Islands of the Gulf - Episode 3

Conservation dominates this episode of Islands of The Gulf. Presenter Elisabeth Easther traces her mother Shirley Maddock's island hopping from the 1964 series of the same name. Easther visits a variety of native species protection programmes on different islands. First up is Tiritiri Matangi, a native bird sanctuary boasting a healthy population of tīeke (North Island saddlebacks) and even South Island based takahē. But the jewel in the conservation crown is Hauturu (Little Barrier) home to a huge variety of native insects, birds, bats and tuatara — New Zealand's "most intact" ecological environment. 

It shall not be mentioned on television.

– Young Hauturu Islander Liam Walle refuses to reveal his secret crayfish spot

Key Cast & Crew

Shirley Maddock

Writer, Producer & Presenter of 1964 series

John Hagen

Field Director

Laurie Clarke

Writer, Producer

Don Whyte

Cinematographer - 1964 Series

Amy Barber

Sound Mix

Elisabeth Easther

Writer, Research, Associate Producer, Presenter