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- Title
- NZSAS: First Among Equals - Full Series
- Content partner
- NZ On Screen
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- NZ On Screen
- Description
"I'd rather have no one passes selection than to lower the standards," says an NZSAS commanding officer in this four-part series. A select group of soldiers get pushed to breaking point as they attempt to win a coveted place on the NZ Special Air Service. After years of rigorous physical, mental and emotional training, only the best of the best — the "one percenters" — obtain the coveted signature belt and beret. Narrated by Mike McRoberts (3 News) the series follows the inner workings of the...
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 2007
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/nzsas-first-among-equals-full-series-2007
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