Doc Edge : He Wawata Whaea :The Dream Of An Elder (D)

Director Horrocks pays tribute to 87 year old Merimeri Penfold, a remarkable Maori woman pioneer who defended the language and culture of New Zealand’s indigenous people. A champion of Te Reo (the Maori language), a leader in her community and nationally, a composer of songs and poems, she was the first teacher of spoken Maori.