Witi Ihimaera has proven to be a valuable provider of source material for New Zealand film over the years. There’s Whale Rider, obviously, and Mahana (adapted from “Bulibasha”) as well as Katie Wolfe’s Kawa from 2010 (“Nights in the Gardens of Spain”).
Not to be overlooked is this adaptation of “Medicine Woman” (republished in this edition along with Dan…
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