Frontier of Dreams

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Frontier of Dreams
GenreDocumentary
Country of originNew Zealand
No. of episodes13
Original release
Network TVNZ
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2005 (2005-09-24)

Frontier of Dreams was a 2005 New Zealand documentary television series. [1] It covered the history of New Zealand from its geological past through to the present day in 13 one-hour episodes, and was broadcast by Television New Zealand from 24 September 2005 [2] weekly until December. The series is the largest documentary ever made in New Zealand[ citation needed ] and took nearly five years to make.[ citation needed ]

A book with the same title was launched jointly with the TV series on 21 September 2005 at the Te Papa. [2]

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References

  1. "Frontier of Dreams", Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand, retrieved 5 February 2024
  2. 1 2 "Frontier of Dreams History Project", Ministry for Culture and Heritage, archived from the original on 20 October 2007, retrieved 5 February 2024