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Down and Out on the Waitematā
Short Film (Full Length) – 1973
Still that is progress and there’s nothing we can do about it.– An interviewee on the end of the ferry service, and changes brought about by the Auckland Harbour Bridge
My brother said 'well they'll have a bridge soon' ... because they always grumbled at Northcote, they were never satisfied.– Elderly interviewee, on residents from the north side of Auckland Harbour
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