Documentary New Zealand Who Was Here Before Us?:
A documentary piecing together the fragments of NZ's oldest and most puzzling mystery - the first settlement of Aotearoa. Controversial new carbon dating information indicates someone set foot on NZ shores 2000 years ago, 1200 years before Maori colonised in significant numbers.
Primary Title
- Documentary New Zealand
Secondary Title
- Who Was Here Before Us?:
Date Broadcast
- Monday 11 September 2000
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- A documentary piecing together the fragments of NZ's oldest and most puzzling mystery - the first settlement of Aotearoa. Controversial new carbon dating information indicates someone set foot on NZ shores 2000 years ago, 1200 years before Maori colonised in significant numbers.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
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.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Mike Hosking (Presenter)
- Jeffrey Thomas (Narrator)
Contributors
- Geoff Steven (Executive Producer)
- John Harris (Executive Producer)
- Tony Manson (Producer)
- Mark McNeill (Director)
- Greenstone Pictures (Production Unit)