Making New Zealand

Season 2

The series 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.

Where to Watch Season 2

4 Episodes

  • Construction
    E1
    ConstructionExplore New Zealand's pioneering engineering, building and architectural luminaires, highlighting our most iconic buildings such as Dunedin's Railway Station and Auckland's Civic Theatre.
  • Aviation
    E2
    AviationThis is the story of how Kiwis learned to spread their wings and take flight. Through trial and error, a civil aviation industry was born that opened up a whole new world for New Zealanders.
  • Forestry
    E3
    ForestryWith wealth blanketing the land, forestry became one of New Zealand's earliest industries. Discover our history, and how the beauty of our native forests was almost realised too late.
  • Mining
    E4
    MiningUnearth 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 and made again.

 

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