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Islands of the Gulf - Episode 4
Television (Full Length Episode) – 2018
How to survive in a beautiful place with a limited economy is the theme of this Islands of the Gulf episode. Presenter and co-writer Elisabeth Easther recreates her mother's 1960s trip around the Hauraki Gulf, and asks local residents what they do for work. Wine, tourism and weddings (and the required flowers) all keep the economic powerhouse of Waiheke going, but adventure tourism operator Bianca Ransom offers a different take on the flash Waiheke clichés. On the more isolated Great Barrier Island, Easther meets ex-city dweller Kathy Cummings who works several small jobs, so she can keep living the island life.
It's really nice in the winter because there's no one around and the fishing's good and you get a lot of tradies coming over fixing stuff that needs to be fixed...– Kawau Islander and skipper John Laurie on the best time to be on Kawau Island
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Produced by
Top Shelf Productions
Source
Top Shelf Productions
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