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Meet New Zealand

Short Film (Full Length) – 1949

The Māori community, 100,000 strong, is picking from European life those elements which it finds practical and agreeable, but with all the European gear and knowledge they acquire most people born into Māori families prefer to stay Māoris at heart.
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Where the pioneer penetrated tediously with pack horse or bullock sledge, wings pass without effort.
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... New Zealand offers to native and visitor alike the chance to exert himself in every field of sport.
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There are vast areas abounding in game that anyone is welcome to shoot over to reduce the pressure of animals on the grazing. No one has to pay for shooting rights here.
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The cattle are helping the government to restore the fertility of these damaged valleys. And the cowboy, believe it or not, is a New Zealand civil servant.
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