Story: Canoe traditions
Niki Caro’s feature film Whale rider, which won international awards, drew on the Paikea story and was set in Whāngārā, where Paikea eventually landed. This brief clip from the film shows the carving of Paikea on the meeting house at Whāngārā.
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Film by Niki Caro
© 2002 South Pacific Pictures Ltd. / ApolloMedia GmbH & Co. 5. Filmproduktion KG
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