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- Title
- Putting Our Town on the Map
- Content partner
- NZ On Screen
- Collection
- NZ On Screen
- Description
This documentary looks at attempts by New Zealand's small towns to attract attention: from giant statues of fish, fruit, and soft drinks, to festivals devoted to local vegetables or wild food. Presenter Miranda Harcourt travels from Paeroa to Alexandra to explore colourful expressions of small-town identity and pride. Shot by Leon Narbey, this was one of a series of documentaries from director Shirley Horrocks (Kiwiana) on Kiwi popular culture. It was accompanied by a book of the same title b...
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 1995
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/putting-our-town-on-the-map-1995
- Related subjects
- promotion / images / towns / villages / rural culture / small towns / rural / culture / paeroa / ohakune / gore / cromwell / alexandra / kaikoura / katikati / rakaia / te puke / parade / dean johnston / kiwifruit / vegetables / sandra ashton / kiwifruit queen / kiwifruit festival / raewyn weller / bypass / david ogg / pog 'n' scroggin bush band / nz on air / new zealand on air / 1995 / 1990s / 90s / nineties / l&p / lemon & paeroa / advertising / indsutry / resources / farming / small town / small town new zealand / rural new zealand / rural life / country towns / mount ruapehu / ruapehu / ruapehu ski feild / ski feild / identity / new zealand identity / bay of plenty / snowsports / ski fields / skiing / horticulture / tourists / tourism / local history / crayfish / brown trout / trout / salmon / trout fishing / salmon fishing / fishing / mural / wall art
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