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Looking at New Zealand - The Third Island

Looking at New Zealand - The Third Island
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Looking at New Zealand - The Third Island
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NZ On Screen
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This 1968 Looking at New Zealand episode travels to NZ’s third-largest island: Stewart Island/Rakiura. The history of the people who've faced the “raging southerlies” ranges from Norwegian whalers to the 400-odd modern folk drawn there by a self-reliant way of life. Mod-cons (phone, TV) alleviate the isolation, and the post office, store, wharf and pub are hubs. The booming industry is crayfish and cod fishing (an old mariner wisely feeds an albatross); and the arrival of tourists to enjoy th...

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Date created
1968
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/looking-at-new-zealand-the-third-island-1968
Related subjects
stewart island / kererū / kereru / wilderness / southerly / fishing / cod / crayfish / titi / muttonbird / albatross / oban / halfmoon bay / port pegasus / mason's bay / gestetner machine / printing / whaling / wairua ferry / seaplane / jack thornley / mab prentice / max skipper / amphibious / cat / ambergris / johnny hasset / wood pigeon / spear fishing / koura / darts / beer / norwegian / norway / gertrude dawson / maureen jones / tin / gold / hori hotel / funeral

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