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]

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

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

Further reading edit

  • Dalley, Bronwyn; McLean, Gavin (2005), Frontier of Dreams: The Story of New Zealand, Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett, ISBN 9781869710064

References edit

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