Film: Guide Rangi shows Queen around Whakarewarewa, 1954
Film Clip: visit to Whakarewarewa
Still shots and description
Guide Rangi shows the Queen around a traditional Maori village and the impressive geysers at Whakarewarewa.
Commentary:
'Guide Rangi tells Her Majesty of the legends behind the carvings on the whare, our meeting house at Whakarewarewa. It's not an old whare, but it is in the true Maori tradition. It's part of a model pa, or fortified village, which shows how our people used to live. I think Rangi has also told of the legends about the waters which boil in the earth nearby.' [sound of geyser performing].
Credit
Archives New Zealand
The Royal Tour of New Zealand, 1953–54 (National Film Unit)
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TwitterHow to cite this page: 'Film: Guide Rangi shows Queen around Whakarewarewa, 1954', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/video/queens-visit-to-whakarewarewa, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012
My father the son of her brother Ihaia Kereopa, my dad Shanny is the first born, and legally adopted son of Guide Rangi. My mum is Ida. Still living in Wairakei where my dad worked. We are anonymous but look it up it is the truth. Uncle fred is gone now and Auntie Maria is in the house of my koro second wife the sheriff. Moana. This is my grandmother adopted. My nana died after an injury to her leg in a bicycle accident. This is the truth.
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