The Seekers

Philip Wayne (Hawkins) and Paddy Clarke (Purcell), respectively First Mate and Bos'un, land to explore New Zealand. They discover a Māori burial cave, but are captured by the local tribe. They impress the tribesmen enough to be offered a trial by challenge, which Wayne succeeds in. Wayne and Clarke return to New Zealand with Clarke to start a colony. Two of the tribes declare a peace treaty with each other, but another tribe prepares for war against the colonists. War breaks out, and the colonists are forced to defend themselves. Eventually, the Maori overrun them and all colonists are killed