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Haurongo: Tarlton, Kelvin Ewart (Kelly)

Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World, 1985

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In these clips from a 1985 documentary, Kelly Tarlton identifies the site for his underwater world on Auckland’s Tamaki Drive and discusses the building of the aquarium. He died shortly after it opened, aged 47.

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Reference: TZP95346

Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World (1985). Courtesy Jane Gilbert (Milestone Partnership) and Television New Zealand. From material preserved and made available by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.

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Lynette Townsend rāua ko Sarah Burgess. 'Tarlton, Kelvin Ewart (Kelly)', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2020, whakahou September 2020. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/47332/kelly-tarltons-underwater-world-1985 (accessed 4 June 2026).