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New documentary explores man's solitary life on Auckland's Rakino Island

September 7, 2020

Colin McLaren has lived alone on the island for 30 years.

A new documentary which explores a man’s solitary life on Auckland’s Rakino Island has been premiered.

Colin McLaren has lived alone on the island for 30 years.

The Man on the Island had its premiere at the Civic Theatre yesterday.

Seven Sharp's Carolyn Robinson caught up with the documentary's unlikely leading man in the video above.

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