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Directed by Hugh Macdonald, This is New Zealand was made to promote the country at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. An ambitious concept saw iconic NZ imagery — panoramas, nature, Māori culture, sport, industry — projected on three adjacent screens that together comprised one giant widescreen. A rousing orchestral score (Sibelius's Karelia Suite) backed the images. Two million people saw it in Osaka, and over 350,000 New Zealanders saw on its homecoming theatrical release. It was remastered by Park Road Post in 2007. This excerpt is the first three minutes of the film.
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This is just plain awesome !
It demands a Blu-ray HD release !
I have seen this on the big screen recently, absolutely amazing!!
Where's the rest of the film?
@Bevan - TV One used quite a bit from This is New Zealand, not just for the opener but for some of their idents as well and I know this because, as a collector of this material, I purchased, possibly, all of the idents TVNZ had from 75-80 for TV One and South Pacific Television, except for the long version of South Pacific Television's I.D., which may have been an opener.
As for the Harbour Bridge, TV One did use the bridge in one of the idents I have on disc from the Summer of '78.
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Short Film, 1986 (Full Length)
An Oscar-nominated short produced by Macdonald
Television, 1994 (Excerpts)
Sibelius's Karelia Suite wryly intros the Wainui episode of this TV series
Short Film, 1980 (Full Length)
Produced by Hugh Macdonald
Television, 1964 (Full Length)
Benmore Dam also features in this film
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D Taylor
Posted at 09.33AM - 03.11.2010
My mum worked on this at the National Film Unit which used to be in Darlington Road, Miramar. Such a shame that it has been turned into flats! Anyway, the film is fantastic and having now lived in London for 30 years it still brings me out in goosebumps to watch it (as it did at the time). NZ is such a great country and I am so proud to have been born there.