When an academic unearths a forgotten history, residents of the small township of Pukekohe, including kaumātua who have never told their personal stories before, confront its deep and dark racist past.
Casts Phyllis Bhana, Polly Pare Rauwhero, Catherine Tamihere, Massey McInnes Hiku, Robert Bartholomew, Taitimu Maipi, Materoa Kite, Brien Golding, Dr. Jenny Lee-Morgan, Caleb Tamihere
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