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Synopsis

The Aupōuri Peninsula - in Maui's legend, the tail of the fish - runs along the top of the North Island, edged on one side by Ninety Mile Beach. In Te Hapua, the most northerly community on the mainland, Gary McCormick helps out at the marae as preparations begin for a cultural festival for the district's primary schools. The students will perform kapa haka, Dalmatian dances and take-offs of Shortland Street. This Heartland episode evocatively melds footage of children practicing and performing, with oyster farmers catching fish for the hangi.

Background

Series background by Costa Botes 26.09.2011

Heartland grew out of the success of a one-off 1987 collaboration between presenter Gary McCormick and director Bruce Morrison. ...

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Comments (2)

 maryjane waru

maryjane waru

so neat 2 see again after all these years, chur tui, simone and candyce.

 Tui Wiki

Tui Wiki

love it!!!

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 Anson Grieve Productions

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 Anson Grieve Productions

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Quotes

I love it. I've always been here - holidays and that, I'm always here. 
You live on the job, you're on call all the time ... but most people here are very considerate about time, and what time is yours and so on. And it's easy to get away and go fishing or swimming.