EXPEDITION TO THE POOR KNIGHTS ISLANDS

Rights Information
Year
1973
Reference
F26243
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1973
Reference
F26243
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Duration
0:19:26
Production company
Steeletelefilm
Credits
Narrator: Selwyn Toogood
Sound: Geoffrey Chunn
Commentary: Anna Soutar
Underwater Photography: Jaan Voot
Underwater Photography: Sigmund Spath
Production Manager: Johnny Millar
Director: Sigmund Spath
Producer: Robert Steele

Tourists see plants and animals of both major islands, including a penguin, a giant weta, a tuatara, numerous lizards and a fairy prion that adopts them. Underwater sequences indicate the abundance of marine life. A brief history of the islands, which are part of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park.