WAITANGI DAY KUMERA 2022

(on 'BULLONGIN' Country Q4209)

'SIX60: Till the Lights Go Out'

Film Screening

(2020) 92min Feature

3:30pm Sunday 6th February 2022

Event Cinemas Coomera

Westfield Coomera

(Cinema 3)

Program

2:30PM till 3:15PM - Red carpet arrivals and photo's (Foyer)

3:30PM - Film Screening + Cultural Engagement

New Zealand’s biggest band reveal their untold story of ambition and creative vulnerability.

Harnessing the fighting spirit of the rugby field, SIX60 transformed a desire to win into musical domination previously unseen in Aotearoa. This feature documentary, by Julia Parnell, captures the band as they’ve never been seen before.

From humble beginnings to becoming the first and only Kiwi act to headline New Zealand’s biggest stadium reserved for the world’s mega-stars, no musical act has ever garnered such a deep connection with fans as SIX60.

Arising from the rugby field to drop their music on Facebook, within a year SIX60 were winning awards and confounding the music industry with their unprecedented ascent. But reviewers scoffed, labelling their music ‘BBQ Reggae’ and ‘never quite brown enough sounds’. Criticism compounds on young male egos, putting the band on a collision course with each other.

When a Dunedin gig causes a life-changing injury, everything has to change as the band are forced to assess what they really stand for and if they even have the goods to succeed. Woven with stunning vision of their record-breaking stadium concert, a unique Kiwi sense of humour and never before seen vision of the band as students in Dunedin, the film reveals a group of men who must confront the true cost of never giving up.

WAITANGI DAY KUMERA 2022

(on 'BULLONGIN' Country Q4209)

Event Aims:

To respectfully acknowledge Indigenous cultures and the kaupapa (true significance) of the most important day in the history of Aotearoa (NZ).

To preserve cultural heritage and nurture community cohesion and connectivity through Unity in Diversity.

To educate people about New Zealand’s founding document ‘The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi)’ and why we acknowledge ‘Waitangi Day’.

Waitangi Day Kumera 2022, now in its 9th year acknowledges the most important day in the history of Aotearoa (New Zealand, NZ) - Waitangi Day.

First officially commemorated in 1934, it has been celebrated as a public holiday in NZ since 1974. It represents the anniversary of the signing of the 'Treaty of Waitangi’ New Zealand’s founding document, signed in 1840 in the town of Waitangi, between representatives of the British Crown and over 500 Māori chiefs becoming the first globally recognised founding document in history, that was created between a world super power (British Crown) and a small indigenous nation (NZ Maori).

Our event aims to educate people on the significance and the true meaning/purpose of the day and the "Treaty of Waitangi" document, in a region where Census data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, shows that the northern Gold Coast area is home to the highest population of New Zealand citizens in the entire state of Queensland, with Te Reo Maori being the second most dominant language spoken in the area, after English.

As an important marker in the history of Aotearoa (NZ), recognition of the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi as the nation's founding document, will continue to encourage leaders, communities and individuals to mark the day in new ways.

(for more visit https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/treaty/waitangi-day)

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Those attending must be COVID safe and at all times maintain physical distancing requirements (stay 1.5m from others), follow rules on social gatherings, wash hands, use hand sanitiser and stay at home if unwell or have a cough, fever, sore throat, fatigue or shortness of breath. For more info visit www.aus.gov.au Hel... stop the spread and save lives.

"In the spirit of reconciliation Pacific Arts & Cultural Heritage Inc acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.”

Nurturing and promoting a unified, harmonious and inclusive Queensland.

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