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Just Across the Tasman - Your South Island Holiday

Short Film (Full Length) – 1952

Just across the Tasman is a country that only has two million people altogether, and these two Melbourne friends have ideas about a holiday that'll really get them away from crowds.
– From the narration
Australians find New Zealanders as keen on racing as they are.
– From the narration
The sudden changes in scenery are one of the delights of travelling in New Zealand.
– From the narration
The hotel helps out with useful footwear, though it isn't quite what's worn on Collins Street.
– From the narration, on visiting Franz Josef Glacier
Visitors not used to mountain roads find this drive both exciting and enjoyable, thanks to the careful driving of New Zealand bus drivers.
– From the narration, on driving the Crown Range near Queenstown