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Heartland - Hokitika

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1994

Presenter Gary McCormick helms another episode of this popular series about Kiwi communities and finds plenty of community spirit in Hokitika. The 1864 gold rush turned Hokitika from a "bleak sandspit" into a bustling town almost overnight. Extracting natural resources is still the district's biggest industry. McCormick goes greenstone hunting in the Arahura and investigates a sustainable forestry programme. It's a town where senior citizens lead busy social lives playing in bands, joining marching teams and playing Irish card games. It's also a town with a deep love of music in its pubs, community halls and school productions.

That's 'leverite' ... "leave it right" where you found it.
– Stone carver Ross Crump on the name of the 'valuable' stone Gary McCormick has found

Produced by

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Anson Grieve Productions

Source

Bruce Morrison