Frontier Of Dreams
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Frontier of Dreams was a major New Zealand
documentary television series. It covered the history of New Zealand
from its geological past through to the present day in 13 one-hour episodes, and was broadcast by Television New Zealand
from 24 September 2005 weekly until December. The series is the largest documentary ever made in New Zealand and took nearly five years to make.
A book with the same title was launched jointly with the TV series on 21 September 2005 at the Museum of New Zealand
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
documentary television series. It covered the history of New Zealand
History of New Zealand
The history of New Zealand dates back at least 700 years to when it was discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Māori culture centred on kinship links and land. The first European explorer to discover New Zealand was Abel Janszoon Tasman on 13 December 1642...
from its geological past through to the present day in 13 one-hour episodes, and was broadcast by Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....
from 24 September 2005 weekly until December. The series is the largest documentary ever made in New Zealand and took nearly five years to make.
A book with the same title was launched jointly with the TV series on 21 September 2005 at the Museum of New Zealand
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is the national museum and art gallery of New Zealand, located in Wellington. It is branded and commonly known as Te Papa and Our Place; "Te Papa Tongarewa" is broadly translatable as "the place of treasures of this land".The museum's principles...
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