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40 Years of Country Calendar

2005 Television
  • Documentary
  • Lifestyle
  • Magazine
  • Captioned
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This best of special culls history and highlights from 40 seasons of the longest running show on NZ television. Farming, forestry and fishing are all on the roster, but this edition is as much about observing people and the land. There is footage of high country musters, helicopter deer capture, floods and blizzards, as well as radio-controlled dogs and mice farmers. Longtime Country Calendar figures like John Gordon and Tony Trotter share their memories, and the show sets out to catch up again with some of the colourful New Zealanders that have featured on screen.

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The Country Calendar team, From Left - Adrienne Longuet, Howard Taylor, Lesley Grey, Jill Thomas and Amanda Robertshawe.
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Mike Moore at the Anuga food fair in Cologne for Country Calendar.
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The Country Calendar team for 1990, from left - Chris Mitson, Donna McKinley-Willison, Karen Naftel, Dot LePine, Frank Torley, Tony Benny and Julian O'Brian.
Kindly provided by Onfilm.
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Here Country Calendar's first frontperson, Fred Barnes, prepares to interview former president of Federated Farmers, Alex Brigg.
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Reporter Donna McKinley-Willison visits the Ro Ora thoroughbred stud on Country Calendar.
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Back row - Dot LePine, Jacqui Maher, Julian O'Brian. Front row - Erina Tamepo, Tony Benny and Frank Torley Producer.
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