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Island of Spirits
Television (Full Length) – 1973
This island is alive with ghosts ...– The opening to the narration
Perhaps I wanted Kapiti to remain a remote and mysterious island ...– Alistair Te Ariki Campbell on why he hadn't visited the island before now
It may be fanciful but I've a feeling the kākās already accept me, or perhaps they know I've got dates in my pocket ...– Alistair Te Ariki Campbell
You can learn a lot about birds, just like people, from the way that they eat.– Alistair Te Ariki Campbell
Te Ruaparaha had a very complex mind and a very brilliant one.– Alistair Te Ariki Campbell
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