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Murray Barker was a self-confessed drifter until he was offered the chance to take over a small goldfish farm near Te Aroha. He has expanded the enterprise and now sells over one million fish each year within New Zealand.

Take a look at iconic rural Kiwi life in New Zealand's longest running television series! Made with the support of NZ on Air.

Primary Title
  • The National Bank Country Calendar
Episode Title
  • Goldfish
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 10 May 2003
Start Time
  • 22 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 59
Duration
  • 30:00
Series
  • 2003
Episode
  • 1
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Take a look at iconic rural Kiwi life in New Zealand's longest running television series! Made with the support of NZ on Air.
Episode Description
  • Murray Barker was a self-confessed drifter until he was offered the chance to take over a small goldfish farm near Te Aroha. He has expanded the enterprise and now sells over one million fish each year within New Zealand.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Farm life--New Zealand
  • Farms--New Zealand
  • Agriculture--New Zealand
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand
  • Freshwater fishes--New Zealand
Genres
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Documentary
  • Newsmagazine
Hosts
  • Jim Hickey (Presenter)
Contributors
  • Frank Torley (Producer)
  • Television New Zealand (Production Unit)
  • Simone McNaught (Executive Producer)
  • Jerome Cvitanovich (Reporter)
  • NZ On Air (Funder)
  • Avalon Productions (Production Unit)
  • The National Bank (Funder)
Subjects
  • Farm life--New Zealand
  • Farms--New Zealand
  • Agriculture--New Zealand
  • Documentary television programs--New Zealand
  • Freshwater fishes--New Zealand