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Warkworth locals Judy Waters and Colin Copestake (pictured) found themselves in front of a TVNZ camera talking about their World War II memories on May 20.
Seven Sharp was in town to film a story about the 100,000 American servicemen who arrived in New Zealand during the war and their “friendly invasion” of Warkworth.
The story is expected to screen in the week after Queen’s Birthday Weekend. Judy and Colin were interviewed by Michael Holland, who spent a whole day filming at the Warkworth Museum, including inside the museum’s US army huts, at the Riverina homestead on the corner of Hepburn Creek Road, at the cement works and in Warkworth town itself.
Museum volunteers, Glenda Peake and Anne Ronaldson, were also interviewed, providing an overview of this important part of Warkworth’s history, and of the significance of the museum’s army huts.
Museum volunteer Sarah Smith says the museum hopes this publicity will uncover more memorabilia from this time.
“We’re also hopeful it might encourage people from around the country to come and visit our wonderful little museum,” she says. Photo, Glenda Peake.
