Making New Zealand Mining
Unearth how mining the country's riches played a fundamental role in the making of New Zealand, as landscapes were altered and whole towns were made and lost, then made again.
The second series of Making New Zealand celebrates the struggles and enterprise of our predecessors who built New Zealand from the ground up, telling their stories through archive stills and footage, personal accounts, as well as commentary from experts and historians. The series focuses on each of the following industries: construction, aviation, forestry and mining.
Primary Title
- Making New Zealand
Episode Title
- Mining
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 4 March 2018
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 4
Channel
- Prime
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- The second series of Making New Zealand celebrates the struggles and enterprise of our predecessors who built New Zealand from the ground up, telling their stories through archive stills and footage, personal accounts, as well as commentary from experts and historians. The series focuses on each of the following industries: construction, aviation, forestry and mining.
Episode Description
- Unearth how mining the country's riches played a fundamental role in the making of New Zealand, as landscapes were altered and whole towns were made and lost, then made again.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
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
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
- Industries--History--New Zealand
Genres
- Documentary
- History
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--New Zealand
- Industries--History--New Zealand