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 Kiwi imagery — panoramas, nature, Māori culture, sport, industry — projected on three screens that together comprised one giant widescreen. Sibelius's rousing Karelia Suite backed the most spectacular images. Two million people saw the film in Osaka, and over 350,000 New Zealanders on its homecoming theatrical release. It was remastered by Park Road Post in 2007 for the NZ International Film Festival, and rereleased in 2021. This excerpt is the first three minutes.