These New Zealanders - Benmore

These New Zealanders was a series presented by Selwyn Toogood (one of his first television roles) looking at six Kiwi towns. Here Toogood travels to Benmore Dam, to find out what it was like to live and work on NZ’s (then) largest construction project. He interviews engineers, workmen and housewives, discussing work and pay, social opportunities and family life. As the town had the highest birthrate in the country, facilities for children were also important. The itinerant workers earned good money — about 25 pounds a week, and enjoyed a low cost of living.

Key Cast & Crew

Geoffrey Scott

Producer

Oxley Hughan

Producer

David H Fowler

Writer, Director

Claude Wickstead

Sound

Selwyn Toogood

Presenter

Derek Wright

Camera