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Spectrum in Rotorua
A selection of Spectrum documentaries recorded in Rotorua,.
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Massage and Mud Pools
24 May 1980Ian Rockell, curator of Rotorua's museum, talks about the colourful history of Rotorua's one-time world famous health spa, Tudor Towers, and introduces Spectrum's Jack Perkins to some of the pleasures… Audio
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He Taonga Tuku Iho - A Treasure Handed Down
30 Oct 1982The fall in the thermal activity at Rotorua's Whakarewarewa, has caused national concern but it has a special significance to the villagers who live alongside the pools and geysers. Guide Bubbles… Audio
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He Koara Mate - The Phantom Canoe
1 Jan 1975Spectrum's Alwyn Owen presents the strange story of the phantom canoe which appeared on lake Tarawera 10 days before the eruption of mount Tarawera on June 10 1886. Audio
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And There Was A Great Darkness
1 Jan 1975The eruption of Mt Tarawera on the 10th of June, 1886, including a famous eye-witness account by Rotorua telegraphist Harry Dansey. Produced by Alwyn Owen from material held in the Turnbull Library… Audio
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From the Hot Lakes District
1 Jan 1986Rotorua's thermal areas seen through the eyes of diarists around the turn of the century. Produced by Alwyn Owen from diaries and travel guides held in the Turnbull Library. Audio
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Excursions and Diversions
3 May 1980For the modern tourist, Rotorua presents a range of thermal virtuosity which has diminished little over the years. But exploration of the thermal area has lost much of the adventure it once had… Audio
Excursions and Diversions
