First Crossings: Brunner - Buller River
Season finale: Kevin and Jamie retrace the great journey of Thomas Brunner and his guide Kehu down the Buller River in 1846.
Adventurers Kevin Biggar and Jamie Fitzgerald recreate the journeys of pioneer New Zealand explorers.
Primary Title
- First Crossings: Brunner - Buller River
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 21 August 2012
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 5
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Adventurers Kevin Biggar and Jamie Fitzgerald recreate the journeys of pioneer New Zealand explorers.
Episode Description
- Season finale: Kevin and Jamie retrace the great journey of Thomas Brunner and his guide Kehu down the Buller River in 1846.
Classification
- G
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.
Subjects
- Brunner, Thomas--1821-1874
- Explorers--New Zealand--South Island (N.Z.)
- South Island (N.Z.)--Discovery and exploration
- Buller River (N.Z.)--Discovery and exploration
Genres
- Documentary
- Adventure
- History
Hosts
- Jamie Fitzgerald (Presenter)
- Kevin Biggar (Presenter)
Contributors
- Peter Bell (Writer)
- Greg Heathcote (Director)
- Emma White (Producer)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Brunner, Thomas--1821-1874
- Explorers--New Zealand--South Island (N.Z.)
- South Island (N.Z.)--Discovery and exploration
- Buller River (N.Z.)--Discovery and exploration