Overview
Set in and around the fictional town of Kapua in 1948, Ngāti is the story of a Māori community. The film comprises three narrative threads: a boy, Ropata, is dying of leukaemia; the return of a young Australian doctor, Greg, and his discovery that he has Māori heritage; and the fight to keep the local freezing works open.
Cast
- Judy McIntosh as Jenny Bennett
- Ross Girven as Greg Shaw
- Tuta Ngarimu Tatami as Uncle Eru
- Iranui Haig as Nanna Huia
- Tawai Moana as Nanna Ngaropi
- Michael Tibble as Tione
- Oliver Jones as Ropata
- Norman Fletcher as Dr. Paul Bennett
- Alice Fraser as Sam Bennett
- Wi Kuki Kaa as Iwi