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Pumicelands (1954)
Directed by John Feeney
Documentary · 20m
This film shows how the Central Plateau of the North Island was transformed into fertile pastureland by the men of the Land Settlement Board and the Lands and Survey Department. Cobalt was imported from Canada and sulphur from Louisiana. Hillsides were burnt off and the soil ploughed, fertilised and sown with seed and phosphate.
Crew
- Director
- John Feeney
- Writer
- John Feeney
- Editor
- John Feeney
Details
- Release date
- 1954-01-01
- Runtime
- 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- New Zealand