The Unplanned Masterpiece

The Unplanned Masterpiece

The Unplanned Masterpiece

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The Unplanned Masterpiece

"A documentary about Auckland"

2009

1h 21m

7.0(1 votes)

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Overview

Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau is New Zealand's largest city and the main commercial hub of the country. Auckland has always been regarded as "different"; it has always been a contested place, a crossroads. In 2009, just before Auckland was to become the Super City, we asked some of the city's best informed and outspoken residents to help us tell the story of the place. The result is a rich and at times contradictory composite of views which yet add up to something deeply informative and memorable.

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Elizabeth Aitken Rose

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Ngarimu Blair

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Dorothy Butler

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Dr. Jenny Carlyon

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Andrew Clifford

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Dr, Julia Gatley

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Dr. Chris Harris

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Mark Harvey

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Basil Holmes

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Dr. Manying Ip

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Fiona Jack

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Alan Johnson

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Hamish Keith

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Gordon McLaughlin

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T.J. McNamara

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John Miller

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Tigilau Ness

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John Radford

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Albert Refiti

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Chris Trotter

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Linda Tyler

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Barry Wah Lee

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