90mins
12+
An extraordinary mapping of Aotearoa, seen through the eyes of Te Tiriti o Waitangi Mahana. Her story. Our history.
From the acclaimed creator of The Haka Party Incident, director Katie Wolfe (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama) brings this epic tale of Tiri Mahana, a 186‑year‑old matriarch whose life spans from the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi to present-day Aotearoa. This bilingual retelling by Witi Ihimaera (Te Whānau a Kai, Ngāti Porou), Katie Wolfe and Maioha Allen (Ngāti Apakura, Waikato Maniapoto) draws on the original play Woman Far Walking.
Featuring award-winning actors Miriama McDowell (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) and Nī Dekkers-Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Porou), this powerful production celebrates wāhine Māori and the rangatahi who will carry Aotearoa forward—reminding us that the good things, the right things in life, are worth fighting for.
