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This is a list created to Store information about the many talented Visual Media Artists born in Aotearoa, New Zealand who have made the mark globally and are Internationally recognised receiving awards and accolades from their peers and followers and fellow artists worldwide and at home here in New Zealand. We are a small country located at the southern most part of the hermisphere with a population smaller than most cities in the rest of the developed world. Per head of capita New Zealand Creators, Artists, Scientists, Inventors, Biologists, Chemists, Archeologists, historians, Astronomers, Educators and so forth are responsible for splitting the Atom, Rutherford, inventing the first flying machine, the first jet pack, medical apparatus, medicines, instant coffee the list is too long to input here. The reason for this is our location, we have had to be innovative because we are isolated from the rest of the world. To be honest with you, most of us are content with this. However because the indigenous people of Aotearoa are and were voyagers of the Pacific and the Atlantic, all the sea, oceans of the world, trading with other civilisations across the globe going back to the last ice age, the dryas ice age and survivors of the cataclysm the Younger Dryas, beginning 12,834 ± 20 years ago and lasting approximately 1,300 years. It followed a 5,000 year period of global warming after the last glacial period. We, Maaori, transliteration, the original ones, survived with other pockets of pre Younger Dryas Civilisations Worldwide. Whilst it is documented that Able Tasman and Captain Cook discovered New Zealand back in the late 1700's AD, yes they did, however the land mass Islands of Aotearoa, previously named Tongariro were discovered and inhabited by our Maaori Ancestors prior to the Taupo Eruption. The Current 'Worldwide' civilisation, is not the first to 'reign havoc' on Planet Earth, Terra, it is merely one of countless Global civilisations that have peaked and then fallen time and time again over the Millenia, Billions of Years.
Those who immigrated to New Zealand after Captain Cook came here, who was commissioned by Queen Victoria to map, record the Transit of Mercury, the settlers who came here from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, in the late 1700's and Early 1800's the pioneers of New Zealand, were met with harsh, inconceivable conditions. Many perished on the way here from the Great Britain and many more would have perished on landing here to settle had it not been for the kindness and generosity of Maaori who greeted said pioneers and settlers with open arms and welcomed them here, helping in many ways to ensure these fair skinned and fair haired foreign speaking language. They taught them to speak and understand te Reo Maaori and they in turn taught us their language. I am descended from Maternal Irish/Celtic/Gaelic ancestors, Paternal Grandfather is Maaori I am 52nd generation Maaori, Kiwi, New Zealander. At the end of the day, we are all Terrans, Earthlings, there are no borders, we are all one People One Race with One Origin. I am an internationally known artist, Fine Art (painter) and a fledgling film documentary maker. Kia ora, Deborah McKenzie aka Tepora Watene, Marutuahu Iwi (Hauraki) and Ngati Porou Iwi (East Coast/ East Cape).
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This Way of Life (2009)
Best New Zealand Documentary
15 December 2010 - 10 out of 11 users found this review helpful.
Watching this was like being there. The method used to film and document the life of the Karena family was perfect for enabling viewers to truly connect on a personal level with the entire family, circumstances and location. As the story progressed I became emotionally bonded with Peter and Collen and their children, in such a way, I wanted to meet them, support them, praise them for being who they are and for fighting for their way of life. When the film ended, it didn't end for me... I cried the whole way home, and since ... the lives of the Karena family have stayed with me. No other documentary or film has ever had this kind of impact on me. I commend all those involved with the making of "This Way of Life".
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