Alwyn Owen
Excursions and Diversions
For the modern tourist, Rotorua presents a range of thermal virtuosity which has diminished little over the years. But exploration of the thermal area has lost much of the adventure it once had… Audio
Spectrum: Whina Cooper 1978 - Part 2 of 2
Herea Te Tangata Ki Te Whenua 'Bind the people to the land'. The life and story of land activist and noted Maori leader Whina Cooper, interviewed by Alwyn Owen. Part 2 of 2. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision… Audio
Spectrum: Whina Cooper 1978 - Part 1 of 2
Herea Te Tangata Ki Te Whenua 'Bind the people to the land'. The life and story of land activist and noted Maori leader Whina Cooper, interviewed by Alwyn Owen. Part 1 of 2. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision… Audio
He Koara Mate - The Phantom Canoe
Spectrum's Alwyn Owen presents the strange story of the phantom canoe which appeared on lake Tarawera 10 days before the eruption of mount Tarawera on June 10 1886. Audio
And There Was A Great Darkness
The eruption of Mt Tarawera on the 10th of June, 1886, including a famous eye-witness account by Rotorua telegraphist Harry Dansey. Produced by Alwyn Owen from material held in the Turnbull Library… Audio
