John O'shea
Book Review: Whatever It Takes
Dan Slevin recommends John Reid’s superb history of Pacific Films and John O’Shea, Whatever It Takes.
How NZ's early screen industry was won
The story behind Pacific Films and its idiosyncratic producer, John O'Shea (1920-2001) is one of grit, determination and a belief that New Zealand needed a homegrown screen industry. Filmmaker and… Audio, Gallery
Nuhaka Dreaming 6: in the 1950s the Pictures lit up the screen, and our imaginations too
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Jane Paul talks about The Back Country series
Jane Paul is the community programme co-ordinator at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Audio
Jane Paul talks about The Back Country series
Jane Paul is the community programme co-ordinator at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
AudioThe Back Country - Those Holes!
A demonstration of the wrong and right way to post hole digging. A dairy farmer in developed a simple machine to bore up to 600 holes a day. The film was made in 1954 by John O'Shea. Video
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The Back Country - Those Holes!
A demonstration of the wrong and right way to post hole digging. A dairy farmer in developed a simple machine to bore up to 600 holes a day. The film was made in 1954 by John O'Shea.
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