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Heartland host Gary McCormick visits French Pass in the Marlborough Sounds, where he attends the local sports day, and visits a couple who have lived on remote D'Urville Island for 46 years. Pat and Phil Aston met on the mainland, but have lived their whole married life on D'Urville, where Phil has helped her nine children through Correspondence School, and Pat has done everything from fishing to putting up power lines. At the French Pass sports day, McCormick takes in an Army battle re-construction and an assortment of running races.

Background

A Series Perspective by Costa Botes 10.12.2009

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

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 Connor Aston

Connor Aston

Pat and Phyl, my great grandparents :D

 Chris Beal

Chris Beal

I think our team managed to get 4th in the main relay race behind durville Island and the army... not bad for a team Not sure who ran first leg but there was Chris Beal, Nigel Robinson and Phillip Dickson... great time.

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