Waiora by Hone Kouka, 1996 The 1996 Festival commissioned and premiered what would soon become an Aotearoa classic – ‘Waiora’, by acclaimed Māori playwright Hone Kouka. Set in 1965, ‘Waiora’ follows a Māori family from the East Coast who relocate to the South Island. A celebratory hāngī on the beach to celebrate a birthday with their Pākehā guests reveals the fractured relationships of a family who have been alienated by the move to an urban environment. Beneath the surface of a seemingly happy

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