#Latest news with #EastCapeRNZ News17 hours agoEntertainmentRNZ NewsThe stars behind new Matariki roadrip movie KOKAarts movies about 1 hour ago A new film about a Maori elder and a troubled young woman who bond during a Matariki road trip is about to hit cinemas. KOKA - meaning 'mother' - is a feature film from Kath Akuhata-Brown. It stars Hinetu Dell as Hamo, a kindly kuia trying to make her way back to her home on the East Cape. She crosses paths with Jo, played by Darneen Christian, as an exuberant delinquent who keeps finding herself in trouble with the law. The visually stunning film is half in English and half Maori - using the original dialect of Ngati Porou. Director Kath Akuhata-Brown and Hinetu Dell join Kathryn ahead of the film's release on June 19.
RNZ News17 hours agoEntertainmentRNZ NewsThe stars behind new Matariki roadrip movie KOKAarts movies about 1 hour ago A new film about a Maori elder and a troubled young woman who bond during a Matariki road trip is about to hit cinemas. KOKA - meaning 'mother' - is a feature film from Kath Akuhata-Brown. It stars Hinetu Dell as Hamo, a kindly kuia trying to make her way back to her home on the East Cape. She crosses paths with Jo, played by Darneen Christian, as an exuberant delinquent who keeps finding herself in trouble with the law. The visually stunning film is half in English and half Maori - using the original dialect of Ngati Porou. Director Kath Akuhata-Brown and Hinetu Dell join Kathryn ahead of the film's release on June 19.
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