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Lee Tamahori, acclaimed film director, dies aged 75
The Guardian
|November 08, 2025
Lee Tamahori, the New Zealand director of Once Were Warriors and Die Another Day, has died aged 75.
In a statement to Radio New Zealand, Tamahori’s family said he had Parkinson’s and died “peacefully at home”. “His legacy endures with his whānau [family], his mokopuna [grandchild], every filmmaker he inspired, every boundary he broke, and every story he told with his genius eye and honest heart.”
This story is from the November 08, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
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