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the whale rider.
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Timeline
Kahu is born.
Her Koro searches for a new successor since he thinks Kahu is not fit to lead.
Kahu is born.
Burial of the birth cord
Koro Apirana refuses to conduct the traditional burial of the birth cord.
Nanny flowers, Rawiri and other mates of Rawiri help her bury it in the town center.
Burial of the birth cord
Rehua dies.
Within three months of Kahu's birth, unfortunately, her mother dies. Kahu is taken by her mother's side to be raised in their ways away from Whangara.
Rehua dies.
Koro teaches Te Reo Maori.
Koro decides to teach Te Reo to the future generations. At times Kahu returns seeking her koro love and as he pushes her away in search for his new successor.
Rawiri travels to Sydney
Rawiri Kahu's uncle, travels to Sydney, Australia. During his stay he realises that his cousins had drifted away from the Maori ways and traditions.
Rawiri travels to Sydney
There he meets jeff in which Rawiri moves to Papa New Guinea with to help Jeff's father. Unfortunately during his stay he faces Jeff's mothers racism and decides to move back to Whangara.
Porourangi remarries.
When Rawiri returns from his pretty bad experience in Papa New guinea he realises that Koro has become more interested to find his next heir.
Porourangi remarries.
Porourangi remarries and gives birth to another child, Putiputi. Kahu now gets to stay longer-term.
Kahus Preformance
Kahu invites her family to a school ceremony that will include cultural presentations. Rawiri, Porourangi and Nanny all attend but Koro's seat is empty. Kahu writes a speech in Maori. Her speech expresses her utmost wish to please her great-grandfather and to uphold the Maori culture.
Kahus Preformance
Koro throws the stone
Koro decides to take his star students to the sea. Koro drops a rock in the sea and once it has sunk to the depths, he tells the boys they must retrieve it as a test of their endurance and strength and ability to lead. Despite their best efforts, they are not able to do so and Koro returns disappointed.
Kahu's special Powers?
- Nanny flowers and Rawiri take Kahu to the sea where Kahu jumps in. To Nanny flowers and Rawiri's supprise Kahu appears to be able to communicate with dolphins and other sea creatures, and through their aid she is able to retrieve the stone.
The stranded Whales
All the whales of a herd come and to the beach and strand themselves there. While some humans take advantage of these whales to harvest their meat and organs. The locals of Whangara attempt to organize a rescue attempt and deliver the whales back to sea. Rawiri and his biker gang work with the police and rangers to keep whale butchers from coming near the whales, while the navy is called in to attempt to pull the whales back out to sea. Unfortunatley, the whales die.
The Bull Whale
The Bull Whale
During the night, Rawiri, Koro, Kahu and Nanny hear a commotion coming from the sea, as if a great door has just opened, and then they witness a large group of huge whales from the bottom of the sea. At their head is a great bull whale with an ancient sacred Maori tattoo. The bull whale pulls itself onto shore and strands itself there, waiting for its death with it's hear.
The Warning?
Koro recognizes in this event a spiritual warning to him and his people; their test is to return this ancient whale back to sea because they are so connected to this supernatural whale herd that if it lives they live and f it dies they die. Koro calls a meeting of the local Maori people and tells them about the signifacance of this event. They organize all available vehicles and manpower down on the beach and attempt all sorts of measures to get the bull whale back to sea, but the giant creature stubbornly resists and continues to wait for itself to die on the shore.
The Warning?
Kahu leaves with the heard of Whales.
Kahu leaves with the heard of Whales.
- Kahu swims out to the whale and climbs up its back after communicating with it. The whale mistakes Kahu for its old master-Kahutia Te Rangi. Over the moon it listens to Kahu and leaves with its heard. Kahu thinks that this will be the last time she will ever see her home and family. Koro finally realizes Kahu’s special powers and her suitability to lead. he reailises the person he needed so badly was right in front of him.
Kahu returns.
The blue Whales wife realises that kahu isn't is master but a descendant of Kahu Tia Rangi they return her back. When found by humans, Kahu is brought to the hospital to recover and there she is near to Nanny, who callapsed after seeing her great-grand daughter leave with the whales. Koro apologises to kahu and they live happily ever after.