Himana Waka
Filmmaker and researcher from Ngāi Tūhoe who produced a documentary on Elsdon Best and contributed perspective on Best's relationships with Tūhoe leaders.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 51min
Preservation and Destruction: the story of Elsdon Best (Part 2)
Himana Waka, filmmaker/researcher from Ngāi Tūhoe, and Geoffrey Paparoa-Holman, historian and biographer of Elsdon Best, discuss Best living in Te Urewera and his deep but fraught ties with Tūhoe leaders. They trace his recording of songs, whakapapa and sacred knowledge, tests of trust and breaches of tikanga, tensions over publications and land court work, and how relationships ultimately unraveled.
