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Gary McCormick heads south to the port town of Lyttelton, where some say you can't claim to be local unless you've been in town all your life. There he looks around a freighter and finds time to talk to a smorgasboard of passionate locals, some of whom wish yuppies from Christchurch would stay home. He visits ex-Seaman's Union President Bill 'Pincher' Martin, who recalls the tense days of the 1951 lockout. Meanwhile lead cameraman Matt Bowkett captures some evocative footage, both from the surrounding hills, and among the action of a busy port.

Background

A Series Perspective by Costa Botes 10.07.2009

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

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Credits (7)

 Sean Duffy
 William Grieve
 Matt Bowkett

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 Annonymous

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Heart warming.

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 Anson Grieve Productions

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 Anson Grieve Productions

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