An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural affair programme Landmark presented by Eric Robson. In this programme a report from New Zealand on the plight of the yellow-eyed penguin followed by a report into the concerns over the privatisation of Haweswater Reservoir near Penrith in the Lake District. Title: Landmark The first report comes from the Otago Peninsula near to the city of Dunedin on New Zealand's south island which is the home to the world's rarest penguin; the...

An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural affair programme Landmark presented by Eric Robson. In this programme a report from New Zealand on the plight of the yellow-eyed penguin followed by a report into the concerns over the privatisation of Haweswater Reservoir near Penrith in the Lake District. Title: Landmark The first report comes from the Otago Peninsula near to the city of Dunedin on New Zealand's south island which is the home to the world's rarest penguin; the yellow-eyed penguin. Interview with John Darby of the Otago Museum who is the world's leading expert on the bird and has seen their numbers decline by two-thirds in the last two year to just 5000. Loss of forestry habitat and the introduction of predators such as Ferrets are the main reason for their decline. Interview with Euan Kennedy from the New Zealand Department of Conservation whose job it is to protect the bird. A two-acre site has been fenced off and re-seeded with grass and flax which is good for the penguins, but bad for predators. The Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust has been established to raised funds to support the birds as well as management policy for approaching local farmers. Interview with farmer Rod McKay who lives on Purakanui beach(?) about the work he is doing to build his own fenced and re-seeded area. Interview with Howard McGrouther from McGrouther's Farm who is cashing in on the tourist potential. His diversification in farming is the only reason he remains a farmer. 14,000 people visited his farm in 1988 and he charged the equivalent of £1.50 per person. He believes that strict controls of visitors is good for the penguins, and that it is only 5% of those who visit that cause problems. Title: Landmark In the second part of the programme a report from Mardale and the Haweswater Reservoir near Penrith in the Lake District. The reservoir currently run by Haweswater Estate and North West Water Authority is to be privatised and there are concerns that the new private owners may want to exploit the areas commercial opportunity's over conservation needs. Interview with Graham Taylor from Countryside Commission whose worst-case scenario sees the are exploited for maximum sporting and leisure activities such as shooting and deer stalking meaning rights of way will be closed to the public. He also fears the building of a holiday village which won't be in keeping with the surroundings. There is already a proposal for a fish farm on the reservoir. Interview with John Nash of the Lake District National Park who has concerns about the new legislation which is unclear with key conservation points not being built in. Interview with Bill Foster from North West Water who is less concerned as he says three currently only 1 or 2 key sites for commercialisation and that PLC's are heavily regulated. Title: Penguin Credit: Camera Murray Page Credit: Jeff Hooper Credit: Production Assistant Jane Hyde Credit: Technician Mike Laba Credit: Producer/Director Crispin Sadler Title: Haweswater Credit: Hoi Polloi Film and Video Credit: Camera Chris Sutcliffe Credit: Sound Paul Gunn Credit: Electrician Bill Hughes Credit: Production Assistant Pauline Grant Credit: Production Secretary Coreen Harvey Credit: Research William Moult Credit: VT Editor Sally Fryer and Edmond Quigley Credit: Executive Producer Chris Potter Credit: Director Simon Lawson Credit: Producer Charles Bowden End credit: Waterfront Productions for Tyne Tees Television © MCMLXXXIX