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New documentaries on New Zealand Rivers

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I’m not normally one for watching television, but there are a couple of worthwhile television documentaries out right now that document various New Zealand Rivers, and may be worthwhile watching.

  • A Tale of Two Rivers is a 30 minute documentary that looks at power schemes and the west coast, focusing on Meridian’s plan to dam the Mokihinui River, and HDL Stockton’s plan to dam and generate power from polluted mine water.

    The documentary is currently screening on the digital only TVNZ 6. At this time of writing, the two remaining screenings on TVNZ6 are Thursday 16th September (7pm to 7.30pm), and Saturday 18th September (7.30pm to 8pm). The documentary is also available on DVD for $15.

  • Rivers is a new series presented by well-known New Zealand scenic photographer, back-country explorer and calendar salesman, Craig Potton. For each one-hour episode, Craig travels the length of a major river in New Zealand, talking to people and examining its past, present and future. The five episodes screen on Prime TV, Sunday nights between 7.30pm and 8.30pm. (The first episode, looking at the Clutha River, screened last Sunday.)

Enjoy.

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4 responses to “New documentaries on New Zealand Rivers”

  1. Faye Hughes Avatar
    Faye Hughes

    As we live close to the Clutha River and enjoyed the doco about it by Craig Potton, we are hoping that there is a DVD available to purchase covering this episode.
    Hope you can help, we would be very grateful.

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  2. Mike McGavin Avatar
    Mike McGavin

    Hi Faye. I’ve not heard of one. You could check with Prime TV, as they might have plans to re-screen it in the near future. Otherwise I think it’d be a case of waiting however long it takes, and keeping an eye on the shelves at somewhere like Whitcoulls. It seems unlikely a DVD of the series would be released while it’s still very new and being screened on TV.

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  3. Mike McGavin Avatar
    Mike McGavin

    For what it’s worth, I’ve noticed the series DVD is now available in shops. It was retailing for about $30.

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  4. Faye Hughes Avatar
    Faye Hughes

    Thank you Mike. I have taken awhile to get back to you but I really appreciate that you responded to my query. Cheers

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