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Merata Mita

New Zealand filmmaker (1942-2010) · New Zealand · On the map · Directors · Died at 67

Merata Mita was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, and writer, and a key figure in the growth of the Māori screen industry. Mita was the first indigenous woman and the first woman in New Zealand to solely write and direct a dramatic feature film Mauri (1988).

Merata Mita is read about 13 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 1 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 107 days, one point a day.

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2010Died31 May 2010My WeaponryFilm, 2010Producer2004SpookedFilm, Producer2001HotereFilm, Director, Writer1996DreadFilm, Director, Writer1990Mana WakaFilm, Director, Writer1988MauriFilm, Director, Writer1987KaleidoscopeFilm, Subject1983Kinleith '80Film1980Bastion Point: Day 507Film, Director, Producer1979Keskidee ArohaFilm, Director, Writer1942Born19 June 1942

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Country
New Zealand
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2010 · aged 67

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