Polynesian Panthers (movie)

Name: Polynesian Panthers
Director: Dan Salmon
Released: 2010-8-4

Production country: New Zealand
Producer: Dan Salmon
Production companies: Tūmanako Productions
Genre: Documentary
Release date: 9/4/2010
Run time: 55 min.

Movie description

In the 1950s thousands of Pacific Islanders came to Aotearoa to meet a labour shortage. They faced racism, and in the 1970s, notorious dawn raids by police. In 1971 a group of young gang members and students set up the Polynesian Panthers to stand up for the rights of the Pasifika community. They ran food co-ops, homework centres, and lobbied for support services. In this Dan Salmon-directed documentary, presenter Nevak Rogers explores the inspirations, events (Bastion Point, Springbok Tour) and legacy of the movement co-founded by her uncle Will 'llolahia.