Japanese television to film N.Z. lifestyles

Press, 27 January 1988, Page 40

Japanese television to film N.Z. lifestyles

The daily routine of the Ladley family of 88 Valley, Nelson, will soon be seen by millions of morning Japanese television viewers.

The Ladley home and farm was chosen by a Japanese television company, Iwata Broadcasting Company, to represent a New Zealand pastoral farm. The crew of four and their escort, Mrs Setsuko McFarlane, from the New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department, stayed with the Ladleys, filming their everyday activities, from getting up in the morning, cooking breakfast, to feeding out on the farm, working deer and sheep with dogs and finally a barbecue to finish the day. Mr Toshiyuki Sato

directed the filming, Carried out by Mr Shigaru Sawamura (engineer) and Mr Sedao Miyano (cameraman)) while reporter Ms Masayo Kawaguchi joined in the family and farming activities.

While in New Zealand the film crew will make 10 six-minute films about different aspects of New Zealand which will be shown on the Morning Hotline programme which runs from 7 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. and is networked throughout Japan.

The crew arrived in New Zealand last week and are due to leave early February.

The Tourist and Publicity Department assisted them in selecting subjects for the programme. From Nelson they move to Queenstown where they

will shoot a programme about the Taste New Zealand Campaign, which is being opened by the Minister of Tourism, Mr Goff, and aims to promote New Zealand food. Mrs McFarlane said that New Zealand food was produced in a nuclear-free area and the film would be of particular interest to Japanese people.

In Christchurch they will film a helicopter school and interview the children’s books author, Margaret Mahy, who has had her books translated into Japanese.

They will finish their trip in Auckland where they will film the city’s anniversary day yacht races and the processing of snapper for export to Japan.