Te Whanau - A Celebration of Te Whanau O Waipareira

How do Maori assert themselves economically, socially and culturally in the highly competitive environment of the 21st Century Technological Revolution? Is it possible for traditional social structures to survive in an increasingly urbanised world that is moving at an ever-faster pace?. How do indigenous peoples compete for their share of the opportunities and weath that abound in a 'developed' society, without sacrificing the things they hold sacred?

From the 1950s to the 1970s, Maori in Aotearoa New Zealandunderwent what was possibly one of the most rapid urbanisation of any indigenous people in history.