Pictorial Parade No. 99

Designed to meet the needs of the ‘Jet Age’, Christchurch’s new terminal buildings will add to the warmth of our welcome to the world’s flying visitors.

– From the narration

But [railway] engineers are looking for speed. For them all hills, curves, and bridges and tunnels are speed restrictions.

– From the narration

At the end of his run, as a compliment to his host, Jack Brabham tries a ‘Hamilton turn’ —you can’t do that in a Cooper Climax!

– From the narration

Under the union jack on the lawn of James Busby's official British residence, 52 Māori chiefs signed the treaty of Waitangi. Two independent sea-faring nations laid the foundations of a new dominion.

– From the narration

In the words of the first governor "he iwi kotahi tatou". We are one people.

– From the narration