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- Title
- Making New Zealand - Roads
- Content partner
- NZ On Screen
- Collection
- NZ On Screen
- Description
In the debut episode of this documentary series, the story of Aotearoa's roads takes many dramatic turns. There's avalanches, dynamite accidents and political disputes — and that's only the Otira Gorge. Road construction has been intertwined with some of the most significant chapters of New Zealand's history, including the gold rush, the New Zealand Wars, World War ll and the Great Depression. Utilising a wealth of archival footage and expert interviews, the show explores both the engineering...
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 2014
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/making-new-zealand-roads-2014
- Related subjects
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