This home movie was originally captured on 8mm colour film and is estimated to have been made in the early 1960s.
Views around Tauranga; Te Matapihi Rail bridge, coastline, ornamental gardens, street view down [The Strand], [Begonia] plants in a glasshouse, fire engine drive by. Beach landscape (soft focus). Marching girls event with live band. [Swimsuit] contest. Beach. [Beauty] contest. Water-skiing. Building front; Te Puke War Memorial Hall, street view. Lilies. Man walking on garden path. Pohutukawa flowers. Building exterior; Whakatane Post Office. [Memorial and waka near base of cliff. Provincial town street view. Sign for Ohope Beach 2 1/2 miles. Coastal landscape views. Picnic. Beach go-ers in surf and on sand. Cottage garden, two people departing in motorcar. Three boys and a girl on the lawn. Wide landscape views from hillside. Roses. Building with Christmas decorations in Te Puke. Cottage and front flower garden. Public out to watch Christmas parade.