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Heartland host Gary McCormick travels to the Hokianga in Northland, where he attends the annual Horeke rowing regatta. Locals compete in tug-of-war, and ironman (swimming, running and ... wood-chopping). McCormick also visits the Motuti Marae, then drives on to Panguru where he interviews local resident and Māori land march leader Dame Whina Cooper. A little unusual for the Heartland series, the programme (gently) reflects on Māori and Pākehā race relations in the area. On a lighter note, there are some fine examples of the mullet hairstyle.
Heartland grew out of the success of a one-off 1987 collaboration between presenter Gary McCormick and director Bruce Morrison. ...
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Hi, my Grandmother (My mum's mum) welcomed Gary onto Motuti Marae (Karanga), do you have any other clips (edited or not) of her?
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Another programme in the Heartland series
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Linda Holdaway
Posted at 09.14PM - 18.12.2011
In this episode and the next you can see how the Hokianga touched Gary's heart. So many oif those from the Horeke regatta clip have passed on. It's wonderful to be able to re-visit them in this media.