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These New Zealanders - Gisborne
Television (Full Length) – 1964
These New Zealanders was a magazine-style series produced by the National Film Unit and presented by Selwyn Toogood (one of his first television roles), that looked at six Kiwi locations in the 1960s. In this episode Toogood visits the North Island East Coast city of Gisborne. By 1964 improved road, rail and air links had brought about the end of Gisborne's isolation from the rest of the country. Here Toogood meets food processor James Wattie, and talks to the locals about the problems, achievements and hopes for the region.
Would you like to see a gayer life in Gisborne?– Toogood, asking a Gisborne resident about pros and cons of small town vs city
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