Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

31 mins | Drama, History | March 3, 1987

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.

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!

31 mins | Drama, History | March 3, 1987

Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
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.
Producers New Zealand Film Commission, Pacific Films
Original title Ka Mate! Ka Mate!
Directors Barry Barclay
Writers Tama Poata