This is a black and white silent home movie. This film begins with footage of a man dressed as a cowboy performing lariat tricks with a lasso. This is followed by scenic views which include a bridge and a town square with a clock tower. There is footage of the Government Gardens in Rotorua and scenic views of a lake.
The film shows a boy and girl posing for the camera by a that reads ‘Site of TE WAIROA (Buried Village)’. There is footage of the information panels at the site for the remains of the flour mill and a pātaka at the site. There are more scenic views of lakes, and a view of a campsite. There is footage shot from the water that shows the shore, a young tāne fishing, a fish being drawn up and the bow of the boat cutting through the water. There is footage of men posing for the camera with the fish that they have caught.
There is a shot of a sign that reads ‘Fairy Spring’ and of the trout in the water. There is a shot of [Mount Pōhaturoa] in cloud and sign posts point to Taupō and Ongaroto. Footage shows the Waikato River, people arriving at the Ātiamuri Lodge and more scenic views of [Mount Pōhturoa]. There is a shot of a sign that reads ‘Wairakei’ followed by a shot of cars parked outside a large house. There are scenic views of the Huka Falls. The family is filmed walking across a bridge and waving.
There are shots of the Taupō township, a waharoa and a campsite. The film shows scenic views of Lake Taupō with scenes of people on the lake, and a man and boy posing for the camera holding a fish.
There is footage of the road taken from a moving car. The film shows [Waipahīhī] marae and scenic views of a lake.
An intertitle reads ‘a puncture on the road at Tokaanu?’ and shows a small depression in the road out of which steam and gently bubbling water can be seen. There is footage of the family by a steaming lake. There are shots of bubbling and steaming water and a brief shot of people bathing in the hot pools. The film shows a geyser erupting.
There are scenic views of Mount Tongariro and the Chateau Tongariro. There are shots of a woman and a young boy by the Taranaki Falls and scenic views of the water. There are shots of the family crossing a wooden bridge, a shot of Mt Tongariro taken from inside the chateau, and the family standing outside in strong wind.
There are shots of Tawhia Falls and scenic views of the water before the film concludes with an intertitle that reads ‘The End’.