Children of Fire Mountain (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Adventure
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1981-03-03
Ended: 1981-05-26
Network: TVNZ 1
Country: NZ
Airs on: Tuesday
Runtime: 30 minutes
While convalescing down under Sir Charles Pemberton schemes to build a thermal spa in the town of Wainamu c.1900. Conflict ensues as the spa's planned location is on Māori land. The action is seen through the eyes of youngsters: hotelier's son Tom, and Pemberton's granddaughter Sarah Jane; who — along with an erupting volcano — eventually impart on Sir Charles a lesson about colonial hubris.