Heartland - Waimarino

These children, they’ll probably grow up and live here, just as their parents before them have done too, and you have to learn to live with the land and what’s on the land.

– Baldie Haitana

Does he show up during the winter season? One would think that that wouldn’t be the season for flashing as such.

– Gary McCormick, on Ohakune's streaker

Death in the Waimarino is part of these people’s lives. Some of you out there may not like this, but for many thousands of New Zealanders, this is part of the heartland.

– Gary McCormick

Hunting is very, very much a part of the Waimarina.

– Baldie Haitana

If you want to understand the nature of the local population you can go no further really than the local cemetery. Of course, most of these people went no further than the local cemetery.

– Gary McCormick