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These New Zealanders - Taupō
Television (Full Length) – 1964
NFU-produced TV series These New Zealanders explored the character and people of six NZ towns, 60s-style. Fronted by Selwyn Toogood, it was one of the legendary presenter's first TV slots. In this episode Toogood dons the walk shorts and long socks and visits Taupō, extolling the lake district as a place of play (camping, fishing, swimming, jet-boating) and work (the development of Lochinver Station for farming). Toogood does a priceless vox pop survey of summertime visitors, including the requisite quizzing of an overseas couple about whether they like it here.
It’s a boatman’s paradise. Here you can fish, you can swim, you can water ski, there are hot pools, cold pools: in fact a glorious place for a holiday.– Selwyn Toogood on Taupō
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