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Te Wao Tuturu - Fantastic Plastic: A Future Near You
Nga pakipumeka hitori tuturu o te ao. A te po nei: Kirihou Parekareka: He tirohanga hohonu ki te hua o nga rauemi waihanga, e tareka ai e nga manene i roto i nga reanga mahi rereke, te tirotiro i nga rohe whakatakoto, hou. Originally produced by Natural History New Zealand. -
Te Wao Tuturu - The Mystery of the Minkes
Nga pakipumeka hitori tuturu o te ao. A te po nei: Kirihou Parekareka: He tirohanga hohonu ki te hua o nga rauemi waihanga, e tareka ai e nga manene i roto i nga reanga mahi rereke, te tirotiro i nga rohe whakatakoto, hou. Originally produced by Natural History of New Zealand. -
Te Wao Tuturu - The Diva Mummy
Natural history documentaries from throughout the world. Tonight: The Diva Mummy. In the early 1970s construction workers near Changsha, China unearthed the tomb of aristocrat Xin Zhui. In the early 1970's construction workers near Changsha, China unearthened the tomb of Xin Zhui, an aristocrats from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD24). With highly elaborate re-enactments, it dramatizes Xin Zhui's splendid world, her equally splendid afterlife and the mysterious process that made her so well preserved. It also shows the first video images of the autopsy of another well preserved Han Dynasty body found in Lianyungang of Jiangsu Provicne in 2002. A co-production between Natural History New Zealand Ltd, View Point Communications, ARTE and National Geographic. -
Te Wao Tuturu - Menacing Waters
Natural history documentaries from throughout the world. Describes some very poisonous marine animals found in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, such as: the box jellyfish; sea snakes; a small octopus with blue rings; and the cone snail. Introduces scientists working on the venom produced by these creatures to find the chemical composition of the venom and how it reacts in other prey species. Because it generally acts on the nervous system, the venom is also being tested for possible beneficial uses in medical research such as painkillers. A co-production of Natural History NZ Ltd. and Discovery Channel and NDR Naturfilm Studio Hamburg Fernseh Allianz. -
Te Wao Tuturu - Meet the Real Penguins
Natural history documentaries from throughout the world. Compare their underwater grace with their ungainly and fascinating lives ashore. Found from the mysterious Galapagos Islands to the rocky shores of the sub Antarctic, from the cool New Zealand rainforests and on the sun-baked coasts of Chile, huddling against an Antarctic blizzard or nesting under a suburban home, penguins are as diverse as they are adaptable. Also includes a guide to all seventeen species of penguin. A co-production of Natural History NZ Ltd. & Thirteen/WNET & VIDEAL, Hamburg in association with NDR & NHK ; director, Lloyd Spencer Davis ; producer, Marcus Turner. -
Te Wao Tuturu - Islands in the Storm
Natural history documentaries from throughout the world. The sub-Antarctic islands of New Zealand are the last, precious breeding grounds for an amazing variety of creatures who make their homes in the stormy waters of the Southern Ocean. Co-production of Natural History New Zealand Ltd. and VIDEAL (Hamburg) -
Te Wao Tuturu - Giants of Ningaloo
Natural history documentaries from throughout the world. (R) producer Frances Berrigan ; produced by Cicada Films ; a co-production of Natural History NZ Ltd and the National Geographic Society in association with RAI 3 ; Consultant, Geoff Taylor; music David Stevens; editor, Beryl Wilkins; executive producers, David Reed, Cathy McConnell; associate producer, underwater photography Tony Bomford.
