Director/Author/Filmmaker
Brent Kerehona (Pukepuke-Ahitapu)
BA, MTeach (WSU)
Viewing A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand at the National Library of Australia.
Brent (director/author/filmmaker) is a history teacher and a former soldier, having served in the army for 10 years; initially as a Paratrooper before corps-transferring and becoming a Military Policeman.
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Brent traces his whakapapa to Ngapuhi, Ngati Pahauwera, Te Whakatohea, Te Whanau-A-Apanui and Tuhoe.
On board the R Tucker Thompson tall ship in the Bay of Islands - filming a re-enactment of Hongi's journey from New Zealand to England.
Brent's research methodology has been meticulous, including: academic studies, conducting interviews with scholars and descendants of characters from within these books, journal articles and short film.
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Brent has undertaken comprehensive international and domestic travels to, and within, England, Australia and New Zealand, to conduct in-depth, on-site research and filming.
Re-enacting Hongi's 1820 visit to Queens' College, Cambridge University, U.K. Photo courtesy of Rev Dr Jonathon Holmes.
January 2014.
Brent has delivered talks and presentations at a number of institutions, such as: the University of Sydney, the Brighton Museum U.K., the National Gallery of Australia, and Ravens Row, U.K. These presentations were based on: Hongi Hika, Moka Te Kaingamata, Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi), and New Zealand history in general, etc.
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He has been interviewed in Australia (The Navigators Radio 93.7FM), New Zealand (Pakiwaatara - Waatea News) and England (BBC Radio).
PURAKAU PRODUCTIONS
(ABN) 76925690997
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29 May 2019
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Background image: 'A Trio of Travellers'. Photographer and artist - Brent Kerehona 2019/20