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This Country - New Zealand

This Country - New Zealand
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This Country - New Zealand
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NZ On Screen
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Made by the NZ Broadcasting Corporation in the mid 1960s, this half hour TV documentary sets out to summarise New Zealand. More than a promotional video, it takes a wider view, examining both the country’s points of pride and some of its troubles. In a brief appearance Barry Crump kills a pig, although the narration is quick to point out that the ‘good keen man’ image he epitomises is also a root of the country’s problem alcohol consumption. The result is patriotic, but certainly not uncritic...

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Video
Date created
1965
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/this-country-new-zealand-1965
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