Chatham Islanders
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We were all taught that Moriori didn't exist. Today is a new beginning as Moriori rebuild their cultural traditions, language, identity and whakapapa, piecing it back together for future generations. 26:03 Expired
Tourists have crash landed and not everyone is happy. Lois Croon and her husband Val came to the Chatham Islands in the 1970s with four kids under five and $100. She had a dream about the land. 40 years later the islands have finally been discovered big time. As tourists flock to this 'undiscovered paradise' the locals won... 26:23 Expired
The land and the sea is everything on the Chatham Islands. Looking after the land and the sea and also each other is an essential part of life on this isolated archipelago. 26:22 Expired
The main Chatham Island is the big smoke for the 46 inhabitants of Pitt Island. There are no shops, no gas stations and it's a whole different world. 26:12 Expired
Living on a rock in the middle of the ocean 800 kilometres from Aotearoa means the islanders have to be resilient, and over the years looking out for each other has become a way of life. 26:10 Expired
These remote islands have a profoundly beautiful and devastatingly sad history that is still felt today. 25:58 Expired
The Chatham Island archipelago is 45 minutes ahead and 800 kilometres east of Aotearoa. The land and the sea and the people are ruggedly beautiful.