Join Waiheke Collective for its second Film Festival, a captivating showcase of thought-provoking and impactful films dedicated to raising awareness about environmental and social issues.

Doors open 6:00 PM | Film Starts at 6:30 PM

Host: Waiheke Marine Project / Ngāti Paoa Ki Waiheke

Jeanine Clarkin will join us to introduce the film, and share Ngāti Paoa Ki Waiheke mahi with the Waiheke Marine Project and how the film resonates with them.

About the Film: Mauri

A testament to the radiant beauty and unbreakable resilience of Māori culture.

The film is an intimate, visually stunning testament to a land and a people who have survived removal, exploitation and colonisation — and to the healing ways that are part of the Māori ancestral knowledge. It juxtaposes the enduring trauma of colonialism with the resilience offered through ancestral healing traditions.

Exploring intergenerational trauma and the loss of indigenous identity it also contrasts traditional healing practices, which provide a holistic approach to well-being, with Western therapeutic trauma-healing methods, disconnected from the indigenous worldviews and relationships.

"Mauri - this documentary explores the pain and sadness that looks into the world of Māori intergenerational trauma. Following the lives of those who have experienced deep loss in understanding who they are and where they connect in today's society. They share their struggles, the feeling of disconnectedness from world views and ways of embracing their pain to be able to let go in order to heal. We listen to Māori and Western practitioners describe and show how their holistic teachings and practices work by connecting each individual back to the taiao/environment to enable them to start releasing their past mamae. Leigh Takirau Waiheke Marine Project/Ngāti Paoa Ki Waiheke.

'Fascinating portrayal of the loss of cultural heritage and the healing available through the return of ancestral ways.' SAND

Special Guest Speaker:

Jeanine Clarkin, Ngāti Paoa Ki Waiheke, Waiheke Marine Project.