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Sea Urchins
Sea
Urchins
was a kidult
television series
produced by
Television New Zealand
from
1980
to
1984
. It starred
Rebecca Gibney
in her first
television
role,
Bruce Allpress
,
John Bach
,
Roy Billing
and Robert Rakete.
Described as a
saltwater
Swallows and Amazons
, it was shot on the
Mahurangi Harbour
near
Puhoi
in the
Hauraki Gulf
, where the plucky “urchins” stumble on
villainous
plots
from
missing treasure
to
wildlife smuggling
while
holidaying
with their
uncle
.