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The Price Of Peace: A deep investigation into Tame Iti and the Urewera Four

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A terrorist training camp is discovered in placid New Zealand. As we get to know the charismatic leader Tame Iti, accused of running the camp, the depth of animosity between sections of the Maori people and New Zealand's authorities unfolds. Sent to prison for weapon offences, Tame's legal case is mired in a legacy of colonial animosity. Over 7 years of filming, this wonderfully crafted doc unravels a complex national identity crisis.
"E hara e koe" ('The guilt is yours') says Rangi Kemara to the judge sitting before him. The Maori man stands in court, flanked by tribal leader Tame Iti and two others, between them accused of eleven counts including murder, kidnapping and firing at police. Rangi’s defiant response alludes to years of distrust and sporadic violence between the New Zealand government and the Maori people.

The Ruatoki Valley is an area of stunning natural beauty, but it is also the location of a suspected terrorist training camp, allegedly presided over by Tame Iti. Defense counsel Russell Fairbrother acknowledges the jury’s verdict will be tight, explaining, ”I think we have two strong cultures in this country and the two cultures don’t talk easily together”.

Whilst video evidence from hidden cameras depicts what Crown Prosecutor Ross Burns describes as training for 'guerrilla warfare', Tame Iti refers to the so-called terrorist training camp as 'wānangā' or an educational meeting designed to be an exchange of ideas. “He is a leader in that programme of conscious raising” testifies Tamati Kruger, leader of the Ngāi Tūhoe. But he continues, "Equally... He makes Tuhoe people uncomfortable. He makes me uncomfortable sometimes with his ideas and accusations".

Tame, his face covered in tā moko the traditional tattoos of the Maori, recalls his history of activism and how in his youth he was inspired by Mahatma Ghandi, Malcom X and Jimi Hendrix. As Tame’s story unfolds, the culture of the Ngai Tuhoe people and their struggle to ensure the tribe's survival against the legacy of colonial oppression is intimately exposed.

A fascinating insight to a New Zealand that remains startlingly divided and unequal.

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