Stars come to Kerikeri for premiere of Dame Whina movie

by NZ Herald — 25 June 2022

A highly anticipated movie based on the life of Dame Whina Cooper opened in cinemas across New Zealand on the eve of the new Matariki holiday — but it was a charity screening in Northland the Cooper whānau and the movie’s biggest star chose to attend.

Internationally acclaimed actor Rena Owen, co-director Paula Whetu Jones and Dame Whina’s granddaughter Irenee Cooper were among the guests at Thursday night’s premiere at Cathay Cinemas in Kerikeri.

 

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