The producers pf documentary series Spectrum covered a range of stories that captured the essence of the country over 44 years. Te Ahi Kaa digs into the Spectrum vaults and features stories from Alwyn Owen and Jack Perkins. Alwyn (Hop) Owen visited Te Araroa in 1989, a year after Cyclone Bola, he is there to capture impressions of the small East Coast township. He is at local rugby match between Hikurangi and Combined (Te Araroa and Ruatoria), he talks to the tea ladies fundraising for their marae, and meets a couple of pig hunters heading out into the bush under a full moon.