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Rotorua filmmaker believes Vegas is harmful to minds of rangatahi
4 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Vegas premiered on TVNZ 2 on April 19. Photo / Andrew Warner
A local Māori film collective that helped produce the new television series Vegas , filmed in Rotorua, is defending the show after it was criticised for portraying themes of gangs, drugs and crime. The Steambox Collective defended the show s importance, saying it contributed to its dream of building a sustainable Māori screen industry in Rotorua.
The comments come after Rotorua screen producer Hōhepa Tuahine wrote a blog post calling the show harmful and saying it was the reason he and his wife left the collective.
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