Originally captured on 16mm black & white film, this home movie is from the collection of Dr W.R. Lawrence (MBE 1952) who was a medical practitioner in Te Aroha.
A family’s tour of the North Island by car.
Family board a car in Eastbourne, Wellington. Boarding the Muritai Eastbourne - Wellington Ferry. Wharf and beach, people swimming at Days Bay. Hanging out togs etc. to dry. Changing sheds at Days Bay. Boats in the bay. Williams Park, Days Bay. Road to Lower Hutt, cuttings in the rock. Ford car factory, Seaview. A viaduct. Children playing by pond next to Wairoa Bridge in the background. Seesaw. Wairoa shops: Clyde Hotel. Bank of Australasia. Wairoa Post Office. Old Bus. Lake Waikaremoana. Waterfall. Wairere Bluff. Family drinks soft drinks outside the Huia store. Rotorua: penny divers, geysers and mud pools at Whakarewarewa. At the Bath House, swimming. Life Guard competition, parade, at [Tauranga].