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Open House revolved around the ups and downs of a drop-in house run by Tony Van Der Berg (Frank Whitten, later Outrageous Fortune's Grandpa Ted). In this first episode there's money trouble, court trouble, domestics, a pregnant teenager and an abandoned baby ... but there's community spirit aplenty as the house's whānau prepares for its first birthday celebration, complete with Scottish brass band and Samoan drums. Tony's first lines to a raving old man on Petone Beach? "Good onya mate!". Features author Emily Perkins as Tony's idealistic stepdaughter.
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Where is this House? I remember this programme. I use to watch it when I was 15 back in the 80s. I got hooked on it because they use to play a lot of Herbs songs on it. Should play the whole series on tv again. It's not fair to have to watch friends episodes over and over again for the umpteenth time or Shortland St replays. You can't escape Shorty st if you tried because they play it morning night and weekends omnibus. Play Open House instead and let NZ watch some real kiwis that they can relate too. And where bouts is this House David? I want a photo lol
Wow, this is cool... I now live in this house!
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Film, 1996 (Full Length)
A doco looking at the social effect of political change in the 80s
Television, 2010 (Full Length)
Emily Perkins presents this series about books
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Posted at 08.42AM - 21.04.2011
Here is a link about the place: http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=2886&m=advanced