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In this episode of the Journeys series Peter Hayden travels west to east across two national parks and some of New Zealand's most sublime landscapes, from giant, ancient kahikatea forest to hotpools and creaking glaciers. Ecologist Geoff Park's (Nga Uruora) reflections on the coast-to-mountains forest, and the exploits of early surveyor Charlie 'Explorer' Douglas are woven through Hayden's journey, ending with Hayden's personal highlight of the series: climbing Hochstetter Dome with the legendary mountaineer (and Hillary mentor) Harry Ayres.
A stand of Kahikatea sway and creak, their tall buttressed trunks stretching up to the sky. Westland National Park, explains the late Geoff Park (Nga Uruora) in the episode on the park, retains what New Zealand has lost elsewhere – ...
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Short Film, 1964 (Full Length)
Another journey across the Southern Alps from West to East
Television, 1987 (Full Length)
Another episode in the Journeys in National Parks series
Television, 1987 (Full Length)
Another episode in the Journeys in National Parks series
Television, 1991 (Full Length Episode)
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Television, 1987 (Full Length)
Another episode in the Journeys in National Parks series
Television, 1993 (Full Length)
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Television, 1987 (Full Length)
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