Five lives collide during a land occupation - an activist musician, a conflicted cop, a grieving nurse, a struggling father, and a torn politician.
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Ariāna Osborne
Willa
Nicola Kawana
Ahorangi
Jayden Daniels
Miki
Shavaughn Ruakere
Hinewai
Yoson An
Adrian
John Leigh
Gary
Jacqueline Nairn
Sandra
James Tito
Timoti
Millen Baird
Rodney
Charisse Uy
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