HOW CHIEF TE PONGA WON HIS BRIDE

Directed by Gaston Méliès

1914 / 17min

The story is set in the Waikato where two Māori tribes are at war, with the story of the love between the young chief Te Ponga and the beautiful Puhuhu, daughter of the rival chief, similar to the legend of Hinemoa and Tutanekai.