THE PRINCE OF WALES AT ROTORUA

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Year
1920
Reference
F4094
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1920
Reference
F4094
Media type
Moving image
Item unavailable online
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Newsreel
Duration
0:15:00
Production company
NZ Government / NZ Picture Supplies Limited
Taonga Māori Collection
Yes
Credits
Camera: Sydney Benjamin Taylor
Camera: Charles D Barton
Camera: Frank Stewart

On Wednesday, April 28th, 1920, Maori gathered at Rotorua to welcome the Prince of Wales.

0:04:59 Young Māori woman poses for camera; large group of women perform the canoe poi while their leader walks up and down brandishing a patu and chanting.
0:06:19 Large group of Māori warriors brandishing their koikoi, perform the haka.
0:07:20 Young woman posing again; groups performing poi; woman wearing a kahukiwi? korowai brandishes a taiaha and performs while group walks off; many other large groups of warriors perform; women perform the single long poi.
0:10:15 “The Prince at Rotorua”
Canoe poi; double short poi; some of these scenes are repeated.
0:14:14 Man does the pukana.
0:14:16 The Prince of Wales and his official party march onto field; presentations of medals to servicemen follow.
0:15:10 Last picture frame.