A Symphony of Errors
A film about the recent land struggle of Ngati Rohoto Hapu
Tuesday 19th February 6pm
upstairs @ Auckland Trades Hall, 147 Great Nth Road
This film documents the militant land occupation and struggle of the Ngati Rohoto Hapu against the development of a gated community on top of a historic urupa (burial site) on the shores of Lake Taupo. The land occupation became a class struggle within Tuwharetoa for democratic control of the land. Through this struggle, legislation that removed collective land ownership from the Hapu and passed it to select individual trustees was challenged, and the first demonstration through Taupo town was organised. Leaders of the occupation faced violent attacks by racists and large group arrests by police.
All welcome!