FULL IV w/ ‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’ film director Mike Jonathan and lead actor Paku Fernandez. 

A half-caste boy-soldier and a Māori girl prophet strike up an unlikely friendship in the midst of the climactic battle of the New Zealand Land Wars, then struggle to rescue each other and lead a group of tamariki to safety.
Set during the Māori-Colonial wars of the 1860s, the film ‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’ retells the final stand led by Ngāti Maniapoto chief Rewi Maniapoto (played by Temuera Morrison) against the British Imperial Army and the invasion of Ō-Rākau.
Featuring a star-studded cast including Cliff Curtis, Miriama Smith, and standout newcomers Paku Fernandez and Hinerangi Harawira-Nicholas.
#KaWhawhaiTonu will be released in cinemas nationwide Thursday, 27 June.