
27 Mar 1928

Ramona
Based on the Helen Hunt Jackson novel of 1884 about a young woman of partial Native American descent, who experiences love and loss in 1800s California.
Follow your heart. Find your voice.
A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.
Josh Waaka
Shirley Waaka
Brother Madigan
Jamie Waaka
Samantha
Tui
Grace Ioane
Mr. Ioane
Drybergh
Principal Slane
Kenneth
Bullivant
Deborah
Mrs. MacMenigall
Andrew
Dennis
Pita Waaka
Kaumatua / Elder
Kaumatua / Elder
Riot Police Chief
27 Mar 1928
Based on the Helen Hunt Jackson novel of 1884 about a young woman of partial Native American descent, who experiences love and loss in 1800s California.
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