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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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