Heartland - Lyttelton

In this full-length Heartland episode, Gary McCormick heads south to the port town of Lyttelton, where some say you can't claim to be local unless you've been in town all your life. There he looks around a freighter and finds time to talk to a smorgasboard of passionate locals, some of whom wish yuppies from Christchurch would stay home. He visits ex-Seaman's Union President Bill 'Pincher' Martin, who recalls the tense days of the 1951 lockout. Meanwhile cameraman Matt Bowkett captures some evocative footage from the surrounding hills, and among the action of a busy port.

It's just one of them things y'know. Everyone likes doing what their fathers do.

– Ship Worker

Key Cast & Crew

Gary McCormick

Presenter

Sean Duffy

Director

William Grieve

Producer

Keith Ballantyne

Composer

Matt Bowkett

Camera

John Patrick

Sound