PRINCE OF WALES [AT ROTORUA]

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Year
1920
Reference
F60657
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1920
Reference
F60657
Media type
Moving image
Item unavailable online
Series
PATHE GAZETTE
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Newsreel
Duration
0:02:50
Production company
Pathe

Intertitle ‘Prince of Wales visits New Zealand’s thermal wonderland and sees famous ‘Pohutu’ Geyser in action. Pathe’s Gazette’.
Prince of Wales and his entourage gather around geyser. Wide shot of crowd watching geyser.

Intertitle ‘Prince of Wales - Maori Chief. Ever-loyal Maoris greet Prince with precious gifts, hakas, the beautiful ‘poi’ or rowing dance at great Native demonstration.’

Maori perform kapa haka in foreground as Prince of Wales approaches with entourage in rear, including Maori woman in feather cloak. Prince of Wales watches as Maori men perform kapa haka. Women perform canoe poi. Maori with flag ‘[Rongokako] Tamatea, Kahungunu’ and [royal] flag. Maori man in feather cloak with flag walks up steps to greet Prince of Wales. Feather cloaks are put into pile on ground, woman performs [kapa haka] with mere in hand in fgd. Prince of Wales reads speech accompanied by two men, one in feather cloak.

Intertitle ‘The wonderful war dance, only performed before Royalty’.
Large group of men in cloaks and carrying taiaha perform ‘war dance’, women perform in foreground.