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Haurongo: King, Michael

The Tāngata whenua team

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The Tāngata whenua team

Writer Michael King (left) and director Barry Barclay collaborated on the ground-breaking six episode television series Tāngata whenua (1974), which sought to introduce the general public to Māori culture and traditions. You can watch Tāngata whenua on the NZ On Screen website

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PAColl-10140-3-11

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips. 'King, Michael', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/47709/the-tangata-whenua-team (accessed 4 June 2026).