Peaceful Pacific originated with the arrival in Christchurch of people from throughout the Pacific to meet at a conference called "Securing A Peaceful Pacific" hosted by the University of Canterbury in 2004.

These are some of the people who attended the conference - some speaking in session, but most speaking in interviews out of session, about their experiences of war and peace and conflict resolution throughout the Pacific over the last twenty years. Pauline Tangiora and Heeni Phillips call up each area of the discussion with karanga, and Mike Coughlan paints the word on paper.

Edited by Gaylene Barnes with interviews and direction by Kathleen Gallagher with John Christoffels and Mike Coughlan on camera.

Peaceful Pacific was selected for the first Indigenous Peoples Film Festival at Wairoa in 2005.

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