This is a silent home movie shot in both black and white and in colour. This film begins with various scenic views of bush, a man and boy exploring a river and a family at a campsite. The footage switches to colour and there are scenes of the William C Daldy, a coal-fired steam tug, and the transpacific ocean liner, MV Aorangi in [Auckland] harbour. The footage switches to black and white and there are scenes of two little boys playing with toy cars in a garden. A woman and two children, a boy and a girl, pose for the camera in a garden. There is next a scene of a woman with two children, a boy and girl, who appear to be walking to school. The footage switches to colour and we see the boy and girl playing in a playground. This is followed by various shots of a lawn bowls match. The footage switches to black and white and two girls in uniforms pose holding a rabbit each. One of the girls has a [budgerigar] on her shoulder. This is followed by scenes of small sailing boats sailing on a lake. The footage switches to colour and shows three children playing in a garden. The footage switches to black and white. There are shots of two school girls playing jump rope and a lamb eating out of a bowl. There are then shots of a man and a woman catching a goat, followed by various shots of the goat. This is followed by scenes of trout swimming. There are scenes showing stained glass windows shot from inside and a shot of the tekoteko on a wharenui. This is followed by scenes shot at a swimming pool. There are shots of crayfish, and various scenic shots. There are scenes of the boy and girl climbing a rockface and posing for the camera. The footage switches again to colour and finishes with shots of a Scottish marching band.