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Heartland - Desert Road

Heartland - Desert Road
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Heartland - Desert Road
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The Desert Road is the highest stretch of State Highway One, crossing the wind-scarred Rangipo Desert with stunning views of Mt Tongariro. In this Heartland episode Gary McCormick visits Waiouru and Tūrangi, towns built for the NZ Army and hydroelectric power respectively. In Waiouru McCormick meets future Officers Cadets and Sergeant Mark Harrison, headed to a peacekeeping role in Bosnia. Army spouse Caroline Dawson is candid about solo parenting while her husband is posted overseas. McCormi...

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Date created
1995
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/heartland-desert-road-1995
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