Iki Toloa is arrested for having combs in his pocket.
Watch from 1m 10s to hear about Police racism.
Watch from 2m 50s to hear how David Williams responds to Iki’s arrest.
Eyewitness: The Polynesian Panthers
hear the Panthers talk about the impact of arrests like Iki’s.
Once a Panther: Institution
Listen from 24m - 29m 30s to hear first hand accounts of the Dawn Raids.
Once a Panther: Fight Back
Panther Will 'Ilolahia and his ministers found creative ways to keep up the resistance while fighting alongside tangata whenua. This is a great listen! Pay specific attention from 4m-5m to hear about the ‘Panther’ ideology and the formation of PIG Patrol. Again, at 7m 46s, as the Panthers called on the Military wing. From 10m 50s, you can hear about the double pronged attack. Panthers explain around 14m 36s, what they wanted the three MP’s to understand.
Dawn Raids
As times get tough random street checks by police, despite official denials happen all over Auckland.
Untold Pacific History
Hear from historians, Pacific families, teachers and a policeman who help to paint a picture of a time that redefined the lives of Pacific people in Aotearoa.
The pen that was used to highlight police racism
Watch from 2m 25s to hear from David Williams as he explains how, one morning in 1978, the University of Auckland law lecturer walked into the police station and made a confession. His crime? Stealing a pen from his employer. Williams was never convicted – and more importantly, neither was Iki Toloa.