How Mr and Mrs Gock Saved The Kumara
When New Zealand gave two young Chinese refugees citizenship in the 1940’s they found an unlikely way to return the gift – by saving the almighty kumara. Fay and Joe Gock are quite simply beyond inspiring. Having escaped the Japanese Invasion of China, they fell in love in 1950’s New Zealand. And it seems that nothing, even the fact that owning land was illegal for the Chinese at this time could stop these two from becoming the largest and most sharing kumara growers in New Zealand.
Primary Title
- How Mr and Mrs Gock Saved The Kumara
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 11 February 2018
Start Time
- 20 : 55
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 05:00
Series
- 3
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- When New Zealand gave two young Chinese refugees citizenship in the 1940’s they found an unlikely way to return the gift – by saving the almighty kumara. Fay and Joe Gock are quite simply beyond inspiring. Having escaped the Japanese Invasion of China, they fell in love in 1950’s New Zealand. And it seems that nothing, even the fact that owning land was illegal for the Chinese at this time could stop these two from becoming the largest and most sharing kumara growers in New Zealand.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
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
- Short films--New Zealand
- Documentary films--New Zealand
Genres
- Agriculture
- Biography
- Documentary
Contributors
- Felicity Morgan-Rhind (Director)
- Arani Cuthbert (Producer)
- Fay Gock (Subject)
- Joe Gock (Subject)
- Ian Mune (Narrator)
- Felicity Morgan-Rhind (Writer)
- Richard Harling (Cinematographer)
- Karl Steven (Composer)
- Diva Productions (Production Unit)
- Loading Docs (Production Unit)
- NZ On Air (Funder)
- NZ Film Commission (Funder)
Subjects
- Short films--New Zealand
- Documentary films--New Zealand