Patea – Heartland 1994

Heartland host Annie Whittle visits Pātea in this full-length episode and finds the town in rehearsal for the story of its own life. A decade in the making, Poi E – The Musical chronicles Pātea’s triumphs and tragedies, following the closure of the local freezing works in 1982. Whittle talks to Dalvanius Prime — the musician behind both the original number one song, and the Poi E musical — about the impact the closure had on the township. The program ends with a rousing live version of ‘Poi E’. Dalvanius would pass away in October 2002.

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