Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait
1988, English. Directed by Costa Botes.
A place and its people
Originally made for NZ television in 1988, this one hour documentary is now something of a time capsule or historical piece. It's also a record of a peerless performance by one of this country's greatest poets.
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- 0h 48m
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Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 July 1988. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait?
Catching the Tide: Sam Hunt's Cook Strait (1988) was directed by Costa Botes.