Book Week Movie Marathon: Whale Rider
Thursday 21 August 2025 at 10:15AM
Melton Library & Learning Hub
Event Description
Sometimes the movie IS better than the book! Celebrate Book Week at the library, where we'll be showing some of our favourite films based on books.
Come along to a special screening of 'Whale Rider', based on the 1987 novel by Witi Ihimaera.
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence dates back to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death by riding to shore on the back of a whale when his canoe capsized. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must stand her ground against him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfil her destiny.
Whale Rider (2022)
Running time: 1 hour, 41 minutes
Classification: PG
When
10:15AM - 12:00PM
Thursday 21 August 2025
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Melton Library & Learning Hub
31 McKenzie Street
Melton VIC
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Celebrate CBCA Book Week from 16 to 23 August. Learn more: https://cbca.org.au/childrens-book-week/
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