"Explores the impact of the first encounters between Maori and Europeans through three essays by Tohunga Whakairo - Te Warihi Hetaraka, Professor Alison Jones and a voice of the next generation - Justice Hetaraka. " The question of where does Aotearoa sit with the past and how do we move forward is explored through raw and revealing interviews with tangata whenua at the time of Tuia 250. " Emotive portraits were made as subjects reflected on the past and their hopes for the future. This is a window into everyday lives of Maori looking back to the past to form a pathway to a shared future.