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Koro's Change of Heart About Paikea
Paikea
My Koro wished in his heart that I'd never been born. But he changed his mind.
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Search for Leadership and Meaning
Porourangi
Koro is just...he's just Iooking for something that doesn't exist anymore.
Pai
A new leader? They exist.
Porourangi
Yeah, they do, except I think it's become even more than that. In his head, your Koro, he needs a prophet.
Pai
What's that?
Porourangi
Well, somebody who's gonna Iead our peopIe out of the darkness and who'll make everything aIright again. OnIy probIem is you can't just decide who those peopIe are just because you want them to be, eh?
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Empowering Leadership Through Shared Knowledge
Paikea
We can learn — and if the knowledge is given to everyone — then we can have lots of leaders, and soon everyone will be strong — not just the ones that have been chosen — because sometimes even if you're the leader and you need to be strong — you can get tired…
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Fearlessness in the Face of Death
Paikea
I wasn't scared to die. Why though ?
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Power and Fear in Confrontation
Koro
When you extend your tongue...you're saying to your enemies.....I'm gonna eat you...your eyes will roll back...your head will be stuck on the end of my stick. FeeI the ihi...the power. Make them feeI the wehi...the fear. I want the hairs on the backs of their necks to stand up.
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Finding Hope Through Ancient Traditions
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In the ways of the Ancients, she found a hope for the future.
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Breaking the Line to the Ancestors
Paikea
By being born I broke the line back to the ancient ones. It wasn't anybody's fault — it just happened.
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A Young Girl's Journey of Transformation
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One young girl dared to confront the past, change the present and determine the future.
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Heritage and Unity in Paikea's Vision
Paikea
My name is Paikea Apirana and I come from a Iong Iine of chiefs stretching all the way back to the whale rider. I'm not a prophet, but I know that our peopIe will keep going forward all together, with all of our strength.
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The Legacy of Paikea's Arrival
Paikea
In the old days the land felt a great emptiness. It was waiting waiting. Waiting to be filled up. Waiting for someone to love it. Waiting for a leader. And he came on the back of a whale, the man to Iead a new peopIe. Our ancestor Paikea.
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Consequences of Breaking Tradition
Koro
You're going to Iearn that chant, all of you, Iearn it exactIy. And if you break the chant, you will suffer the utu. The consequences.
Hemi
Like what? Someone dying or something?
Koro
Like your dick'll drop off. So hold onto your dicks.
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Seeking Acceptance and Understanding
Paikea
Why doesn't he want me?
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Embracing Heritage as Paikea Apirana
Paikea
My name is Paikea Apirana, and I come from a long line of chiefs...
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Reflections on Birth and Expectation
Paikea
There was no gladness when I was born.
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A Leader's Humble Plea for Forgiveness
Koro
Wise leader, forgive me. I am but a fledgling new to flight.
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