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>> newsreel announcer:

A PAGEANT UNPARALLELED

IN SPLENDOR

UNFOLDS BEFORE LONDON,

CROWDED AS NEVER BEFORE

FOR THE CORONATION

OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

ALL THE DRAMA AND MEDIEVAL POMP

OF THE GREATEST SPECTACLE

IN MODERN TIMES.

HERE, 30,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN

BRAVE THE WET AND COLD

TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF

THE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MONARCH

ON HER CROWNING DAY.

THE EPITOME OF QUEENLINESS,

HER MAJESTY IN HER GORGEOUS GOWN

AND DIAMOND-STUDDED DIADEM

LEAVES BUCKINGHAM PALACE

FOR HER SUPREME MOMENT

AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

MASSED THOUSANDS THUNDER

WAVE UPON WAVE OF CHEERS

FOR THIS 27-YEAR-OLD GIRL,

SIXTH WOMAN EVER TO HOLD

THE ENGLISH THRONE.

BACK TO THE PALACE THEY RIDE

IN THE GILDED COACH OF STATE,

BUILT FOR KING GEORGE III

BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

A GLITTERING SIGHT,

LIKE A FAIRYTALE

BROUGHT TO LIGHT.

>> ELIZABETH!

WATCH THE TIME, SWEETHEART!

PROBABLY DOUBLE-CHECKING

HER HOMEWORK.

>>> Elizabeth:

DEAREST QUEEN ELIZABETH II,

YOU ARE OUR PRECIOUS SOVEREIGN,

AND ALL OF NEW ZEALAND

IS WAITING EAGERLY

FOR YOUR VISIT,

ESPECIALLY ME.

I'VE DREAMED SO OFTEN

OF MEETING YOU,

AND NOW WOULD BE

THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.

I KNOW HOW BUSY YOU WILL BE,

BUT IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY

FIND THE TIME TO COME

TO MY LITTLE TOWN OF MIDDLETON,

YOU'D BE DELIGHTED I'M SURE.

PEOPLE HERE ARE SO

WARM AND FRIENDLY,

AND WE MAKE VERY GOOD CHEESE.

I LOVE AND ADMIRE YOU VERY MUCH,

AND WOULD ESPECIALLY

LIKE TO MEET YOU.

OF COURSE, I WOULD BE

HONORED TO MAKE A MORE

FORMAL REQUEST IN PERSON,

IF YOU SO DESIRE.

>> COME ON, TREVOR.

>> LET'S GO, TREVOR.

>> THROW THE BRICK.

>> THROW IT!

>> COME ON, TREVOR.

>> THROW IT, TREVOR.

>> COME ON, LET'S GO!

>> THROW IT, TREVOR.

>> THROW IT, TREVOR,

THROW THE BRICK!

>> COME ON!

>> COME ON,

JUST THROW IT, TREVOR.

>> THROW IT!

>> COME ON!

>> BLOODY COWARD,

GIVE IT TO ME!

>> YEAH, DO IT.

>> JUST DO IT.

>> THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.

>> THAT'LL SHOW

THE OLD WITCH.

>> COME ON, LET'S GO!

GO, GO, GO!

COME ON,

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!

>> STUART WAKEFIELD,

YOU'RE A RAT!

>> SINE, COSINE

TANGENT, HYPOTENUSE.

TODAY WE SHALL BE EXPLORING

THE DELIGHTS OF TRIGONOMETRY.

FROM THE PYRAMID BUILDERS

OF ANCIENT EGYPT

TO THE MARINERS OF YORE,

TRIANGLES HAVE ALWAYS

BEEN THE GATEWAY

TO A GLORIOUS UNIVERSE

OF MATHEMATICAL WONDERS.

*

>> YOUR MAJESTY,

PRESENTING YOUR NEWEST RECIPIENT

OF THE ROYAL DOMINION ORDER

OF CIVIC-MINDED GOODNESS,

A PLUNKET SOCIETY VOLUNTEER,

GIRL GUIDE TROOP LEADER,

SUPREME MARCHING GIRL,

AND CHAMPION

PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKSHELVER,

LADY ELIZABETH.

>> YOUR MAJESTY...

>> I SHOULD HARDLY THINK SO.

SO, YOUNG LADY,

AM I TO SUPPOSE THAT PERHAPS

YOU WERE COUNTING THE GEM STONES

ON HER MAJESTY'S BALL FROCK

>> NO, SIR.

>> THEN I CAN ASSUME YOU KNOW

THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.

>> IS IT...33, SIR?

>> MISS WAKEFIELD,

IF YOU'RE GOING TO

CHEAT ANSWERS FROM ONE

OF YOUR SECRET ADMIRERS,

MAY I SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE

NOT A BLOCKHEAD

LIKE THOMAS COOK...

BUT SOMEONE WHO MAY

WELL KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWER,

LIKE RACHEL WICKSTEAD.

>> VICTORIA?

WE'VE HEARD THAT ELIZABETH

HAS SINGLE-HANDEDLY

TAKEN IT UPON HERSELF

TO CONVINCE THE QUEEN

TO VISIT MIDDLETON.

>> IT'S ALL OVER THE TOWN.

>> SHE MAY HAVE WRITTEN

A LETTER OR TWO.

>> OVER 50, I BELIEVE.

>> NOT TO MENTION REQUESTING

A PERSONAL AUDIENCE.

>> WELL, THE MAYOR AND I

THINK SHE'S A MODEL CITIZEN.

>> THANK YOU, VIOLA.

>> EMPTY-HEADED,

IF YOU ASK ME.

IT'LL BE A COLD DAY IN HELL

BEFORE THE QUEEN

VISITS THIS TOWN.

REALLY, VICTORIA,

I'M SURPRISED YOU LET

YOUR CHILDREN SPEND

THEIR TIME SO FRIVOLOUSLY.

IT'S CERTAINLY

NO WAY TO PREPARE THEM

FOR THE REAL WORLD.

>> ELIZABETH,

STUART IS GOING TO KILL YOU

WHEN HE FINDS OUT

YOU TOOK HIS MONEY.

>> LOOK, HE BROKE THE WINDOW,

AND HE'S GOT TO PAY FOR IT.

BESIDES, I'VE PUT

AN IDENTICAL PIGGY BANK

ON HIS SHELF.

HE'LL NEVER KNOW

THE DIFFERENCE.

>> THIS IS CRAZY!

I'VE HEARD SHE'S A WITCH.

>> ANNABEL,

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.

WE'LL JUST PUT IT HERE,

IN HER LETTER BOX.

>> THIS STUPID THING IS STUCK.

>> GOOD.

NOW LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

>> NO, WE'LL LEAVE IT

ON THE VERANDA.

>> WHAT? ARE YOU MAD?

I'M NOT GOING UP THERE.

WHAT IF SHE CASTS

A SPELL ON US?

>>

YOU'RE SERIOUS, AREN'T YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

THEN GIVE IT TO ME.

I'LL DO IT.

>> ELIZABETH.

ELIZABETH!

WAIT FOR ME!

GIVE IT TO ME!

COME ON, OVER HERE.

>> NO!

>> PUT IT HERE.

COME ON.

>> NO, OVER HERE

BY THE DOOR.

>> SHH!

>> QUICK, SHE'S COMING.

>> NOW! RUN FOR IT!

>> THIS CHEDDAR IS DELICIOUS.

IS IT YOURS, FATHER?

>> WELL, I CERTAINLY HOPE

WE'RE NOT SUPPORTING

ANYONE ELSE.

>> STUART, DID YOU KNOW

THAT YOUR FATHER'S FACTORY

HAS RECEIVED

ANOTHER COMMENDATION

FROM HER MAJESTY'S

MINISTRY OF TRADE?

NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

YOU'LL BE GETTING A CALL

FROM THE QUEEN HERSELF.

>> SORRY, KUPE.

>> OH, DID YOU HEAR

WE GOT NEW MECHANICAL

STIRRING ARMS FOR THE VATS

OF CURD AND THE WHEY?

>> THAT'S NICE, DEAR.

>> HMM...MY WATCH

MUST HAVE STOPPED.

DOES ANYONE HAVE THE TIME?

>> ELIZABETH?

>> SORRY, DAD.

ANNABEL AND I WERE JUST, UM --

>> MORE LETTER WRITING

TO THE QUEEN?

I HOPE THIS ISN'T

GETTING IN THE WAY

OF YOUR SCHOOL WORK.

TURNING INTO AN OBSESSION,

NOW DO WE, DEAR.

>> TOO LATE FOR THAT.

>> ACTUALLY, DAD,

ANNABEL AND I WENT PAST

THAT OLD MAORI WOMAN'S

HOUSE TODAY.

THROUGH HER WINDOW THIS MORNING.

>> THAT'S TERRIBLE.

>> THAT OLD WOMAN'S HOUSE

IS AN EYESORE.

SHOULD DO SOMETHING.

THE WOMAN NEEDS

PROPER CARE AND ASSISTANCE.

>> SHE SEEMED VERY LIVELY TO ME.

>> NEVERTHELESS,

I WOULD RATHER YOU STAYED AWAY

FROM THAT HOUSE IN THE FUTURE.

SO HOW ARE THINGS GOING

AT FREEZING WORKS, SON?

>> COULDN'T BE BETTER.

>> I NEVER THOUGHT

I'D SEE A SON OF MINE

WORKING IN A SLAUGHTER HOUSE.

>> NOW, VICTORIA,

AT LEAST HE'S GOT SOMETHING.

A LOT OF OUR LOCAL BLOKES

ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS

TO THESE YOUNG MAORIS

MOVING IN FROM THE COUNTRY.

>> IT'S AN EPIDEMIC.

>> NO, IT'S GOOD BUSINESS.

THEY'RE HARD WORKERS.

THEY'RE PREPARED

TO WORK FOR LESS.

IN FACT, I WAS THINKING

OF HIRING A FEW MYSELF.

>> I'M SURPRISED TO

HEAR YOU SAY THAT, FATHER.

YOU'D HIRE ONE OF THEM

BEFORE YOU'D HIRE ONE OF US?

>> YOU BETTER WATCH YOURSELF.

YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF

OUT OF A JOB AS WELL.

>> I'M NOT WORRIED.

>> DAD, WHY DON'T YOU WANT ME

GOING NEAR THAT HOUSE?

>> IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS,

YOUNG LADY.

WE KEEP TO OUR KIND

AND THEY KEEP TO THEIRS.

THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.

WELL, THEY'RE NOT

YOUR NORMAL SHOES,

ARE THEY, LIZZIE?

OH, NEWS TIME.

AND NOW,

THE LATEST ON THE ROYAL VISIT.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE ANNOUNCED

TODAY THAT THE ITINERARY FOR

THE QUEEN'S UPCOMING VISIT

TO NEW ZEALAND WAS STILL

UNDERGOING FINAL CHANGES

AS OF 5:00 YESTERDAY,

LONDON TIME.

>> I WISH THEY'D TELL US.

>> WE'LL TELL YOU

AS SOON AS WE KNOW.

>> ITINERARY.

THERE WON'T BE

ANY SURPRISES THERE.

WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH.

CERTAINLY NOWHERE OUT HERE.

>> BUT THERE'S A CHANCE,

ISN'T THERE?

>> YEAH, SURE.

AND I RECKON YOUR BROTHER

MIGHT WIND UP BEING

A RHODES SCHOLAR.

>> I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

DAD, WHY DON'T

WE GO TO AUCKLAND

AND SEE HER THERE?

>> NOW, ELIZABETH,

WE CAN'T JUST GO GALLIVANTING

AROUND THE COUNTRYSIDE

BECAUSE IT PLEASES US.

YOU KNOW I CAN'T

LEAVE THE FACTORY.

IT'S OUR BUSIEST

TIME OF THE YEAR.

CHEER UP, SWEETHEART.

YOU'VE GOT LOTS

TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

AFTER ALL,

IT'S MARCHING SEASON.

>>> THERE WAS NO SENSE

TRYING TO HIDE IT.

I HAD A DESPERATE MAD CRUSH.

HE WAS MR. DIXON,

OUR NEW DRILL TEAM INSTRUCTOR.

>> LEFT.

LEFT RIGHT LEFT.

LEFT.

LEFT RIGHT LEFT.

LEFT, LEFT --

>>> AND HE WAS JUST DREAMY.

>> ALL RIGHT, GRENADIERS,

I EXPECT 110 PERCENT FROM

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

I WANT TO SEE

AN A-PLUS ATTITUDE.

I WANT TO SEE

THAT FIGHTING SPIRIT.

WE'RE A WHOLE NEW

SQUAD OUT HERE,

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WINNERS.

ELIZABETH, I'D LIKE YOU

TO TRY LEADING THIS TIME.

>> HE LOVES YOU.

>> LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?

>> I -- I -- I'VE LOST MY SHOE.

I NEED IT BACK.

>> INSIDE.

BY THE FIRE.

>> WHY DID YOU

BRING ME THAT MONEY?

>> WELL, TO PAY FOR YOUR WINDOW.

>> BUT YOU DIDN'T BREAK IT.

IT WAS A BOY IN A RED CAR.

WHY ARE YOU PROTECTING HIM?

WHY?

>> I'M NOT.

>> WHY?!

>> I'M NOT.

>> THEN WHO WAS IT, GIRLY?

YOUR BOYFRIEND, YOUR LOVER?

TELL ME WHO IT WAS!

>> IT WAS MY BROTHER.

>> YOUR BROTHER?

WHY DID HE DO IT?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> YOU MUST KNOW! WHY?

>> I DON'T, HONESTLY.

>> YOU WORTHLESS LITTLE GIRL.

YOU CAN'T EVEN ANSWER

A SIMPLE QUESTION.

LEAVE!

AND I'LL THANK YOU

NOT TO COME BACK.

>> I'M LOOKING FOR MY BROTHER,

STUART WAKEFIELD.

HE WORKS HERE.

>> NOT ANYMORE, LUV.

I SACKED HIM LAST WEEK.

RANGI'S GOT HIS JOB NOW.

HE DOESN'T SLOW UP THE LINE

LIKE YOUR BROTHER USED TO.

>> EXCUSE ME.

>> I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU

NOT TO COME BACK.

>> I KNOW WHY

MY BROTHER DID IT,

BROKE YOUR WINDOW.

>> AND?

>> ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE TOOK

HIS JOB AT THE FREEZING WORKS.

>> JUST TOOK IT?

MAYBE YOUR BROTHER

WAS NO GOOD AT THE JOB.

EVER THINK OF THAT?

>> MY FATHER SAYS YOUR PEOPLE

ARE HARD WORKERS.

>> MY PEOPLE.

SO THAT'S HOW YOU SEE US, IS IT,

AS IF WE WERE THE FOREIGNERS.

AND HOW LONG HAVE

YOUR PEOPLE BEEN HERE?

>> WHAT I MEANT WAS --

>> I KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT.

FOLLOW ME.

>> GOSH, YOU CAN SEE

ALL THE WAY TO THE OCEAN.

>> THIS IS WHERE MY TRIBE

LIVED FOR 500 YEARS

BEFORE THE FIRST WHITE MAN

EVER SAW THIS COUNTRY.

>> YOU GREW UP IN MIDDLETON?

>> THIS WAS GOD'S LAND.

THERE WERE NO BOUNDARIES.

AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE.

AND NOW THIS

ONE PARCEL OF LAND,

ALL THAT IS LEFT.

>> WHAT HAPPENED?

>> GREED.

>>> I DIDN'T CARE

WHAT PEOPLE WERE SAYING.

I TRULY BELIEVED SHE WOULD COME,

HE HAD BEEN SHELL-SHOCKED

DURING THE WAR,

AND HADN'T SPOKEN

A SINGLE WORD SINCE 1943.

>> NIGEL!

>>> BUT SOMEHOW I KNEW

HE LOVED THE QUEEN

AS MUCH AS I DID.

AND THAT CLUNKY OLD BIKE,

IT WAS HIS MOST

PRIZED POSSESSION.

>> I'M WORRIED

ABOUT HER, VICTORIA.

I MEAN I JUST DON'T WANT HER

TO BE DISAPPOINTED WHEN

THE QUEEN DOESN'T COME HERE.

YOU KNOW HOW CHILDREN GET.

>> OH, WHAT I WOULDN'T HAVE

GIVEN JUST TO HOLD THE HEM

OF HER DRESS ON THAT DAY.

>> SHE IS BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T SHE?

>> IT MUST BE

A WONDERFUL THING

TO BE A QUEEN.

THE ENDLESS PARTIES,

THE RECEPTIONS,

THE VICEROYS, THE EARLS.

HOW DOES SHE KEEP TRACK

OF THEM ALL?

>> HE HELPS HER, I'M SURE.

>> ANNABEL...

THERE'S SOMETHING

I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW.

I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.

ONE DAY I'M GOING TO LEAVE HERE

AND GO TO LIVE IN ENGLAND.

>> LEAVE MIDDLETON?

BUT, ELIZABETH,

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN

BEEN TO AUCKLAND.

AND WHAT ABOUT THOMAS?

I COULD NEVER LEAVE ROBERT.

HE'S MY PRINCE.

>> OH, ANNABEL,

YOU'RE SO PROVINCIAL.

JUST IMAGINE...

THE TOWER OF LONDON,

TRAFALGAR SQUARE,

BIG BEN, THE THAMES,

BUCKINGHAM PALACE,

WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

IT'S FUNNY.

I FEEL SO CLOSE TO IT ALL,

LIKE IT'S A PART OF ME,

AND YET IT ALL

SEEMS SO FAR AWAY.

>> ELIZABETH, IT IS FAR AWAY.

LONDON'S OVER 12,000 MILES

FROM HERE.

>> NO, SILLY,

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.

I'M TALKING ABOUT INSIDE,

HOW YOU FEEL.

>> WELL, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I'M FEELING A LITTLE SICK

RIGHT NOW FROM ALL THESE

CHOCOLATES.

GOSH, I'VE NEARLY

ATE THE WHOLE BOX.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> NO, NO!

>> WHERE'S MY MONEY?

>> WHAT MONEY?

>> DON'T PULL THAT CRAP

WITH ME, ELIZABETH.

YOU KNOW DAMN WELL WHAT MONEY.

I WANT IT ALL BACK

OR YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.

>> I KNOW WHY YOU

BROKE THE WINDOW, STUART.

>> PISS OFF.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

>> IF YOU GO BACK THERE AGAIN,

I'LL TELL FATHER YOU GOT

SACKED FROM YOUR JOB.

>> YOU MAKE ME SICK,

STICKING UP FOR THAT MAORI.

SHE'S AN OLD CANNIBAL,

ELIZABETH.

SHE EATS PEOPLE.

>> LEAVE HER ALONE, STUART.

>>> I'LL NEVER FORGET.

IT WAS A SATURDAY.

IT WAS ACTUALLY ONE WEEK

BEFORE MY 13TH BIRTHDAY.

I WAS WORKING ON MY STEPS,

PRACTICING MY LATEST FORMATIONS

MR. DIXON HAD DIAGRAMMED FOR ME.

I WANTED THEM TO BE JUST RIGHT.

>> ELIZABETH, ELIZABETH,

HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS?

>> WHAT? WHAT IS IT?

>> ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?

ISN'T IT GRAND?

>> TELL ME, WHAT IS IT?

>> IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

MORE THAN WE COULD

EVER HOPE FOR.

>> ANNABEL,

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

CALM DOWN AND TELL ME.

>> THE QUEEN.

THE QUEEN IS COMING!

TO MIDDLETON.

THE QUEEN IS COMING

TO MIDDLETON.

SHE'S COMING HERE!

>> BY CRIKEY, ANNABEL,

DID YOU HEAR THIS

ON THE RADIO?

ARE YOU SURE?

>> YES, THEY JUST

ANNOUNCED HER ITINERARY.

WE'RE ON IT.

>> WHAT'S ALL THE COMMOTION?

>> THE QUEEN IS COMING!

MY GOD, VICTORIA,

SHE MUST HAVE HEARD

ABOUT THE CHEESE FACTORY.

>> THE QUEEN IS COMING

TO MIDDLETON!

>> LOOK AT THAT, LIZZIE.

THAT'S THE SPIRIT.

REMINDS ME OF WHEN OUR BOYS

CAME HOME FROM THE WAR.

>> I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE

SHE'S COMING.

HI, NIGEL.

>> IT'S REALLY GOING TO

PUT THIS PLACE ON THE MAP.

THE WAKEFIELD CHEESE COMPANY

IS THE IDEAL PLACE

FOR HER TO VISIT.

IT'S A PERFECT CHANCE

TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT AN

INDUSTRIOUS COMMUNITY WE ARE

AND HOW WE ALL PULL TOGETHER.

IT'S REALLY A GREAT HONOR.

I SHALL SPRUCE UP THE FACTORY

WITH A NEW SIGN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY

TO EVERYBODY WEARING

AN EMBROIDERED NAME PATCH?

>> BUT, DAD,

WHO WILL ACTUALLY CHOOSE

WHAT THE QUEEN WILL SEE HERE?

>> WELL, I SUPPOSE

THAT WILL BE DECIDED

AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.

>> WELL, I THINK

SHE'LL BE WEARING A CROWN.

>> OH, I DON'T THINK SO.

>> OF COURSE SHE WILL.

>> ...WEARING A CROWN.

>> SHE COULD WEAR ONE.

>> RECOGNIZE THE CHAIR.

RECOGNIZE THE CHAIR.

WELL, AS PRESIDENT OF THE

MIDDLETON RHODODENDRON TRUST,

AND NOW, DULY ELECTED

CHAIRWOMAN OF THE ROYAL

WELCOMING COMMITTEE,

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING

THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

NOW AS YOU ALL KNOW,

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

IS GRACING US WITH A VISIT

IN SIX WEEKS' TIME.

NOW, OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST

ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO

ESTABLISH A SUITABLE SCHEDULE

OF EVENTS FOR THE TOUR.

WE MUST DECIDE WHAT

WE FEEL IS MOST IMPORTANT

FOR THE QUEEN TO SEE

AND WHAT WOULD BEST REPRESENT

OUR FAIR CITY.

>> WELL, I THINK

IT'S THE MUSEUM.

>> OH, THE LIBRARY.

>> THE GARDEN.

>> LADIES, LADIES, PLEASE.

CAN THERE BE ANY QUESTION.

WE MUST SHOW HER MAJESTY

THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF MIDDLETON.

WE MUST TAKE HER ON A TOUR

OF OUR FINE PARKS AND GARDENS.

WE MUST SHOW HER...

THE RHODODENDRON TRUST.

>> OH, I AGREE WITH VIRGINIA.

>> SO DO I.

>> DEFINITELY THE FLOWERS.

>> GOOD IDEA.

>> LOVELY.

>> WHAT ABOUT

THE CHEESE FACTORY?

>> WELL, IT CREATES JOBS

AND IT PROMOTES THE COMMUNITY.

NOT TO MENTION THAT

MIDDLETON CHEDDAR WAS

ENGLAND'S NUMBER ONE IMPORT

DURING THE WAR.

THE CHEESE FACTORY,

THAT'S MY IDEA.

>> THE QUEEN HAS NO INTENTION

OF VISITING A CHEESE FACTORY.

GOOD GOD, VICTORIA.

WE THOUGHT YOU HAD

BETTER TASTE THAN THAT.

CLEANING UP THE TOWN.

>> WELL, I VOTE WE START

WITH THAT DREADFUL OLD

DILAPIDATED HOUSE.

THAT OLD WHAT'S HER NAME'S

PLACE, SOMETHING'S GOT

TO BE DONE ABOUT IT.

>> I AGREE.

>> INDEED.

AN EYESORE LIKE THAT

COULD JEOPARDIZE

THE ENTIRE STATE VISIT.

* GONNA PICK UP ALL THE PIECES

* GONNA MAKE FOR SUNNY BREEZES

* BEFORE THE WINTER

WEATHER FREEZES *

* GONNA MAKE SOME CHANGES HERE

* GONNA WALK RIGHT --

WALK RIGHT OUT THE DOOR *

* GONNA MOVE ON DOWN THE TRACK

* I WON'T BE --

WON'T BE BACK FOR MORE *

* UNTIL THE DAY

SHE TAKES ME BACK *

>> HIGH-RA.

>> HIRA.

>> HIRA, DID YOU KNOW --

DID YOU KNOW THAT

KIDS AT MY SCHOOL,

WELL, THEY SAY

YOU'RE A WITCH

AND A CANNIBAL.

>> THEN IT MUST BE TRUE.

>> HIRA, DID YOU EVER --

>> DID I EVER WHAT?

EAT HUMAN FLESH?

>> WELL, DID YOU?

>> YES, BUT ONLY ONCE.

JUST A FEW BITES.

>> WHAT DID IT TASTE LIKE?

>> A BIT SALTY.

BUT NOT BAD.

>> HIRA, DID YOU KNOW

THAT THE QUEEN IS COMING?

>> I KNOW.

>> YOU DON'T SOUND

VERY EXCITED.

>> I'M NOT.

>> I CAN HARDLY SLEEP.

IT'S ONLY 39 DAYS

UNTIL SHE ARRIVES.

YOU KNOW, I KEEP HAVING

THIS DREAM THAT I GET TO

MEET HER MAJESTY PERSONALLY.

>> WHAT?

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?

IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY

OF A LIFETIME.

IT'S WHAT WE ALL LIVE FOR.

>> IS IT?

THIS IS MY FATHER,

A GREAT WARRIOR,

THE CHIEF OF OUR TRIBE.

FOR 20 YEARS THE BRITISH

TRIED TO TAKE OUR LAND.

BUT HE FOUGHT THEM

TO A STANDSTILL.

FINALLY, A TREATY WAS SIGNED,

ALLOWING US TO KEEP

THAT WHICH WAS ALREADY OURS.

AND AFTER THAT DAY,

MY FATHER WAS NOT

SEEN BY THE WHITE MAN

FOR MANY YEARS

UNTIL YOUR QUEEN'S

GREAT-GREAT UNCLE,

PRINCE ALFRED,

DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

CAME TO NEW ZEALAND,

THE FIRST ROYAL VISIT,

AND ASKED SPECIFICALLY

TO MEET MY FATHER.

>> WHAT AN HONOR.

>> OUT OF RESPECT FOR

HIS COURAGE AND BRAVERY,

YOUR QUEEN'S UNCLE

GAVE MY FATHER A GIFT,

TWO PEARL-HANDLED

DUELING PISTOLS

ONCE BELONGING

TO KING CHARLES II.

IN RETURN, MY FATHER

GAVE THE PRINCE

HIS MOST PRIZED POSSESSION,

THE SPEAR YOU SEE

IN THIS VERY PHOTOGRAPH.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY GOT ON.

>> TWO WEEKS AFTER

THE PRINCE LEFT,

MY FATHER WAS AMBUSHED

AND MURDERED.

THE PISTOLS STOLEN,

AND OUR LAND TAKEN

SOON AFTER THAT.

FORGIVE ME FOR NOT

SHARING YOUR ENTHUSIASM.

>> OH, MY GOD,

THEY'RE EXQUISITE.

>> I'LL BET

THEY'RE 200 YEARS OLD.

>> MUST BE WORTH A FORTUNE.

>> THEY WERE A GIFT

FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH'S

GREAT-GREAT UNCLE,

PRINCE ALFRED,

DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

GIVEN TO MY GRANDFATHER,

CHARLES RICHMOND,

FOUNDER OF OUR TOWN.

A TOKEN OF RESPECT

FOR A MAN OF HONOR

WHO FOUGHT COURAGEOUSLY

TO SETTLE THIS LAND

AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE

FROM THE UNCIVILIZED

LOCAL SAVAGES.

>> TO THINK WE WOULDN'T BE HERE

IF NOT FOR MEN LIKE THAT.

>> OH, WELL, YES.

YES, EXACTLY.

AND SO, AS A SYMBOL

OF MY LOYALTY AND FAITH

TO THE BRITISH CROWN,

I INTEND TO HAND THESE

ONE-OF-A-KIND PEARL-HANDLED

DUELING PISTOLS

BACK TO QUEEN ELIZABETH

IN A SPECIAL CEREMONY

FOLLOWING HER TOUR --

OF THE RHODODENDRON TRUST.

>> SPLENDID IDEA, VIRGINIA.

BUT WHO SHALL WE SELECT TO MAKE

THIS GLORIOUS PRESENTATION?

>> WELL, OF COURSE,

I THOUGHT I WOULD.

>> SURELY WE CAN'T

HAVE YOU DO IT.

AFTER ALL, IT IS THE JOB

FOR A MERE HANDMAIDEN.

>> PERHAPS WE COULD

GET A YOUNG PERSON?

>> LIKE, UM, ONE OF

>> YES, OF COURSE, THAT'S IT.

DON'T YOU AGREE, VIRGINIA?

>> I SUPPOSE IF CHOOSING

A YOUNG PERSON IS WHAT WE FEEL

WOULD BEST SERVE MIDDLETON...

>> WELL, I THINK

IT'S MARVELOUS OF YOU

TO BE SO GENEROUS, VIRGINIA.

DON'T YOU AGREE, LADIES?

>> OH, YES.

>> YES.

>> IT IS THE MOST TAPU,

THE MOST SACRED PLACE,

AND YOU ARE THE FIRST

NON-MAORI, ELIZABETH,

THE FIRST PAKEHA EVER TO SEE

WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SHOW YOU.

>> WHAT IS IT?

>> MY FATHER'S GRAVE.

HOLD MY FEET.

>> SORRY?

>> MY FEET, GRAB MY FEET,

AND DON'T LET GO.

>> SOUNDS PRICEY TO ME, BOSS.

>> JONESY, SPARE NO EXPENSE.

I WANT THIS FACTORY TO SPARKLE

LIKE THE CROWN JEWELS,

INSIDE AND OUT.

>> RIGHTY-O, BOSS.

WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH IT,

YOU WON'T FIND A SPECK OF DIRT

ON A FLY'S ASS.

>> YEAH, WELL, I'LL BE HAPPY

IF WE DON'T FIND A FLY.

>> EXCUSE ME, MR. WAKEFIELD.

>> NOT NOW, IRIS.

WILL BE MOST ATTRACTIVE

ALONG THERE.

>> SIR, I REALLY THINK YOU

SHOULD HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.

>> IRIS.

"THE MAYOR'S OFFICE

IN CONJUNCTION WITH

THE ROYAL WELCOMING COMMITTEE

ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING THAT --

THE RHODODENDRON TRUST

HAS BEEN SELECTED AS

THE PRINCIPLE INSPECTION SITE

FOR THE ROYAL'S VISIT."

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!

WHAT IN HEAVEN'S NAME

COULD HAVE MADE THE MAYOR

AGREE TO SUCH A THING?

>> MAYOR WICKSTEAD?

>> WHO IS IT?

HERE FOR THE HONEY.

>> COME IN.

>> THAT'S A NAUGHTY BOY.

>> OF COURSE I'M SURE.

I SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES.

>> MRS. HOBSON?

>> YES, AND RACHEL'S FATHER.

>> MAYOR WICKSTEAD?

>> SHHH.

HI, RACHEL.

>> MAYBE THEY WERE JUST

PRACTICING FOR THE THEATER.

>> ANNABEL,

THEY'RE HAVING AN AFFAIR.

>> TEAM HALT.

VERY GOOD.

HAVE A SEAT, GIRLS.

TODAY I HAVE A VERY

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

AS I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE,

HER MAJESTY,

QUEEN ELIZABETH II,

WILL BE VISITING MIDDLETON

ON HER OFFICIAL STATE TOUR

NEXT MONTH.

AND I HAVE JUST RECEIVED

WORD THIS AFTERNOON

FROM RACHEL'S FATHER,

MAYOR WICKSTEAD,

THAT YOU GIRLS,

THE 1953 MIDDLETON

GRENADIER DISPLAY MARCH

AND AGGREGATE DRILL TEAM,

HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO LEAD

THE PARADE WHICH WILL WELCOME

THE ROYAL ENTOURAGE.

AND, AS AN ADDED BONUS,

WHOEVER IS CHOSEN

AT THE END OF THIS MONTH

TO BE CAPTAIN OF OUR SQUAD

WILL HAVE THE UNPRECEDENTED

OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND GREET

HER MAJESTY PERSONALLY.

>> OH, MY GOSH.

>> ELIZABETH, DO BE CAREFUL.

>> SORRY.

AH, OH.

>> WELL, IT'S OFFICIAL.

YOUR RIDICULOUS SUBCOMMITTEE

OR THE WELCOMING COMMITTEE,

OR WHATEVER IT CALLS ITSELF,

REFUSES TO RECONSIDER

ITS DECISION.

IT SAYS THE ROYAL VISIT

IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY

AND IT'S TOO LATE

TO RETHINK THE MATTER.

HOBSON.

>> I DID WARN YOU, DEAR,

SHE HAS A WAY OF GETTING

WHAT SHE WANTS.

>> WHERE'S THE GRATITUDE?

WE DID MORE THAN OUR

FAIR SHARE DURING THE WAR,

SUPPLYING THE MOTHER COUNTRY

IN HER TIME OF NEED.

NOW IT'S OUR TIME OF NEED.

>> JOHN, I TRIED.

>> IT'S A TRAVESTY.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY

POUNDS OF CHEESE WE SENT

TO ENGLAND LAST YEAR?

>> THAT WOULD BE TWO MILLION.

>> EXACTLY.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY

RUDDY, BLOODY, BLOOMING

RHODODENDRONS WE SENT?

>> NONE.

>> IT'S NOT FAIR.

>> DAD, PERHAPS YOU

SOME OF YOUR CHEESE,

AS A SNACK, EVEN IF

SHE DOESN'T GET TO SEE

THE ACTUAL FACILITY.

>> WAIT A SECOND.

ELIZABETH, YOU MIGHT BE

ONTO SOMETHING THERE.

LIKE AN AFTERNOON TEA.

>> THEN IF SHE LIKES IT,

PERHAPS SHE'LL ISSUE YOU

WITH A ROYAL WARRANT.

>> THE ULTIMATE

SEAL OF APPROVAL.

ELIZABETH, YOU'RE WONDERFUL!

>> ALL RIGHT, BOY,

WE'LL SHOW THEM

SOMETHING WONDERFUL.

GO ON, DIG THEM UP.

>> IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU'VE

GOT HIDDEN BACK HERE,

ONCE YOU GET PAST THE SCRUB.

>> THE WORST OF IT IS,

IT'S DIRECTLY IN THE ROUTE

OF HER MAJESTY'S MOTORCADE.

JUST IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD DO

WITH THIS PROPERTY.

WHY, WE COULD PLANT AN ADJUNCT

TO THE RHODODENDRON TRUST.

OR PERHAPS ERECT A STATUE

HONORING THE FOUNDERS

OF OUR TOWN.

AS IT STANDS,

THIS LAND IS JUST WASTED.

SHE REFUSES TO SELL

AND YET SHE DOES NOTHING

TO KEEP IT UP.

JUST LOOK AT THAT WOOD ROT.

>> I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

>> KNOWN WHAT?

>> YOU DIDN'T DO ALL THAT WORK

IN THE GARDEN JUST FOR ME.

YOU DID IT FOR YOUR QUEEN,

FOR YOURSELF.

THE OLD BAGS SEND A LITTLE GIRL

TO DO THEIR DIRTY WORK.

>> THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I CAME BECAUSE I WANTED TO,

BECAUSE I LIKE YOU.

>> I TRUSTED YOU.

YOU BETRAYED ME.

GET OUT!

>> NO, LISTEN.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO

IS FINISH CLEANING THE YARD.

YOU CAN PAINT THE FRONT DOOR.

THE QUEEN'S GOING TO

DRIVE RIGHT PAST HERE.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

WE HAVE TO.

>> THIS SITUATION

HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH.

THE QUEEN WILL BE HERE

IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS,

AND WE CANNOT HAVE HER MAJESTY

EXPOSED TO THIS KIND OF POVERTY.

WE'LL BE THE LAUGHING STOCK

OF THE COUNTRY.

>> WELL, WHAT DO YOU

PROPOSE WE DO?

>> JUST YOU LEAVE THINGS TO ME.

I HAVE EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH

THE BUREAUCRACY OF THIS TOWN.

>> ALL RIGHT.

200 POUNDS,

THAT'S MY FINAL OFFER.

YOU CAN USE IT

ON ANY CIVIC PROJECT YOU WANT.

>> JOHN, BELIEVE ME,

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.

YOU KNOW I'D LOVE TO HELP YOU.

BUT THE WELCOMING COMMITTEE

IS DEAD SET AGAINST SERVING

CHEDDAR CHEESE TO THE QUEEN

FOR AFTERNOON TEA.

>> DAMN IT, MAN,

YOU'RE THE MAYOR!

YOU RUN THE SHOW AROUND HERE.

>> SORRY, JOHN,

MY HANDS WERE TIED.

>> I'LL BET THEY WERE.

IT'S ABOUT WE HAD SOME FRESH

POLITICAL BLOOD AROUND HERE.

YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR FURTHER

FROM ME ON THAT SCORE.

>> AUNTIE.

IT'S ALL FIXED NOW.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OH, THANK YOU, AUNTIE.

>> AS THE CHAIRWOMAN OF

THE ROYAL WELCOMING COMMITTEE,

IT IS MY OFFICIAL DUTY,

HIRA MATA, TO INFORM YOU

THAT WE HAVE COME

TO MAKE YOU A FINAL OFFER.

>> SAVE YOUR BREATH, PAKEHA.

>> I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW

I HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST

IN THIS WHATSOEVER.

I'M ONLY THINKING WHAT IS

BEST FOR THE ENTIRE TOWN.

>> WHAT'S BEST FOR THE TOWN, EH?

THE SAME WAY YOUR GRANDFATHER

AND HIS LAND-GRABBING PAKEHA

CONSPIRATORS WERE THINKING OF?

WHAT WAS BEST FOR THE TOWN

WHEN THEY KILLED MY FATHER,

CHEATED MY PEOPLE OF THEIR

BIRTHRIGHT?

THIS TOWN AND ALL THE LAND

AROUND IT WAS PAID FOR

WITH THE BLOOD OF MY ANCESTORS.

>> YES, WELL, OF COURSE

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

THINGS THAT HAPPENED

ALMOST 100 YEARS AGO.

>> AND HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT

FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING

IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW?

YOU POMPOUS OLD RAT BAG.

>> I DO NOT HAVE

TO TAKE THAT FROM YOU.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

AND YOU WON'T TAKE

ANY OF THIS FROM ME

BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE

TO KILL ME FIRST.

>> WELL...

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

>> SOMEBODY IS GOING

TO PAY FOR THIS!

>> BETTER GET THE TOP UP

ON THAT BEAUTY, STUART.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN

FOR A SPOT OF NASTY WEATHER.

>> DAD?

UM, DID YOU HEAR

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY

AT THE RHODODENDRON TRUST?

>> BLIGHT?

>> YEAH, ALMOST AS GOOD.

NO, APPARENTLY A MAD DOG

WENT INTO A FEEDING FRENZY

ON MRS. HOBSON'S FLOWERS.

>> WELL, THAT'S A REAL TRAGEDY.

ALL GONE?

>> THERE'S A BIG QUESTION

WHETHER SHE CAN

BRING THEM BACK IN TIME.

>> FUNNY HOW THINGS WORK OUT.

>> YES, THANK YOU, OLIVER.

I CAN ASSURE YOU,

I SHALL CERTAINLY

LOOK INTO THE MATTER.

>> DINNER'S READY.

>> STUART, I'VE BEEN

THINKING IT OVER,

AND I FEEL IT'S TIME

YOU TOOK ON MORE RESPONSIBILITY.

>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT

I CAN COME TO WORK FOR YOU?

>> I'M SAYING THAT

SEEING AS YOU'RE DOING SO WELL

AT THE FREEZING WORKS --

YOU ARE DOING WELL

AT THE FREEZING WORKS,

AREN'T YOU, STUART?

>> OH, YES, FATHER, VERY WELL.

>> GOOD.

THEN YOU WON'T MIND

TAKING OVER YOUR OWN

CAR PAYMENTS.

>> I'VE HAD A FEW

UNEXPECTED EXPENSES.

IF YOU COULD HELP ME OUT FOR

JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER,

I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

>> HOW MUCH LONGER?

UNTIL YOU FIND ANOTHER JOB.

YOU LIED TO ME, STUART,

AND YOU WERE SEEN

AT THE RHODODENDRON TRUST

WITH KUPE JUST BEFORE THOSE

FLOWERS WERE PULLED OUT.

WERE YOU RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE VANDALISM?

THE TRUTH NOW.

>> YES.

>> I CAN ABIDE

MANY THINGS IN A PERSON,

BUT ONE THING I CANNOT

AND WILL NOT TOLERATE

>> NO, YOU WERE NOT.

I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU.

>> HOW DID YOU LOSE YOUR JOB?

>> A MAORI STOLE IT.

>> STOLE IT?!

YOU GOT SACKED

THE FOREMAN TOLD ME.

>> YOU KNEW STUART

HAD LOST HIS JOB?

>> WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON

IN THIS FAMILY

THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT?

>> SHE'S STILL VISITING

THAT OLD BROWN WITCH

AFTER YOU TOLD HER NOT TO.

>> ELIZABETH, IS THIS TRUE?

>> I LIKE HER.

SHE'S MY FRIEND.

>> YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER

IN THE FUTURE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

>> YOUR PRECIOUS

MISS GOODY-TWO-SHOES

IS ALSO A THIEF.

>> I'M NOT A THIEF.

>> LIAR.

YOU STOLE MONEY FROM ME.

>> I DIDN'T STEAL IT.

I TOOK IT TO PAY FOR

THE WINDOW HE BROKE.

>> WHAT WINDOW?

>> HIRA'S.

HE WAS THE ONE WHO THREW

A BRICK THROUGH HER WINDOW.

>> I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT.

>> SHE'S ONLY A BLOODY MAORI.

>> SHE'S A PERSON JUST LIKE US.

>> THE SOONER SHE DROPS DEAD,

THE BETTER WE'LL ALL BE.

>> STUART, THAT WAS

A HORRIBLE THING TO SAY.

>> YOU DECEIVED YOUR PARENTS

AND YOU BROUGHT SHAME

ON THIS FAMILY.

AND AFTER WHAT

I'VE HEARD TODAY,

I'M EMBARRASSED

TO CALL YOU MY SON.

>> JOHN!

>> WHAT MAKES YOU THINK

I WANT YOU FOR A FATHER?

>> HOW DARE YOU

TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!

>> LOOK, STOP IT, BOTH OF YOU!

>> ELIZABETH STEALS FROM ME

AND YOU DON'T SAY A WORD.

NOTHING I EVER DO

IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU.

WELL, I'M SORRY

I CAN'T BE PERFECT.

I CAN'T BE LIKE

ELIZABETH...AND YOU.

>> JOHN, DO YOU WANT

TO TALK ABOUT IT?

>> WHAT'S TO DISCUSS.

PEOPLE DO THINGS

YOU WISH THEY HADN'T.

WHAT'S DONE IS DONE.

>> STUBBORN LITTLE GIRL.

GET IN HERE IMMEDIATELY!

I CAN'T BE RESPONSIBLE

IF YOU DIE OF PNEUMONIA.

LOOK AT YOU, YOU'RE ALL WET.

GET OVER HERE.

GET CLOSE TO THE FIRE.

THERE.

WHAT ON EARTH GOT INTO YOU?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

I HAD TO SEE YOU.

SORRY YOU MISUNDERSTOOD

MY INTENTIONS.

I WASN'T TRYING TO TRICK YOU

OR BE DISRESPECTFUL.

I THOUGHT I WAS DOING

SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOU

AND THE TOWN.

HIRA, I WOULD NEVER

DO ANYTHING TO HURT YOU.

>> YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL.

BUT I THINK YOUR HEART

IS TOO BIG.

>> ANNABEL, YOU KNOW

I'D LOVE TO GO,

BUT I ALREADY MADE PLANS.

>> YOU COULD CHANGE THEM.

>> I CAN'T.

>> ELIZABETH, THIS IS IT,

OUR FIRST REAL DATE.

WE'VE GOT THE SAIL BOAT.

ROBERT'S GOING TO TAKE US OUT,

JUST THE FOUR OF US.

>> ANNABEL, I JUST CAN'T.

>> WHY NOT?

IT'S THAT WOMAN, ISN'T IT,

THAT OLD MAORI WOMAN.

YOU'RE GOING BACK

TO SEE HER, AREN'T YOU?

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

YOU WOULD RATHER SPEND TIME

WITH HER THAN ME.

IT'S LIKE -- LIKE SHE'S

GOT YOU UNDER A SPELL

OR SOMETHING.

>> ANNABEL, PLEASE!

>> YOU'VE CHANGED, ELIZABETH.

YOU'VE REALLY CHANGED,

AND NOT FOR THE BETTER

I MIGHT ADD.

>> HIRA, DID YOU REALLY

KNOW CAPTAIN COOK?

>> NOW, ELIZABETH,

I NEVER SAID THAT.

WHAT I SAID WAS,

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,

I KNEW MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE

ALIVE WHEN CAPTAIN COOK

FIRST CAME TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND.

>> THAT'S AMAZING.

HIRA, THE FIRST NIGHT I MET YOU,

YOU WERE TALKING TO THAT STICK.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

>> REMEMBERING WHO I AM

AND WHERE I CAME FROM.

WITH THIS...

WITH THIS... HAKAPAPA, MY MEMORY

I CAN TRACE MY ANCESTORS

BACK OVER 35 GENERATIONS

TO OUR FOUNDING CANOE,

AND EACH KNOB REPRESENTS

A DIFFERENT GENERATION

IN OUR TRIBE'S HISTORY.

ONCE IT WAS REQUIRED THAT

ALL MAORI CHILDREN MEMORIZE

THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY TREE.

BUT TODAY...

LIKE THE KUMARA

WHOSE ROOTS DO NOT

TAKE TO THE SOIL,

YOUNG PEOPLE LET GO

OF THEIR TRADITIONS...

JUST LIKE THAT.

>> WOULD YOU TEACH ME

YOUR HISTORY?

>> OW! THAT HURT.

>> NOW, I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL

WONDERING WHY WE'VE CALLED

THIS SPECIAL ASSEMBLY.

I'M WAITING.

MRS. VIRGINIA HOBSON

OF THE WELCOMING COMMITTEE --

>> ANNABEL!

>> -- AND MAYOR WICKSTEAD

HAVE COME ALONG TODAY

TO BRING US UP TO DATE

WITH THE PLANS

FOR THE ROYAL VISIT.

AS YOU KNOW,

IT'S ONLY 12 DAYS NOW

UNTIL THE BIG EVENT.

>> OPTIONS, OLIVER.

I NEED TO KNOW

WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS.

THAT DAMN WOMAN

REFUSES TO BUDGE.

>> HONEY BEE, YOU KNOW

I'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU,

BUT LEGALLY WE CAN'T TOUCH HER.

THERE'S NO MORTGAGE ON RECORD.

NO DEED OF TITLE EVEN EXISTS.

THE HOUSE HAS BEEN THERE

FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS

FOR GOD'S SAKE.

>> THEN CONDEMN IT.

EVICT HER.

>> VIRGINIA,

I'VE ALREADY GOT WAKEFIELD

BREATHING DOWN MY NECK

OVER THE WAY YOU STEAMROLLED HIM

ON THE CHEESE FACTORY.

THE MAN'S TALKING ABOUT

RUNNING FOR MAYOR,

FOR GOD'S SAKE.

>> LOOK, OLIVER,

IF YOU WON'T HELP ME,

I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

>> -- LEAD THE PARADE,

THAT SAME LUCKY GIRL WILL HAVE

A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY

OF PRESENTING HER MAJESTY

WITH THIS UNIQUE GIFT.

>> A PAIR OF PRICELESS

PEARL-HANDLED DUELING PISTOLS

ORIGINALLY GIVEN BY

THE QUEEN'S GREAT-GREAT UNCLE

TO THE COURAGEOUS

FOUNDER OF OUR TOWN

AND THE GRANDFATHER OF OUR

VERY OWN MRS. VIRGINIA HOBSON,

WITHOUT WHOSE GENEROSITY

THIS PRESENTATION

WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

>> BUT, HIRA,

MAYBE YOU'RE MISTAKEN.

>> MISTAKEN!

HOW CAN YOU BE SO IGNORANT?

I WAS THERE, I SAW IT.

>> BUT HEADMASTER STRINGFELLOW

SAID THAT --

>> LIES.

THOSE PISTOLS WERE

GIVEN TO MY FATHER.

>> SOMEBODY'S NOT

TELLING THE TRUTH.

>> YOU'RE BLOODY RIGHT

ABOUT THAT.

YOU HAVEN'T LEARNED A THING.

>> ALL RIGHT, GIRLS.

ONE LAST TIME,

SMILE FOR THE DICKYBIRD.

SPLENDID.

>> ENJOY THE WEEKEND, GIRLS.

>> BYE.

>> SEE YOU.

>> ANNABEL, WAIT FOR ME.

LISTEN, DO YOU WANT

TO GO TO THE PICTURES?

"ROMAN HOLIDAY"

IS PLAYING AT THE REGENT.

WE COULD CATCH A MATINEE.

>> ELIZABETH,

YOU KNOW I'D LOVE TO,

BUT I'VE ALREADY MADE PLANS

WITH SOME PEOPLE MY OWN AGE.

IMAGINE THAT.

>>> MY DEAREST IAN,

ORDINARY WORDS CANNOT

EXPRESS THE WAY I FEEL.

MY HEART DOES 10,000 SOMERSAULTS

EVERY TIME I'M NEAR YOU.

AND THE MERE MENTION OF

YOUR NAME MAKES MY BLOOD

RUSH LIKE A RAGING TORRENT.

* I WAS WALKING ALONG

DREAMING OF SOMEPLACE *

* WHEN OUT OF

AN ORANGE-COLORED SKY *

* FLASH! BAM! ALAKAZAM!

WONDERFUL YOU CAME BY *

* I WAS HUMMING A TUNE

DRINKING IN SUNSHINE *

* WHEN OUT OF THAT

ORANGE-COLORED VIEW *

* FLASH! BAM! ALAKAZAM!

I GOT A LOOK AT YOU *

* NO NEED FOR ALL THE OTHERS

* THIS MARCHING GIRL

SHE'S GOT CLASS *

* I WAS WALKING ALONG

DREAMING OF ONE DAY *

* WHEN LOVE CAME

AND HIT ME IN THE EYE *

* FLASH! BAM! ALAKAZAM!

* OUT OF AN ORANGE-COLORED

* PRETTY GREEN NEW ZEALAND SKY

* FLASH! BAM! ALAKAZAM!

* AND GOOD-BYE

>>> IAN, MY DARLING,

I KNOW THESE FEELINGS ARE REAL,

THAT YOU AND I WERE MEANT TO BE.

I AM YOURS FOR ETERNITY.

I...LOVE...YOU.

>> WHO DO YOU LOVE?

GIVE US A LOOK.

>> NO.

>> COME ON, GIVE US A LOOK.

>> GET AWAY!

>> STUART, LEAVE HER ALONE.

>> WE WERE ONLY MUCKING AROUND.

>> GET OUT OF HERE.

ELIZABETH, HAVE YOU BEEN TO

THAT HOUSE SINCE I TOLD YOU

NOT TO GO THERE?

>> NO, DAD.

>> ALL RIGHT, THEN.

GET READY FOR BED.

>> TREVOR, SPEED IT UP.

>> GEE, STUART,

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR OLD MAN

REALLY PULLED THE PLUG.

HOW YOU GOING TO

MAKE THE CAR PAYMENTS?

>> I'LL MANAGE.

>> WHY, ELIZABETH.

ELIZABETH WAKEFIELD,

WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE,

ON A SATURDAY NO LESS?

>> I -- I --

I JUST WANT, UM --

WELL -- WELL, IAN --

I MEAN, MR. DIXON,

THERE'S SOMETHING --

THERE'S SOMETHING

I MUST TELL YOU.

>> CERTAINLY.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.

>> I JUST LOVE...

OUR NEW UNIFORMS, SIR,

I THINK THEY'RE SMASHING.

YOU MADE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE.

>> OH, ELIZABETH,

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY

THAT MAKES ME.

AS YOU KNOW

I PICKED THEM OUT MYSELF,

AND I WAS TERRIBLY WORRIED

YOU MIGHT NOT CARE FOR THEM.

>> OH, BUT I DO.

I DO -- I MEAN WE ALL

LIKE THEM VERY MUCH, SIR.

>> ELIZABETH, I HAVE

A CONFESSION TO MAKE.

I LIKE YOU.

YOU'RE DIFFERENT

FROM THE OTHER GIRLS.

YOU HAVE VERY SPECIAL QUALITIES,

AND THE OTHERS LOOK UP TO YOU.

YOU'RE A TRUE LEADER.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

>> OH, YES.

>> SEE, ELIZABETH,

WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU,

AND WE MUST KEEP THIS

OUR LITTLE SECRET,

IS THAT RIGHT NOW

YOU ARE MY FIRST CHOICE

TO BE NAMED TEAM CAPTAIN

OF THE GRENADIERS TO GREET

HER MAJESTY PERSONALLY

AND TO PRESENT HER WITH

A SPECIAL GIFT FROM THE CITY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

>> OH, MY PRECIOUS RHODIES,

I'VE NURSED YOU BACK TO LIFE.

YOU KNOW WHAT IS EXPECTED.

YOU'LL GET THE REST OF THE MONEY

WHEN THE JOB IS DONE.

>> HIRA?

>> HOW CAN YOU BE SO IGNORANT?

I WAS THERE, I SAW IT.

YOU HAVEN'T LEARNED A THING.

>> STUART, I DON'T THINK

WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS.

>> COWARD.

>> I'M SORRY,

THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.

>> BUT THE LETTER SAYS I MUST

APPEAR BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE

AT 2:00 TO ANSWER CHARGES

THAT I HAVE NEGLECTED

TO PAY MY PROPERTY TAXES.

>> YES, I REALIZE WHAT

THIS SAYS, BUT THIS LETTER

DIDN'T COME FROM OUR OFFICE.

IT'S NOT OUR STATIONERY.

>> WELL, IF YOU DIDN'T SEND IT,

WHO DID?

>> I DON'T KNOW

WHAT I'M DOING,

AND I DON'T CARE

IF I MAKE A MISTAKE.

>> ELIZABETH, IT'S ME.

>> STUART?

>> PUT DOWN THE GUN,

ELIZABETH.

>> NO.

>> ELIZABETH, YOU DON'T

KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

PUT DOWN THE GUN.

>> I WAS INSIDE.

YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME.

>> BUT NOW YOU'RE OUT.

WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.

>> STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

>> ELIZABETH, WE'RE DOING THIS

FOR THE QUEEN, YOUR QUEEN.

IT'S WHAT SHE WOULD WANT.

>> NO.

THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.

YOU'VE GOT NO BUSINESS

BEING HERE.

>> I HATE TO THINK

WHAT FATHER WOULD SAY.

>> SHUT UP.

>> I DON'T WANT YOU

TO GET HURT.

>> I'M NOT AFRAID

TO PULL THIS TRIGGER.

> YOU'D KILL YOUR OWN BROTHER

TO PROTECT A BLOODY MAORI?

WHAT KIND OF COWARD ARE YOU?

>> BUT, HIRA,

I CAN'T TAKE THIS.

THIS WAS YOUR FATHER'S.

IT'S A FAMILY HEIRLOOM.

>> NO, I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.

BRAVE WARRIOR WHOSE COURAGE

IS LIKE THE HEART

OF THE TAWA TREE.

IT HAS MAGICAL POWERS

TO PROTECT YOU.

YOU WILL HAVE THE MANA,

THE PRESTIGE OF ALL THOSE

WHO HAVE WORN IT BEFORE YOU,

LIVING AND DEAD.

THEY CARVED CANOES

WITH THIS STUFF.

>> I'LL TREASURE IT ALWAYS.

>> AHH...

YOU'VE BEEN WONDERING

ABOUT MY MOKO, EH?

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

>> MINE IS A CHISEL MOKO.

THESE DAYS I HEAR

SOME GET THEM WITH NEEDLES.

AH, BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME.

WHEN I WAS A GIRL

IT WAS THE BONE OF A WHALE

WHICH THEY USED.

>> DID IT HURT?

>> I THOUGHT

I WAS GOING TO DIE.

A VERY OLD MAN,

I THINK WAS HIS NAME,

DREW THE PATTERN THREE TIMES

BEFORE HE WAS SATISFIED.

THEN HE ASKED, "ARE YOU

WILLING TO TAKE THE MOKO,

AND ARE YOU ABLE

TO BEAR THE PAIN?"

>> BUT IF IT WAS SO PAINFUL,

WHY DID YOU DO IT?

>> BECAUSE IT WAS MY

MAORITANGA, MY IDENTITY.

IT WAS A SIGN OF ADULTHOOD,

AN INDICATION THAT YOU WERE

READY TO TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITY.

WEARING THE MOKO

WAS LIKE HAVING YOUR NAME

WRITTEN ON YOUR FACE

IN BEAUTIFUL WRITING.

>> ELIZABETH.

ELIZABETH.

>>

YOU SAID I WAS A BRAVE

AND COURAGEOUS WARRIOR,

THEN I'VE EARNED

WHAT I'M ASKING FOR.

>> ELIZABETH WAKEFIELD,

ARE YOU WILLING

TO TAKE THE MOKO,

AND ARE YOU ABLE

TO BEAR THE PAIN?

>> I AM.

>> ELIZABETH, I THOUGHT

WE SAID NO MAKEUP

UNTIL YOU'RE 15.

>> IT'S NOT MAKEUP.

IT'S A MAORI TATTOO,

AND I FIND IT

VERY DISRESPECTFUL.

>> I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY.

>> THAT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.

>> WATCH YOUR MOUTH, STUART.

DON'T YOU THINK FOR A SECOND

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DID

TO YOUR SISTER'S PICTURES,

BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING

TO BE PUNISHED.

>> FATHER, I THINK YOU SHOULD

KNOW THAT YOUR DAUGHTER

IS STILL FRATERNIZING

WITH THAT OLD MAORI WOMAN

IN THAT DISGUSTING HOUSE,

THE ONE YOU SPECIFICALLY

TOLD HER TO STAY AWAY FROM.

>> ELIZABETH, IS THIS TRUE?

>> LOOK AT HER.

SHE'S TRYING TO

BE ONE OF THEM.

SHE IS AN EMBARRASSMENT

TO ALL OF US.

>> WELL, IS IT TRUE?

HAVE YOU STILL

BEEN GOING THERE?

>> YES, AND I INTEND

TO KEEP GOING THERE.

>>THEN YOU LIED TO ME,

DIDN'T YOU?

>> I LIED BECAUSE

HIRA IS MY FRIEND.

AND I WON'T BE PART OF IT,

THE WAY EVERYONE TREATS HER,

THE BIGOTRY.

>> BIGOTRY?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

AND YOU'RE JUST AS PREJUDICED

AS EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS TOWN.

>> ELIZABETH, THAT IS NO WAY

TO TALK TO YOUR FATHER.

>> A GOOD CANING

WOULD SERVE HER WELL.

>> SHUT UP, STUART.

>> ELIZABETH, I THOUGHT

WE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING.

>> UNDERSTANDING?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING.

YOU DON'T KNOW HIRA.

YOU DON'T KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT HER.

AND YOU'VE GOT NO IDEA

WHAT'S GOING ON

RIGHT UNDER YOUR OWN NOSE.

>> ELIZABETH, THAT IS ENOUGH!

>> "DON'T GO THERE.

STAY AWAY FROM HER."

STUART THROWS A BRICK

THROUGH HER WINDOW,

AMONG OTHER THINGS,

AND WHAT DO YOU DO?

NOTHING.

YOU PRACTICALLY

CONGRATULATED HIM.

NO WONDER HE IS THE WAY HE IS.

HE LEARNED IT FROM YOU.

>> ELIZABETH!

>> CHAPTER 7,

THE MAORI WARS.

TODAY'S LESSON FOCUSES ON

THE HOTLY CONTESTED BATTLES

AND SKIRMISHES FOUGHT

BETWEEN OUR COLONIAL REGULARS

AND THE MALCONTENT LOCAL SAVAGES

OF THE NORTH ISLAND

IN THE LATE 1800s.

MISS WAKEFIELD, YOU SEEM

PARTICULARLY WELL-SUITED

TO FAC THE SUBJECT

THIS MORNING.

HAVE YOU ANY THOUGHTS FOR US,

IN ENGLISH?

>> AS A MATTER OF FACT I DO.

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED,

HEADMASTER, SIR, THAT MAYBE

THERE'S ANOTHER SIDE

TO YOUR VERSION OF THE STORY?

>> LET'S GO, COME ON.

>> WELL, WELL, IF IT ISN'T

THE LITTLE MAORI LOVER.

ON YOUR WAY TO A HANGI, ARE YOU?

YOU LIKE HAKA?

>> THAT'S CERTAINLY

AN IMPROVEMENT.

>> OH, YEAH.

AND WHAT'S THAT ON YOUR FACE?

>> NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

>> NOT GOOD ENOUGH

FOR YOU, ARE WE?

>> LET GO OF ME!

YOU CAN'T DO THIS!

>> MAYBE THIS WILL TEACH YOU

TO STICK TO YOUR OWN KIND.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!

>> ON THE CONTRARY,

WE UNDERSTAND PERFECTLY WELL.

>> HA, SHE'LL NEVER

BE MARCHING CAPTAIN.

>> THE HEADMASTER HATES HER.

>> TOO BAD.

I THINK THE OLD HAG WOULD

HAVE COOKED RATHER EASILY.

>> YEAH, HERE'S TO STUART

FOR A SPORTING TRY, EH?

LITTLE SISTER OF HIS,

WE'D BE RID OF THE OLD CURSE.

>> YEAH.

PROBABLY TRYING TO HELP

HIS OLD MAN WIN VOTES, EH?

JUST CAME UP A BIT SHORT,

THAT'S ALL.

>> GIVE IT TO HIM.

GIVE IT TO HIM.

>> DRINK, STUART.

COME ON, DRINK IT.

DRINK, DRINK.

>> DRINK, STUART.

DRINK, DRINK.

>> YEAH, WELL DONE.

YEAH.

>> DRINK, DRINK.

COME ON.

>> FATHER.

>> GIVE ME THE KEYS.

>> WHAT'S GOING ON?

HOW LONG?

>> SIX MONTHS.

AND THAT'S JUST

FOR STARTERS, MY FRIEND.

AND MAKE IT SINCERE, SON.

WE'LL STAY OUT HERE ALL DAY

UNTIL YOU DO.

>> MRS. MATA, I WANT

TO APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF

OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY

FOR MY RECENT CONDUCT

TOWARDS YOU AND YOUR HOUSE.

I WAS WRONG,

AND IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

>> GET IN THE CAR.

>> HE DIDN'T KNOW, ELIZABETH.

ALL THE HELP

YOU'VE BEEN GIVING HER,

ALL THE GOOD THINGS

YOU'VE DONE FOR HER.

SEE, WHEN YOUR FATHER

WAS A LITTLE BOY,

HIS GRANDFATHER,

WHO RAISED HIM,

WOULD NEVER LET HIM

NEAR THAT HOUSE.

YET NEVER TOLD HIM WHY.

ONE DAY YOUR FATHER

WAS AT THE LIBRARY

AND HE FOUND AN OLD

NEWSPAPER STORY

ABOUT SOME MEN IN OUR TOWN

WHO WERE PUT ON TRIAL FOR

THE MURDER OF A MAORI CHIEF.

HIS GRANDFATHER WAS ONE OF THEM.

>> DID HE KILL HIRA'S FATHER?

>> THE MEN WERE ACQUITTED,

BUT THE REAL TRUTH

WAS NEVER IN DOUBT.

>> DOES SHE KNOW THIS?

>> YES, SHE DOES.

>> AND THAT'S WHY HE DIDN'T

WANT ME GOING THERE.

>> UH-HUH.

>> BUT HIRA ACCEPTS ME.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HER FATHER

HAS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH ME,

OR DAD.

>> I THINK HE FEELS ASHAMED,

ELIZABETH, OF HIS FAMILY'S

CONNECTION TO THE INCIDENT.

AND SOMETIMES WHEN

PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THAT

AND THEY DON'T KNOW

WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT,

THEY HIDE BEHIND THEIR PRIDE.

HE'S BEEN WANTING TO TELL YOU

FOR THE LONGEST TIME.

>> STUART, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> WELL, IF IT ISN'T

LIZZIE THE LIZARD,

DADDY'S LITTLE PET.

>> GET OUT!

>> NOW, THAT'S NOT

A VERY NICE WAY

TO TALK TO YOUR BROTHER,

ESPECIALLY WHEN HE'S

BROUGHT YOU SUCH GOOD NEWS.

>> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

>> YOUR BEST FRIEND,

ANNABEL LEACH,

SHE WAS MADE CAPTAIN

OF THE MARCHING TEAM

THIS AFTERNOON.

>> YOU'RE A LIAR.

>> OH, AM I?

WELL, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD

ASK YOUR DARLING MR. DIXON.

I'M SURE HE'LL TELL YOU.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU MAKE HIS BLOOD

RUSH LIKE A RAGING TORRENT.

10,000 SOMERSAULTS, REALLY.

AT LEAST YOU COULD HAVE BEEN

A LITTLE BIT ORIGINAL.

>> WHERE IS IT?

>> WHERE IS WHAT?

>> THE LETTER!

GIVE ME THE LETTER, STUART.

COMING FROM A LITTLE BIRD

LIKE YOU.

HEY, LIZARD.

>> WHAT DID YOU DO

WITH THE LETTER?

>> DON'T YOU THINK

HE'S A LITTLE OLD FOR YOU,

AND YOU A LITTLE

UNDERDEVELOPED FOR HIM.

>> WHERE IS IT?

>> I'VE POSTED IT.

>> YOU BASTARD.

I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL.

>> WELL, I'LL SEE YOU THERE,

BECAUSE YOU'RE NEVER

GOING TO GET A HUSBAND,

NOT WITH A TWERPY FLAT-CHESTED

LITTLE BODY LIKE THAT.

>> I HATE YOU!

I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU!

I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU!

>> UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES

WILL THAT GIRL LEAD THE PARADE

OR PRESENT THIS GIFT

TO HER MAJESTY.

STRINGFELLOW, HE'S A BLOODY

HEARTLESS SON-OF-A --

>> IAN.

>> WELL, THAT'S WHAT HE IS.

EXECUTIVE DECISION, MY BACKSIDE.

HE'S DESTROYING

A LITTLE GIRL'S DREAM.

I'M SORRY, ELIZABETH.

I WANTED YOU TO BE CAPTAIN,

REALLY I DID.

I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.

I'D STILL LIKE YOU

TO MARCH WITH THE TEAM,

IF YOU'RE UP TO IT THAT IS.

OH, HOW THOUGHTLESS OF ME.

ELIZABETH, I'D LIKE YOU

TO MEET JENNIFER, MY FIANCE.

SHE'S COME FROM AUCKLAND

ESPECIALLY FOR

THE QUEEN'S VISIT.

>> I'M DELIGHTED TO MEET YOU.

IAN'S TOLD ME SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.

>> HOW'S MY LITTLE QUEEN?

I KNOW YOU'RE

DISAPPOINTED, DEAR.

YOU DESERVE TO BE CAPTAIN.

WE ALL KNOW THAT.

IT'S A COMPLICATED WORLD

OUT THERE, ELIZABETH.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE

WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT

VIEWPOINTS.

YOU BELIEVED IN SOMETHING,

AND YOU STOOD UP FOR IT.

YOU HAVE NOTHING

TO BE ASHAMED OF.

THERE'S A PARADE TOMORROW.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU SHOULD GO.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU SHOULDN'T.

ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THAT DECISION.

BUT WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE,

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT YOUR MOTHER AND I ARE

BOTH BLOODY PROUD OF YOU,

AND WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.

>> DADDY, IT HURTS.

>> I KNOW, I KNOW.

>> SURELY YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE

TERRIBLE PREDICAMENT WE'RE IN.

VICTORIA, WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

THE OLD WOMAN REFUSES TO DIVEST

HERSELF OF THE PROPERTY.

OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE,

THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND

IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE

IN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS.

THE EYES OF NEW ZEALAND

ARE UPON US.

NOW THE OTHERS HAVE

GIVEN ME THEIR VOTE.

DO I HAVE YOURS?

>> WELL, YOU ARE THE CHAIRWOMAN.

>>

PRECISELY.

WHICH IS WHY I --

>> I DON'T LIKE YOUR POLITICS.

>> I HEARTILY CONCUR.

>> FURTHERMORE, I WILL NOT

BE A PARTY TO ANY VIOLATION

OF HUMAN DECENCY.

YOU'VE INSULTED BY DAUGHTER.

YOU'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE

OF MY SON.

AND YOU HAVE BELITTLED

MY HUSBAND'S VITAL CONTRIBUTION

TO THIS COMMUNITY.

>> NOT TO MENTION

YOUR GRUBBY LITTLE AFFAIR

WITH THE MAYOR.

>> KUPE, SHOW OUR GOOD FRIEND

MRS. HOBSON TO THE DOOR.

>> I THOUGHT YOU HANDLED

ALL OF THAT RATHER WELL,

DARLING.

>> THANK YOU, DEAR.

COME ALONG.

TIME TO GET DRESSED.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE

LATE FOR THE QUEEN.

>> OH, GREAT.

EASIEST TEN QUID I EVER MADE.

>> LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

>> I DO THINK WE SHOULD SEE

IF ELIZABETH IS COMING.

>> NO, IT'S HER DECISION,

DARLING.

>> WELL, WELL, LIZZIE,

OFF TO SEE THE QUEEN, ARE WE?

>> GET OUT OF MY WAY, STUART.

GIVE ME THAT BACK!

>> YOU'VE CAUSED ME

A LOT OF TROUBLE.

YOU'VE TURNED FATHER AGAINST ME.

YOU STOLE MY MONEY.

YOU MADE A FOOL OF ME

IN THIS TOWN.

EVERYBODY THINKS

YOU'RE A BLOODY JOKE.

>> LET GO OF ME!

>>

NOW, LITTLE MISSY,

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME TIME

TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

>> TESTING, ONE, TWO.

TESTING.

TESTING.

TESTING, ONE, TWO.

TESTING, ONE, TWO.

GOOD CITIZENS,

WHAT A MOMENTOUS OCCASION

TODAY IS FOR ALL OF US

HERE IN MIDDLETON.

NOW, ACCORDING TO OUR SCHEDULE,

THE QUEEN SHOULD BE HERE IN --

WELL, VERY SHORTLY.

>> HELP! HELP!

SOMEBODY HELP!

HELP!

PLEASE HELP.

SOMEBODY HELP!

>> ALL RIGHT,

GRENADIERS, FALL IN.

STRAIGHTEN UP.

LOOK ALIVE.

WELL, ANNABEL,

WON'T BE LONG NOW.

THE SPOTLIGHT'S ON YOU.

THIS IS YOUR BIG MOMENT.

>> YES, SIR.

>> JUST REMEMBER,

GOOD POSTURE,

FULL ARM SWING, HIGH STEPS.

AND DON'T FORGET

THE SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

>> MR. DIXON,

HAVE YOU SEEN ELIZABETH?

>> NO, ACTUALLY I HAVEN'T.

I SUSPECT THE EVENTS

OF THE LAST FEW DAYS

MAY HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL.

>> AND SO IT IS

WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADIEU,

I GIVE YOU MRS. VIRGINIA HOBSON,

CHAIRWOMAN OF THE ROYAL

WELCOMING COMMITTEE.

>> MY DEAR FELLOW CITIZENS,

I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU

WHAT A THRILLING DAY

THIS IS FOR ME.

AND FOR YOU.

NOW, THE QUEEN SHOULD BE HERE --

WELL, ANY MINUTE NOW.

>> YES, SHE'S OVER

45 MINUTES LATE

ACCORDING TO MY WATCH.

>> YES, I WONDER WHAT COULD

BE HOLDING UP THE QUEEN.

>> JOHN, YOU DIDN'T.

>> WELL, IRIS,

THE BOSS WILL BE PLEASED.

>> LET'S GO AND TELL THEM.

IF WE HURRY WE CAN BEAT

THE MOTORCADE BACK INTO TOWN.

>> KUPE?

KUPE!

GOOD BOY, GOOD BOY.

KUPE, GO GET HELP.

GO GET HELP.

KUPE, GO FIND HELP!

HURRY!

RUN, KUPE, RUN!

WONDERFUL, KUPE.

NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

>> HEY!

>> WELL, WELL, IF IT ISN'T

THE IRREPROACHABLE

ANNABEL LEACH.

CONGRATULATIONS, LOVE.

LOOKS LIKE YOU MADE

CAPTAIN OF THE SQUAD.

>> STUART, WHERE'S ELIZABETH?

>> ELIZABETH WHO?

>> ELIZABETH YOUR SISTER.

> >> OH, THAT ELIZABETH.

I'M AFRAID SHE'S...

INDISPOSED AT THE MOMENT.

TA-TA.

>> WHAT DO YOU WANT?

>> CHECK THE HOUSE.

>> ANNABEL, WAIT!

>> EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

>> FOR ELIZABETH.

>> over P.A. system:

I UNDERSTAND THE MOTORCADE

HAS BEEN SPOTTED

JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN.

IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.

ANY MINUTE NOW.

AS HER MAJESTY ARRIVES,

I WOULD ASK YOU, PLEASE,

NOT TO BREAK RANKS.

WE WANT TO SHOW HER MAJESTY

THAT WE ARE INDEED HER LOYAL

AND DEVOTED SUBJECTS.

ENTHUSIASTIC, YES...

>> HERE SHE COMES!

>> ...BUT DIGNIFIED.

>> THERE!

>> KUPE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HOW DID YOU GET THIS?

CLOSE YOUR EYES, KUPE.

IT HAS MAGICAL POWERS

IF WE PRAY HARD ENOUGH.

>> I'M DRIVING.

>> OH, BOY.

>> IRIS, I'M NOT SURE

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

>> OH, RELAX, ANGUS.

YOU'VE GOT TO LIVE A LITTLE.

AFTER ALL, THE QUEEN'S COMING.

>> WAIT!

IRIS, LOOK OUT!

>> WHO AM I KIDDING?

WAIT A TICK.

WHAT DID HIRA SAY?

SHE SAID THEY CARVE

CANOES WITH THIS STUFF.

KUPE, IF YOU COULD

CARVE A CANOE...

>> YES, YES.

THIS IS WHAT YOU MUST DO.

>> WHAT'S THE QUEEN DOING?

WHY IS SHE STOPPING DOWN THERE?

>> I DON'T KNOW,

WHAT COULD BE DOING?

>> MUST BE THAT WOMAN.

THAT EVERYONE IN THE TOWN

THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO

VISIT THE RHODODENDRON TRUST.

>> INDEED, IF NOT FOR

A VERY PERSISTENT YOUNG GIRL.

>> ELIZABETH?

ELIZABETH, ARE YOU THERE?

>> ANNABEL?

>> SINCE THE MARCHING CAPTAIN

SEEMS TO HAVE DISAPPEARED,

I SUPPOSE I SHALL HAVE TO MAKE

THE PRESENTATION MYSELF.

AGREED?

>> OH, YES.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

>> YES, YES, WE'RE ALL RIGHT.

ANNABEL, THE QUEEN, IS SHE --

HAS SHE --

>> SHE'S -- I MEAN, NO,

SHE'S ONLY JUST ARRIVED.

>> ANNABEL, YOU'VE CUT YOUR LEG.

>> IT'S JUST A SCRAPE.

>> BUT ANNABEL,

WHY AREN'T YOU THERE?

>> ELIZABETH, I NEVER REALLY

CARED ABOUT THE SILLY PARADE

OR BEING CAPTAIN

OR ANY OF THAT STUFF.

I ONLY WANTED US TO BE TOGETHER.

YOU AND I, SO WE COULD

SAY THAT WE WERE THERE

AND THAT WE SAW THE QUEEN,

AND MAYBE ONE DAY TELL OUR

CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN.

>> WELL, THEN, COME ON.

WE CAN STILL MAKE IT.

>> TROUBLEMAKER.

>> ELIZABETH,

I'M SO SORRY WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS SUCH A FOOL.

COULD YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO HIRA?

LET US THROUGH.

LET US THROUGH!

>> YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE.

HEY! HEY, COME BACK HERE!

>> AND SO, AS A TOKEN

OF OUR UNDYING LOYALTY

AND ALLEGIANCE

TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE --

>> ANNABEL, GOOD GOD,

WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.

>> ELIZABETH,

YOU DESERVE THIS.

I WANT YOU TO DO IT.

>> YOUR MAJESTY,

THIS GIFT WAS ORIGINALLY GIVEN

BY YOUR GREAT-GREAT UNCLE

TO A BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS

NEW ZEALANDER.

IT WAS INTENDED TODAY

THAT IT BE GIVEN BACK TO YOU.

IT IS A SYMBOL

OF OUR LOYALTY AND LOVE

FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

BUT WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,

YOUR HIGHNESS,

THIS...

BELONGS TO HIRA.

>> YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT,

MY DEAR.

HISTORY AND HISTORY BOOKS

HAVE A CURIOUS WAY OF

PROMOTING SELECTIVE MEMORY,

THIS EMPIRE NOTWITHSTANDING.

BUT NOTHING,

NOTHING IN ALL OF THE WORLD

CAN EVER BELIE THE TRUTH.

AND SO WE BRING A GIFT

TO YOU, HIRA MATA,

FOR YOUR STRENGTH AND COURAGE,

FOR YOUR INDOMITABLE SPIRIT,

FOR YOUR WILL TO SURVIVE.

YOU ARE THE HEART

AND SOUL OF THIS COUNTRY.

A TRUE NEW ZEALANDER.

I BELIEVE THIS BELONGED

TO YOUR FATHER.

>>> I GUESS IT WAS IRONIC

IN A WAY, WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU SEE, WITH THE QUEEN

BEING LATE AND ALL,

THE ROYAL PARTY ONLY HAD

TIME FOR A SHORT VISIT.

AND TO EVERYONE'S

GREAT SURPRISE,

HER MAJESTY SPECIFICALLY

REQUESTED TO MEET A WOMAN

WHOM SHE HAD HEARD

A GREAT DEAL ABOUT,

A WOMAN SHE ADMIRED TREMENDOUSLY

AND HELD IN THE HIGHEST ESTEEM.

>> AND SO AFTER ONE OF

THE MOST MEMORABLE VISITS

OF HER NEW ZEALAND TOUR,

THE QUEEN BIDS A FOND FAREWELL

TO HIRA MATA, A DAUGHTER

OF A FAMOUS MAORI CHIEFTAIN.

AND HERE WE SEE THE YOUNG GIRL

WHO BECAME KNOWN THE WORLD OVER

AS HER COUNTRY'S MOST PERSISTENT

LETTER WRITER.

OOPS, LOOKS LIKE WE FORGOT

TO PUT SOMETHING ON.

IT'S HER GREEN-STONE TIKI.

A GOOD LUCK CHARM.

AND THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S

HAD A BIT OF AN ACCIDENT.

BUT ANNABEL LEACH

AND ELIZABETH WAKEFIELD

OF MIDDLETON COULDN'T CARE LESS.

THEY'RE TICKLED PINK.

QUITE A STORY TO TELL

YOUR GRANDKIDS ONE DAY,

EH, GIRLS?