▁if ▁any ▁were ▁shown ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁W ena ▁a ▁M ā ori ▁prin cess ▁is ▁told ▁by ▁a ▁sor cer ess ▁that ▁" she ▁will ▁marry ▁a ▁white ▁man , ▁tall ▁and ▁hand some , ▁with ▁eyes ▁as ▁fair ▁as ▁the ▁sky ▁and ▁a ▁fair ▁be ard ". ▁Ch ad wick ▁a ▁tra pper ▁who ▁was ▁hunting ▁in ▁the ▁bush ▁is ▁captured ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁pa ▁to ▁be ▁bur nt ▁at ▁the ▁st ake ▁to ▁provide ▁" white ▁m ans ▁meat ". ▁She ▁recogn ises ▁Ch ad wick ▁as ▁that ▁man , ▁but ▁the ▁young ▁chief ▁Te ▁He u he u ▁arriv es ▁to ▁court ▁her . ▁She ▁helps ▁Ch ad wick ▁escape ▁and ▁they ▁swe ar ▁et ernal ▁love . ▁Ch ad wick ▁goes ▁through ▁the ▁ge ys ers ▁to ▁his ▁h ut ▁on ▁the ▁lake , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁discovered ▁there ▁by ▁Te ▁He u he u . ▁Ch ad wick ▁is ▁threatened ▁with ▁death , ▁so ▁she ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁tribe . ▁But ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁near ▁death ▁from ▁p ining ▁for ▁him ▁her ▁father ▁the ▁chief ▁rel ents . ▁Ch ad wick ▁is ▁made ▁a ▁chief , ▁she ▁re co vers ▁and ▁the ▁tribe ▁celebr ates ▁with ▁a ▁fe ast . ▁W ena ▁was ▁probably ▁played ▁by ▁Ma ata ▁Hor om ona ▁of ▁Oh in em ut u . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁L oved ▁by ▁a ▁Ma ori ▁Ch ie ft ess ▁by ▁Mus ico - D ram atic us ▁in ▁the