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Amazing New Zealand!

Short Film (Full Length) – 1964

These are the isles of astonishment, full of surprises, where nothing’s as you’d expect it to be.
– From the narration
It’s a gay city of trees of bright sunshine ...
– From the narration, on Auckland
When they wanted flat land for commerce they filched it from the sea, and city streets follow the curve of the old beaches and bays.
– From the narration, on Wellington
He taps around like a blind man with a stick.
– From the narration, on a Kiwi
On special occasions Māori New Zealanders get dressed up and give demonstrations.
– From the narration
A sweet sharp perfume tugs your glance upwards to what they call a cabbage tree. But it isn’t a cabbage at all, but the world’s largest lily.
– From the narration, on tī kōuka (the cabbage tree)