The mother of the nation.
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.
James Lucas
Writer
James Napier Robertson
Director, Writer
Paula Whetu Jones
Director, Writer
Rena Owen
Older Whina Cooper
James Rolleston
Gabriel
Wayne Hapi
Heremia Te Wake
Erroll Shand
Father Mulder
Vinnie Bennett
William Cooper
Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne
Teenage Whina Cooper
Jayden Daniels
Cyril
Miriama McDowell
Younger Whina Cooper
Kali Kopae
Mira Szászy
Radium Girls67%
Oranges and Sunshine69%
Munich - The Edge of War69%
Origin62%
Richard Jewell74%
Whale Rider70%
Belfast70%
The Current War66%
On the Basis of Sex73%
Starving in Suburbia65%
The Book of Daniel70%
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind78%
The Girl in the Book58%
Belle71%
The Truth About Emanuel59%
Steve Jobs67%
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend64%
Waiting for Anya62%
Won't Back Down61%
Respect67%
