#OnceWereWarriors

I was shown Once Were Warriors in high school. I remember it as a powerful movie, bought a copy of the book, and was so excited when Temura Morrison was cast in Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/07/lee-tamahori-director-death-once-were-warriors-james-bond-die-another-day

Lee Tamahori, director of Once Were Warriors and James Bond movie Die Another Day, dies aged 75

New Zealand film-maker became a Hollywood fixture in the 90s and 00s, including making Pierce Brosnan’s last 007 movie, before returning to his home country

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Lee Tamahori Dies: ‘Once Were Warriors’ & ‘Die Another Day’ Director Was 75

Lee Tamahori is dead, the 'Die Another Day' and 'Once Were Warriors' director Was 75

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Never even heard of THIS film

You'd think if you're remembering what they're famous for you'd SPELL it correctly

Tell me sub editors are important without having any sub editors

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‘Once Were Warriors’: Classic New Zealand Novel to Get a Series Adaption!!

Once Were Warriors, the classic New Zealand novel that unflinchingly depicted modern Māori life, is coming to TV. The novel was previously adapted into an acclaimed movie in 1994. Deadline reports …

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New Zealand Classic ‘Once Were Warriors’ Getting TV Adaptation & Sequel Novel
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https://deadline.com/2023/09/once-were-warriors-tv-adaptation-new-zealand-maori-1235551154/

New Zealand Classic 'Once Were Warriors' Getting TV Adaptation

EXCLUSIVE: Classic New Zealand novel Once Were Warriors, memorably adapted for film by Lee Tamahori in 1994, is getting a TV adaptation from Wheel Of Time exec Rick Selvage and the novel’s au…

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Am I misremembering #OnceWereWarriors that, in the book, the special thing Jake did when he got his dole, was buy kina for his wife?

Like personally, hate seafood, but all my associations around kina are that it's a taonga. Is it widely and cheaply available in Aotearoa that we're excited to be able to share this apparently problematic resource overseas?