First Crossings: Charlie Douglas - Arawata River and Mt Ionia
Kevin and Jamie embark on the remarkable 1885 exploration of the Arawata River and take on the ascent of Mt Ionia, following in the footsteps of Charlie Douglas and Gerhard Mueller.
Primary Title
- First Crossings: Charlie Douglas - Arawata River and Mt Ionia
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 20 August 2013
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 7
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Kevin and Jamie embark on the remarkable 1885 exploration of the Arawata River and take on the ascent of Mt Ionia, following in the footsteps of Charlie Douglas and Gerhard Mueller.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Douglas, Charlie--1840-1916
- Mueller, Gerhard--1835-1918
- Arawata River (N.Z.)--Discovery and exploration
- Ionia, Mount (N.Z.)--Discovery and exploration
- Surveyors--New Zealand--West Coast
Genres
- Adventure
- Environment
- Reality
- Documentary
- History
Hosts
- Jamie Fitzgerald (Presenter)
- Kevin Biggar (Presenter)
Contributors
- Peter Bell (Writer)
- Greg Heathcote (Director)
- Emma White (Producer)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Douglas, Charlie--1840-1916
- Mueller, Gerhard--1835-1918
- Arawata River (N.Z.)--Discovery and exploration
- Ionia, Mount (N.Z.)--Discovery and exploration
- Surveyors--New Zealand--West Coast